Wuhan Declaration to be released at COP14

The Wuhan Declaration on the coexistence of humans and nature is being drafted and will be released at the forthcoming 14th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (COP14).

The COP14 is scheduled to be held from Nov 5 to 13, in Wuhan, Hubei province, and Geneva, Switzerland, according to the National Forestry and Grassland Administration.

The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands is an intergovernmental treaty that provides the framework for national action and international cooperation for the conservation and use of wetlands and their resources. It has 172 contracting parties so far.