Background　&　Aim:　China　has　formulated　policies　for　biodiversity　conservation,　which　have　helped　to　advance　and　normalize　biodiversity　conservation　on　a　broad　scale.　However,　the　national　biodiversity　conservation　provisions　are　somewhat　ambiguous,　and　certain　municipal　governments　have　subsequently　released　their　own　biodiversity　protection　policies.　This　paper　aims　to　review　the　common　elements　and　deficiencies　in　biodiversity　conservation　policies　in　China.　It　suggests　improvements　based　on　the　current　situation　of　biodiversity　conservation　in　China.　Review　results:　By　analyzing　40　biodiversity　conservation　policy　documents,　we　draw　the　following　conclusions:　(1)　Research,　monitoring,　assessment,　conservation　space　optimization,　oversight,　governance,　and　safeguard　measures　are　common　components　found　in　the　selected　biodiversity　conservation　policy　texts.　(2)　Some　provincial　and　municipal　biodiversity　protection　regulations　have　their　own　characteristics　and　provide　specific　implementation　plans　for　biodiversity　protection.　(3)　The　majority　of　province-level　and　city-level　biodiversity　conservation　policies　face　issues　with　evasive　monitoring,　assessment,　and　investigation;　conflicting　views　on　balancing　development　and　conservation　over　spatial　demarcation;　relatively　homogenous　supervisory　and　governance　measures;　and　a　deficiency　of　relevant　and　practical　safeguards.　Recommendations:　It　is　suggested　that　the　following　factors　should　be　addressed　when　modifying　and　strengthening　biodiversity　conservation　policies　in　the　future;　(1)　Establishing　an　effective　biodiversity　inquiry,　monitoring,　and　assessment　mechanism;　(2)　Integrating　the　principle　of　sustainable　development　into　the　spatial　delineation　of　biological　resources　conservation;　(3)　Developing　a　multifaceted　and　comprehensive　biodiversity　monitoring　and　governance　mechanism;　and　(4)　To　create　and　improve　safeguards　that　are　relevant　to　the　local　circumstances.　©　2024,　Chinese　Academy　of　Sciences.　All　rights　reserved.