We, representatives from governmental agencies, research institutes, conservation organizations from more than 10 countries or regions, including Austria, Australia, Canada, China (including Hong Kong), Germany, Greece, Japan, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States, as well as experts and researchers in the field of nature conservation and biodiversity, parti­cipated in the 1st World Forum on Nature Conservation·China, which is jointly organized by the National Forestry and Grassland Administration (National Parks Administration) of P. R. China, Provincial People’s Government of Guangdong of P. R. China, and International Union of Conservation of Nature (IUCN), during 30 October and 1 November 2019 in Shenzhen, China. We have exchanged views on how to improve our efforts to conserve biodiversity and ecosystem services globally, and have reached the following consensus.