PhototakenonSept.2,2020showsaerialrootsinatropicalrainforestinsouthChina'sHainanProvince.(Xinhua/PuXiaoxu)BEIJING,June5(Xinhua)--ChinesePresidentXiJinpingsaidSaturdaythattheinternationalcommunityshouldworktogetherwithunprecedentedambitionandactiontostriveforafairandreasonablesystemofglobalenvironmentalgovernancefeaturingwin-wincooperationandpromotethesustainabledevelopmentofhumanity.XimadetheremarksinacongratulatorylettertotheWorldEnvironmentDayeventsheldinIslamabad,Pakistan.NotingthatthisyearmarksthelaunchoftheUNDecadeonEcosystemRestoration,XisaidtheWorldEnvironmentDayeventsheldinPakistanunderthethemeofecosystemrestorationareofgreatsignificance.XistressedthatEarthishumanity'ssharedhome,andasoundecosystemisessentialfortheprosperityofcivilizations.AerialphototakenonJune3,2020showstheHaizhuNationalWetlandParkinGuangzhou,capitalofsouthChina'sGuangdongProvince.(Xinhua/LiuDawei)Thehumanraceshouldrespectnature,followitslaws,protectit,andendeavortofosteranewrelationshipwherehumansandnaturecanbothprosperandliveinharmony,headded.Climatechange,biodiversityloss,worseningdesertificationandfrequentextremeweathereventshaveallposedseverechallengestohumansurvivalanddevelopment,Xisaid,notingthattheworldisinfactacommunitywithasharedfuturewhereeveryoneisinthesameboat.XipointedoutthattheChinesecivilizationhasalwaysvaluedharmonybetweenhumansandnature,andthatecologicalconservationhasbeenincorporatedintoChina'soverallplanforbuildingsocialismwithChinesecharacteristics.AerialphototakenonApril7,2021showsvolunteerspatrollingthelaketokeepthewatercleaninWuzhuangVillageofChun'anCounty,eastChina'sZhejiangProvince.(PhotobyMaoYongfeng/Xinhua)Asaparticipant,contributorandtrailblazeringlobalecologicalconservation,ChinaisfirmlycommittedtoputtingmultilateralismintoactionanddefendingtheinternationalsystemwiththeUNatitscoreandtheinternationalorderunderpinnedbyinternationallawsoastoenhanceglobalgovernanceontheenvironment,Xisaid.NotingthatChinawillhostthe15thmeetingoftheConferenceofthePartiestotheConventiononBiologicalDiversitylaterthisyear,XisaidChinastandsreadytodiscussanddrawupplanstogetherwithallpartiesforecologicalconservation,injectnewimpetusintoglobalenvironmentalgovernance,fosteracommunityoflifeformanandnature,andjointlybuildacleanandbeautifulworld.In1972,theUnitedNationsdesignatedJune5asWorldEnvironmentDay.TheUNEnvironmentProgrammeselectsamemberstateeveryyeartoholdcelebrationevents.Thethemeofthisyear'sWorldEnvironmentDayisecosystemrestoration.■