COP15: the European Union and the Organisation of African, Caribbean, and Pacific States call for an ambitious global agreement

At the United Nations Biodiversity Conference COP15 meeting in Montréal, from 7 to 19 December the European Union and the Organisation of African, Caribbean, and Pacific States (OACPS) will support the adoption of an ambitious, comprehensive and transformative post-2020 global biodiversity framework to halt and reverse biodiversity loss. This is critical since the alarming decline of biodiversity is threatening food security, health, economies and livelihood for billions of people.

Expectations for this landmark meeting were discussed between ministers from the European Union, Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific who gathered in Brussels on 29 November at the occasion of the Joint Council of Ministers between the OACPS and the EU. To be successful, the future framework will need to include quantifiable targets, supported by a robust monitoring and review framework and adequate means to support its implementation.

During COP15, the OACPS, the EU together with UNEP will co-host a high-level event to reflect upon the implementation of the post-2030 global biodiversity framework.

Source: European Commision