EU 2020 Biodiversity Strategy

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EU 2020 Biodiversity Strategy
Duration:	1998 - ongoing
Scope:	European Union
Policy area:	Biodiversity
Legal status:	Non-legally binding
Type of instrument:	Regulatory
Form of instrument:	Strategy
Language:	English
URL:	EU 2020 Biodiversity Strategy website
Format:	html
Access:	Free
Publisher:	European Commission Environment DG
Country(ies):	Belgium
Date:	3/11/2011

The European Commission has adopted an ambitious new strategy to halt the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services in the EU by 2020. There are six main targets, and 20 actions to help Europe reach its goal. Biodiversity loss is an enormous challenge in the EU, with around one in four species currently threatened with extinction and 88% of fish stocks over-exploited or significantly depleted.

Objective	To anticipate, prevent and attack the causes of significant reduction or loss of biodiversity at the source. This will help both to reverse present trends in biodiversity reduction or losses and to place species and ecosystems, including agro-ecosystems, at a satisfactory conservation status, both within and beyond the territory of the European Union (EU).
Target	Full implementation of EU nature legislation to protect biodiversity Better protection for ecosystems, and more use of green infrastructure More sustainable agriculture and forestry Better management of fish stocks Tighter controls on invasive alien species A bigger EU contribution to averting global biodiversity loss
Policy and/or legal framework	United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
Monitoring, assessing and reporting	A new strategy based on the integration of MAR into the EU legislation on nature, the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) and, to the extent feasible, Cohesion Policy
Linkage(s) to policy processes, instruments and institutions	CBD,CAP,CFP,WFD
Keywords	Biodiversity loss, biodiversity policy, European Union

FOREST EUROPE criteria	FOREST EUROPE indicators	ToSIA indicators
Biodiversity	No FOREST EUROPE indicators for this Policy instrument	Forest biodiversity