China-Tajikistan Joint Laboratory on Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use Opens in Dushanbe

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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News

BEIJING, July 23 (Xinhua) — The China-Tajikistan Joint Laboratory on Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use under the Belt and Road Initiative recently opened in Dushanbe.

The opening ceremony of the new laboratory took place on Monday in the capital of Tajikistan, the press service of the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) reported. The event was attended by Deputy Minister of Science and Technology of China Chen Jiachang and President of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tajikistan (NAS RT) Kobiljon Khushvakhtzoda.

The Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology will work with the Tajik side to promote high-quality laboratory construction by providing political support, training international research teams, and promoting the protection of biological resources and the coordinated development of the industry, Chen Jiachang said in a conversation with researchers from both sides.

He expressed hope that the laboratory will serve as a model for scientific and technological cooperation between China and Tajikistan and give new impetus to the high-quality development of the Belt and Road.

The project of the China-Tajikistan joint laboratory was approved on October 14, 2024. Its founders are the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tajikistan and the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tajikistan. The work of the new institution will be aimed at expanding the capabilities of scientific and technological innovation and coordinated development in the fields of biodiversity conservation and ecological services in Central Asian countries, according to a statement published on the website of the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography. -0-

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