China creates fund to protect biodiversity in developing countries

Tourists pass a floral decoration celebrating the UN Biodiversity Conference in China (Chinatopix via AP)

China has pledged 230 million US dollars (£169 million) to establish a fund to protect biodiversity in developing countries.

President Xi Jinping, speaking via video to a UN conference in the Chinese city of Kunming, called on other countries to contribute to the Kunming Biodiversity Fund.