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"Mr President, first of all, congratulations to Mrs Isler Béguin on her report which I think is excellent and constructive.
The protection of biodiversity deserves top priority. When species become extinct, they are gone for ever, and this is why now is the time for action. Action plans cannot be non-committal. They can only be successful if they take account of the socio-economic circumstances of the people in that area. They must set priorities. We must tackle hot spots worldwide; areas that are particularly rich in species deserve special protection. Action plans must be clear and, above all, concrete. Public support is important, and nobody gets excited about an abstract idea such as biodiversity. It is about the conservation of the natural resources, valuable landscapes and endangered species. We must be well-informed, independent monitoring must be put in place, and we must draw up annual balance sheets of the quality of the natural environment. This motivates and inspires.
The European Union itself should be a little more consistent. The bird directive and the habitat directive epitomise biodiversity protection. These must be implemented effectively, however difficult that may be at times. The end result must always be at the forefront of our minds.
However, these pearls of nature preservation are in sharp contrast with other policy. I mean in the first place agriculture, but also fisheries. Large-scale agriculture and the conservation of biodiversity are a difficult match. The common agricultural policy must for that reason alone undergo far-reaching changes. Subsidies purely based on production are asking for trouble. The fishery implications for biodiversity are less visible. Seabed disturbance in many coastal waters and deeper waters threatens biodiversity. This should be met with a forceful response.
Biodiversity must form a guideline in regional planning. Member States should draft action plans for that purpose. I ask the Commission to select and support a flagship project annually, preferably in one of the candidate countries. These projects must set an example to other nature reserves. The Polish primeval forest could be a good flagship project. I should once again like to thank Mrs Isler Béguin for her sound report."@en1
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