Reacción a "Reactions to the agreement reached at the UN Biodiversity Conference COP15 "

This is not the Paris Biodiversity Agreement, but it is clearly a positive step in the right direction. In what direction? In the direction of making the conservation of biodiversity and the services it provides to society one of the key axes of its development.  

Without the conservation of biodiversity and the natural processes that sustain it, the future of humankind will be threatened. This new global biodiversity framework explicitly recognises this and identifies general and specific targets for reversing biodiversity loss in the near future.  

Not only does it state that existing natural values need to be protected, but that emphasis needs to be placed on restoring nature where its fundamental networks have been eroded and, above all, it identifies the need to reduce the impact of the agents of change that are behind this erosion (invasive species, pollution, unsustainable use of biodiversity, etc.). It is here that the global framework will come up against the reality of the existence of sectoral policies (food security, energy, etc.) that often work against the objectives set out in this framework, for example, the current European agricultural policy.  

At least there has been a step forward in recognising the importance of tackling the biodiversity crisis and bringing it a little closer to the centre of the global policy agenda. The development of ambitious biodiversity plans at national level and the development of a framework for assessing and monitoring the framework will now be the main framework.