Kenyan, Chinese scientists launch Kenya's 1st national publication documenting plant species

STORY: Kenyan, Chinese scientists launch Kenya's 1st national publication documenting plant species DATELINE: Sept. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:32 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the seminar 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MARY GIKUNGU, Director-general of National Museums of Kenya 3. various of the seminar 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): HUANG GUOBIN, Board Chairman of Hubei Changjiang Publishing & Media Group 5. various of the seminar STORYLINE: Scientists from China and Kenya on Monday launched a volume of the Flora of Kenya in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, marking the publication of Kenya's first national flora and filling the gap in the field of plant resources research in the country. The Flora of Kenya, which is divided into 31 volumes, will document the East African nation's nearly 7,000 plant species from 223 families. The 23rd volume, "Rubiaceae," is the first part of the project that was officially published Monday by Hubei Science and Technology Press and the East African Natu

CHINA-BEIJING-GREEN DEVELOPMENT-WHITE PAPER (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-GREEN DEVELOPMENT-WHITE PAPER (CN)

(230119) -- BEIJING, Jan. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Deputy Director of the National Development and Reform Commission Zhao Chenxin (C, back), Vice Minister of Industry and Information Technology Xin Guobin (2nd R, back), Vice Minister of Natural Resources Liu Guohong (2nd L, back), Vice Minister of Ecology and Environment Zhao Yingmin (1st R, back), and spokesman of the State Council Information Office attend a press conference introducing a white paper titled "China's Green Development in the New Era" issued by the State Council Information Office in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 19, 2023. The white paper aims to present a full picture of China's ideas, actions, and achievements in green development in the new era, and to share with the world its experience in this regard. (Xinhua/Li He)