EU 2020 Biodiversity Strategy
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| EU 2020 Biodiversity Strategy | |
|---|---|
| Duration: | 2011 - 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: | EC DG Environment |
| Country(ies): | Belgium |
| Date: | 3/11/2011 |
The European Commission (EC) has adopted an ambitious new strategy to halt the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services in the European Union (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 | Halting the loss of biodiversity and the degradation of ecosystem services in the EU by 2020, and restoring them in so far as feasible, while stepping up the EU contribution to averting global biodiversity loss |
| Target |
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| 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,CITES,BEST,WFD, Habitats Directive, Birds Directive |
| 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 |
