EU Parliament backs a strong Biodiversity Strategy
香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 welcomes听the European听Parliament seal of approval to the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2030.听The vote is a听clear听signal to the European Commission and the EU Member States to move forward with fully implementing the strategy.听
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Europe is no exception to unprecedented biodiversity loss.听Over half of Europe鈥檚 endemic trees are threatened with extinction鈥痆1]鈥痑nd only鈥15% of the European habitats assessed show good conservation status鈥痆2].听Furthermore,听the听EU听missed most of its 2020 biodiversity targets.听
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香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播听welcomed the听Biodiversity听Strategy听to 2030听last year,听a听crucial element of the EU Green Deal, and a signal of the European ambition to tackle this existential crisis. The听EU Member States听endorsed the targets of the Strategy, and now the Parliament fully supports the targets on protected areas (PAs), the protection of European forests, organic听farming听and听pesticide reduction.听The support to the听10% strict protection target听is also positive:听香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播听encourages all stakeholders听to听use 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播鈥檚 PA categories听as a valuable tool to help achieve this ambitious yet realistic goal.听香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 is also pleased to see the focus of the European Parliament鈥檚 resolution on binding targets on urban biodiversity and the promotion of听nature-based solutions: our recent听香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 Global Standard on Nature-based Solutions听can support these EU efforts.听听
Alberto Arroyo Schnell, Senior Policy and Programme听Manager at听the听香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 European Regional Office, stated:听"This is a promising move from the European Parliament.听Now MEPs听should听raise their听voices听at听the听national level听as the final details of听the EU's agricultural policy听are agreed:听the CAP听should听help to achieve the biodiversity targets, which the Council has already听endorsed,听rather than work against them.鈥澨
By bringing this Strategy to the table,听and by supporting its implementation,听the听EU can听be a credible leader听in the ongoing negotiations at the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) towards听a transformative听Global Biodiversity Framework听for this decade.听
References:
[1]鈥疪ivers鈥痚t al. (2019)鈥疎uropean Red List of Trees. Cambridge, UK and Brussels, Belgium: 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播. viii + 60pp鈥听
[2] European Environmental Agency (2020):鈥疭tate of Nature in the EU鈥痳eport鈥听
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American Humane, the US' first national humane organization and the world鈥檚 largest certifier of鈥
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