Objective: An adequate legal and logistic basis established for biodiversity conservation, environmental security, control of illegal trade, and gene bank development.

Background: The legal basis and the enforcement of laws and actions must go hand in hand. Although China has many laws relating to biodiversity and its conservation and sustainable use, such as the Environmental Protection Law, Wildlife Protection Law, Agriculture Law, etc., these still do not meet the overall needs according to the obligations under the CBD.

The Wildlife Protection Law needs to be revised and updated. Currently it mainly deals with State endangered wildlife and wildlife with high economic value. It must be supplemented with measures to meet the need to conserve and sustainably use all biodiversity in China.

The potential risks resulting from the utilization of new bio-techniques on existing biodiversity and human health must be addressed and controlled legally. The threat imposed by alien species must be stopped, and such invasive species should be controlled and managed, both legally and practically.

Measures proposed: Develop comprehensive Biodiversity Law that includes the obligations under the CBD and other relevant conventions to support long-term conservation of biodiversity and its sustainable development in China.

As the first step, relevant authorities and institutions should, assess the need for feasibility of the development of such a new consolidated Biodiversity Law.