Meeting in Beijing August 30-31, the 3rd Joint Meeting of the CCICCED Task Force of South-South Cooperation on Ecological Civilization focused on its draft research report and policy recommendations. Discussions emphasized the principles that South-South cooperation should be carried  within the framework of ecological civilization and of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and that it it needs to balance economic development and environmental protection by enhancing cooperation among developing countries. Participants agreed that recommendations submimtted to the government of China need to be feasible and should strengthen China’s influence in the global environment management regimes. There was also consensus on the fact that South-South cooperation projects should be based on the stated needs of recipient countries and on China’s strengths. The team is exploring an indicator system that would make more transparent the assistance and capacity building provided.