Leaders Pledge To Protect Biodiversity At One Planet Summit
Global leaders commit to action and finances for protecting nature and human health in Europe and Africa. The European Commission will launch research on One Health and bring in legislation to prevent goods linked to deforestation from being sold in European markets as part of concerted action to protect local sustainable development and biodiversity.
Speaking virtually on Monday at the 4th edition of the One Planet Summit, an initiative launched by France with the United Nations and the World Bank, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced that over the next four years, the commission will invest several hundred million euros for research on biodiversity, animal health, emerging diseases and much more.