EU Member States support Nature-based Solutions
Today, the Council of the EU agreed on its conclusion on the new EU Climate Adaptation Strategy, another essential component of the EU Green Deal that further shows the linkages between climate action and biodiversity conservation.听听
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Today the EU Member States鈥 decision should help to link the EU Climate Adaptation Strategy with the听EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2030, the Farm to Fork Strategy and the upcoming EU Forest Strategy.听听
香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 welcomes the Council's focus on scaling up Nature-based Solutions,听their importance听in tackling the dual crisis of biodiversity loss and climate change, as well as their听potential in providing benefits to nature, society and the economy.听The emphasis听on the potential of Nature-based Solutions in several areas, including agriculture, forest resilience, urban greening, and ecosystem restoration, is a step in the right direction.听
Moreover, 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 welcomes the Council鈥檚 ambition to听increase the annual spending听for biodiversity under the Multiannual Financial Framework, reaching听7,5% in 2024 and 10% in 2026 and 2027.听We expect this commitment to remain further on, from 2028 onwards. In line with this objective, 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 has been calling for a听Nature-based recovery听which also aims to expand and share our understanding of Nature-based Solutions in the post-pandemic recovery plans.听
Luc Bas, Director of the 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 European Regional office, noted: 鈥淎t the start of the听UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration,听all our energy must go into the actions to protect and restore our ecosystems. We expect EU Member States to show a high level of ambition in all sectoral policy discussions: this will secure the听achievement听of the biodiversity and climate targets鈥.听