4
Oct
2021
The role of development policy in the response to biodiversity loss in developing countries, in the context of the achievement of the 2030 Agenda (debate)
Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, Biodiversity is an indispensable basis for human life and sustainable climate protection worldwide. It is the diversity of all living organisms, habitats and ecosystems on land, in the air, in fresh water and in the oceans. It plays a central role in agriculture and food security. Nature conservation is not possible without agriculture and vice ver…