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Story 26 Jan, 2017

Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ European Work Programme 2017-2020: signed, sealed and ready for implementation

The Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ European Work Programme 2017-2020 outlines the areas of work Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥'s European region will focus on over the next four years and is the product of extensive consultation and discussion with Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥'s European Members and experts. It follows the same structure and subresults as the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Global Programme (2017-2020), that was approved during the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ World Conservation Congress 2016, in Hawai'i.Ìý

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The Programme reflects the priorities of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥'s European Members and partners so as to guide the work of the European Regional office (EURO) and ensure joint implementation. It focuses on EU policy as a major driver in Europe. It also aims to align itself with relevant EU policies and commitments such as the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020 and how this is reflected in the other countries in the European region.

Areas of work within the Programme include: Nature-based solutions for EU policies, urban and subnational development, and climate change mitigation; ecosystem-based management; Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Red List of Threatened Species assessments; development and use of the Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) and the Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas; implementation of the EU Biodiversity Strategy 2020 (including work on Invasive Alien Species); supporting the achievement of International Commitments; biodiversity and ecosystem services in the EU Outermost Regions and Overseas Countries and Territories; support for a more sustainable European agriculture; marine conservation; Forest Landscape Restoration (specifically with regards to the Bonn Challenge) and conservation of the Arctic Region.

"This bottom up Work Programme will guide Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥â€™s work for the next four years," said Luc Bas, Director, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ European Regional Office. We look forward to implementing it in close collaboration with all parts of the Union, Members, Commissions and Secretariat.

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For more information, contact Alberto Arroyo Schnell, Senior Policy Manager, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ European Regional: [Email]