Press Release: Protecting Europe’s nature: more ambition needed to halt biodiversity loss by 2020

The European Commission released on 2 October 2015 the mid-term review of the EU Biodiversity Strategy, which assessed whether the European Union was on track to achieve the objective of halting biodiversity loss by 2020.

The results showed progress in many areas, but also highlighted the need for greater effort to deliver commitments on implementation by member states.

An EU-wide opinion poll, published on the same day, confirmed that the majority of Europeans were concerned about the effects of biodiversity loss and recognised the negative impact this could have on human health and wellbeing, and ultimately on the long-term economic development.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: EU biodiversity strategy to account for value of nature http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-biodiversity-strategy-to-account-for-value-of-nature/

EurActiv, 06.10.15: New CAP must face biodiversity challenge http://www.euractiv.com/sections/agriculture-food/new-cap-must-face-biodiversity-challenge-318274

European Commission: Public Opinion: Attitudes of Europeans towards biodiversity http://ec.europa.eu/COMMFrontOffice/PublicOpinion/index.cfm/Survey/getSurveyDetail/instruments/SPECIAL/surveyKy/2091

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