Civilizations pledge more protection for great river basins in declaration

More efforts should be made to protect the cultural heritage of great river basins and respect the characteristics of civilizations born from them, according to a declaration released on Sunday.

The World Great Rivers Civilizations Forum: Zhengzhou Declaration also called for safeguarding the diversity of human civilizations and enhancing mutual learning among civilizations.

It was announced at the 2023 World Great Rivers Civilizations Forum held in Zhengzhou, Henan province. The forum is being attended by more than 300 heritage professionals and diplomatic envoys from China and other countries with great river basins across the world, like the Indus Basin, the Mesopotamian Basin and the Nile Basin.