Met dank overgenomen van Europese Commissie (EC), gepubliceerd op maandag 11 januari 2021. Merci Monsieur le Président. I am delighted to be with you. It is fitting that we start this new year with a One Planet Summit in Paris talking about biodiversity. Because I believe 2021 will be the year when the world turns over a new leaf for our planet. In a few months, the world will come together in Kunming: This COP15 for nature must be like the COP21 was for climate. And we need a Paris-style agreement to go with it. Ambitious, global and game changing. The stakes could not be higher and the imperative act could not be more compelling.