Source: European Parliament
10.10.2024
Question for written answer E-002015/2024/rev.1
to the Commission
Rule 144
César Luena (S&D)
Decision 15/6 of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) sets out various requests and recommendations for countries in relation to their National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs). One of the requests calls on the Parties to revise and update their national strategies and action plans on biodiversity in accordance with Article 6 of the Convention and the Kunming-Montreal Framework. These must be in line with the goals and targets of the Framework, including those that are associated with the mechanisms for implementation. The updated NBSAPs must be submitted prior to the COP16 (the sixteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties), through an information-exchange mechanism.
Thus far, only eight[1] of the twenty-seven Member States have revised their national strategies and action plans on biodiversity, and just as few have submitted their pledges to protect nature.
- 1.Regard being had to the above, what measures could the Commission take to ensure that Member States adhere to international obligations?
- 2.Does the Commission not think that its leadership role in the COP16 on biodiversity may become blurred/compromised?
Submitted: 10.10.2024
- [1] https://reportnet.europa.eu/public/dataflow/703