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Europe was a leader on saving nature. Now, its backsliding could threaten global progress
Once a champion of initiatives to protect nature, the EU is now giving in to pressure from farmers and the far right
When diplomats struck a deal to save nature in 2022, pledging to halt biodiversity loss by the end of the decade, Europe was seen as a credible leader in fraught negotiations. The EU cajoled others into stepping up their game as it championed a target to protect 30% of the land and sea by 2030.
But two years later, as delegates meet in wildlife-rich Colombia for Cop16 – the international summit to save nature – Europe’s own enthusiasm for saving species appears to be endangered.
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