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Map of the Week - Habitat classification by EUNIS 2019

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Seabed Habitats

The High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People was launched during the One Planet Summit on 11 January 2021. The High Ambition Coalition (HAC) for Nature and People is an intergovernmental group of more than 45 countries championing a global deal for nature and people that can halt the accelerating loss of species and protect vital ecosystems that are the source of our economic security.

On this occasion, European Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius joined the Ministerial High-level Event. He pointed out the European Union (EU)’s commitment to protect at least 30% of its land and seas by 2030. This is at the heart of the EU Biodiversity Strategy. Strong commitment has also been made on nature restoration and to enabling transformative change across sectors of the economy. Furthermore, the Commissioner explained that the EU is committed to undertake all efforts to adopt the common transformative and ambitious Post- 2020 Global Biodiversity Framework at the next Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, COP15. He also underlined that the biodiversity and the climate change crises are interlinked as are many of the solutions. He concluded that there is an opportunity to rebuild a better world.

Four key themes were addressed at the online One Planet Summit which brought together heads of state and government as well as leaders of international organizations, financial institutions, the business sector and NGOs:

  • The protection of terrestrial and marine ecosystems;
  • The promotion of agro-ecology;
  • The mobilization of funding for biodiversity; and
  • The link between deforestation, species and human health.

Looking for information on biodiversity, ecosystems, species and habitats? Have a look at the European Environment Agency’s (EEA) ‘State of nature in the EU’ report and at the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)’s latest news.

And dive into the Map of the Week to learn about the EUNIS habitat classification!

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The data in this map are provided by EMODnet.