The Commission has adopted a new Pollinator Monitoring Scheme to help reverse the decline of pollinator populations by 2030.
Biodiversity
Description:
Biodiversity refers to the variety of life on Earth — from genes and species to ecosystems. It is essential to the health of the planet and underpins human well-being, economic prosperity, food security, and climate resilience. The EU places biodiversity at the heart of its environmental and sustainability policies, notably through the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, which aims to restore nature, protect ecosystems, and reverse biodiversity loss.
Key Objectives of EU Biodiversity Policy:
– Protect at least 30% of the EU’s land and sea by 2030
– Restore degraded ecosystems across the EU
– Support sustainable agriculture, forestry, and fisheries
– Strengthen governance and enforcement of environmental laws
– Promote biodiversity in urban areas
Sub Items:
– Nature restoration – Large-scale actions to rewild, reforest, and recover natural ecosystems
– Protected area
– Natura 2000 and other networks for conservation
– Conservation of fish stocks
– Sustainable marine biodiversity management / Marine pollution
– Tackling plastics and chemicals harming ocean biodiversity
– Forest biodiversity
– Preventing deforestation and degradation
– Biodiversity monitoring
– Tracking species and habitats with scientific tools
– Pollinators and ecosystem services
– Ensuring the survival of bees and other key species
– EU Ecolabel
– Recognizing products and services with lower environmental impact
– Endocrine disruptors and chemicals legislation
– Reducing pollutants that threaten biodiversity
– International ocean governance
– Protecting biodiversity beyond national borders
Related EU Institutions & Tools:
*European Environment Agency (EEA)
*Directorate-General for Environment (DG ENV)
*LIFE Programme – EU’s funding tool for nature and biodiversity projects
*Green Deal – Biodiversity as a pillar of the EU’s sustainable growth strategy
Why It Matters ?
Biodiversity is not just about nature—it supports jobs in tourism, agriculture, fishing, and pharmaceuticals. A rich biodiversity also acts as a natural barrier against climate change, pandemics, and food crises.
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The key to balancing future food and fuel needs with ambitious EU targets to restore habitats and protect threatened species is good policy and integrated planning, with burdens shared across member states.
The European Union has introduced new rules to protect the Dogger Bank, an emblematic Natura 2000 site in the waters of Germany and the Netherlands. Starting 18 November 2025, fishing with mobile bottom contacting gears will be prohibited in specific areas within the site.
Researchers find that areas of an unmanaged calcareous grassland in Germany that have been rooted by wild boar have higher plant species richness and diversity, but over-rooting can occur.
The 2025 European Business and Nature Summit (EBNS) in Helsinki will bring together Europe’s business and financial sectors with a common goal of fostering profitable and sustainable business practices that work in harmony with nature.
Some species are invasive and economically costly in some areas, but conservation priorities in others. A study identifies 36 such species, finding them to be conservation priorities due to their threatened status or their distinctiveness.
Natural disturbances created by fire, wind or insect outbreaks in plantations can increase habitat opportunities for declining bird species in central Europe.
Throughout South Africa’s G20 Presidency in 2025, the European Commission has played a central and active role in shaping the work of the G20 Research and Innovation Working Group (RIWG).
A new report reveals how seven out of nine critical planetary boundaries that keep life on Earth stable and healthy have been crossed.
The Assembly’s first session runs 26–28 September, uniting young members, experts and stakeholders to tackle pollinators decline. Join the plenary online on 27 September and be part of the conversation!
