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Being aware of the lack of conviction at international level in favour of a sustainable development which reduces poverty and preserves the environment, we are nonetheless reassured that the principles agreed at Rio will be honoured. Which was not self-evident, so whose fault is it?
Community responsibility for this lamentable lack of progress should not be diminished. The collective failure amounts to a loss of credibility.
It is ridiculous to seek majority agreements with the G77 countries, who were allies at Rio and Kyoto, whilst the Union’s own plan for a sustainable development within its borders has failed! The examples are as numerous as they are revealing: biodiversity, the subject of a Convention in Rio, continues to decline sharply. Species are disappearing and habitats are being lost forever. The ‘Biodiversity’ action plan is honourable, though it is nothing more than a pious hope. And it is still an instinctive response for many Member States to overlook the ‘Birds’ and ‘Habitats’ Directives.
It is our essential political and moral responsibility to demand of ourselves what we are demanding of others. The Commission must provide an annual presentation of the progress made in integrating the dimension of sustainable development in all Community policies.
In order to restore Europe’s credibility, we must, in conjunction with our international partners, draft a policy to eradicate poverty and industrial processes that are damaging our ecology."@en1
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