China Hosts Global Eco Forum in Guizhou with 800 Participants

China's Guiyang city in Guizhou Province hosted the 2025 Eco Forum Global Annual Conference, a national-level international forum dedicated to ecological civilization, attracting nearly 1,000 participants including foreign political leaders, scholars, and industry experts. The forum's theme focused on "Harmonious coexistence between humans and nature – global collaborative development for green transformation," featuring 20 thematic sessions with significant international organizational involvement and showcasing cutting-edge green technologies. Guizhou Province itself has made notable progress in ecological construction by integrating green energy development such as solar and wind power with agriculture, achieving a forest coverage rate of 63.3 percent and a green economy comprising 48 percent of its overall economic output. The forum and regional efforts exemplify China's commitment to ecological civilization, a concept praised by Western experts for its advanced and synergistic approach to living harmoniously with the planet. James Thornton, founder of ClientEarth and Oxford professor, highlighted that China's ecological civilization framework is likely to save human civilization by effectively turning environmental ideas into practical achievements. Overall, the events and initiatives underscore China's growing leadership and influence in global environmental sustainability discourse and action.