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President von der Leyen's speech at the closing session of the EU Green Week 2020

Congratulations to the organisers of the 2020 European Green Week for a very successful edition. You have built a fantastic program. I would like to thank everyone who has been involved. It makes the closing of this year's Green Week the opening of a new chapter. This European week takes place as we are paving the way to Kunming. We need and we want a successful outcome of the global biodiversity negotiations.  Until not so long ago, biodiversity loss was discussed by a minority of devoted conservationists. Today, we all understand it is a very serious subject for everyone: Young

New State of Nature report points to persisting pressures on Europe's nature

Today the European Commission published its latest assessment of the state of nature  in the  European Union. It provides a comprehensive overview of the situation of Europe's most vulnerablespecies and habitats protected under EU nature laws .  The report underlines the clear need for action if we are to have any serious chance of putting Europe's biodiversity on a path to recovery by 2030, as envisaged in the new EU Biodiversity  

EU Green Week puts the spotlight on nature as our strongest ally in green recovery

After Covid-19, we know that radical changes can happen fast. What we don't know yet is how to make the most of this new beginning, for people and nature. From 19 to 22 October EU Green Week , Europe’s biggest environmental event, will explore the possibilities. How can we rethink our relationship with nature, and change the activities that are driving biodiversity loss and the wider ecological crisis? Join  three days of more than 30 virtual discussions on how protecting and restoring nature can stimulate

Halting biodiversity loss and building a healthy and sustainable food system

Along with the Biodiversity Strategy, the European Commission adopted the Farm to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally friendly food system. The two strategies are mutually reinforcing, bringing together nature, farmers, business and consumers for jointly working towards a competitively sustainable future.  In line with the European Green Deal, they propose ambitious EU actions and commitments to halt biodiversity loss in Europe and worldwide and transform our food systems into global standards for competitive sustainability, the protection of human and planetary health,

The EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030

The European Commission has adopted the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 and an associated Action Plan (annex) - a comprehensive, ambitious, long-term plan for protecting nature and reversing the degradation of ecosystems. It aims to put Europe's biodiversity on a path to recovery by 2030 with benefits for people, the climate and the planet.  In the post-COVID context, the Biodiversity Strategy aims to build our societies’ resilience to future threats such as climate change, forest fires, food insecurity or disease outbreaks. As a core part of the European Green Deal, the

An Advocacy Toolkit for Nature: Biodiversity loss, nature protection, and the EU strategy for nature

Nature matters, because…  · Biodiversity underpins all life on Earth  · Losing biodiversity means losing the vital services that societies depend on  · Ecosystems and soils absorb carbon and help us limit the effects of climate change  The Advocacy Toolkit for Nature, published under the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, offers an overall understanding of biodiversity loss and its effects in nature, the reasons behind it and the link with climate change.  Read the Advocacy toolkit in 25 languages.

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