Photo taken on Oct 11, 2021 shows commemorative stamps and a first day cover for the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) at a postal outlet in Kunming, Southwest China's Yunnan province. [Photo/Xinhua]
KUNMING — China Post issued a commemorative stamp on Oct 11 for the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) that opened in Kunming, the capital of Southwest China's Yunnan province.
A total of 7 million of these stamps, with a denomination of 1.2 yuan (about 19 US cents), can be purchased at designated postal outlets and online shops in the next six months.
The stamp is in the shape of a water drop and was designed to highlight the concept that water is the source of life and all things.
Themed "Ecological Civilization: Building a Shared Future for All Life on Earth", COP15 is the first global conference convened by the United Nations highlighting ecological civilization, a philosophy proposed by China.
An enthusiast shows the first day covers with commemorative stamps for the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) at a postal outlet in Kunming, Southwest China's Yunnan province, Oct 11, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]
An enthusiast checks the details of a commemorative stamp for the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) at a postal outlet in Kunming, Southwest China's Yunnan province, Oct 11, 2021.[Photo/Xinhua]
