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"en.20120420.21.5-266-000"2
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"I voted in favour of this report because biodiversity is essential to the existence of human life and the well-being of societies through the ecosystem services it provides, and payment for ecosystem services (PES) is a promising, innovative financial tool for biodiversity conservation. In 2010, the European Union failed to achieve its objective of halting the loss of biodiversity. Biodiversity loss is currently reducing global GDP by 3% each year. Nearly 65% of the habitat types and 52% of the species listed in the Annexes to the Habitats Directive have an unfavourable conservation status. Furthermore, habitats and species are threatened by climate change. Even worse, the EU’s borders have already been breached by more than 11 000 alien species, at least 15% of which are invasive and detrimental to biodiversity. Measures therefore need to be taken to secure nature and ecosystem services for future generations, to this end giving higher political priority to biodiversity. The European Union’s 2020 headline target for biodiversity and global biodiversity commitments also needs to be met. It is also important for sufficient funding to be made available in the next multiannual financial framework and for the value of biodiversity and ecosystem services to be integrated into the economy. The preservation of biodiversity is a collective challenge, which with adequate financial resources and political will, must be addressed with the commitment and participation of numerous interested parties."@en1
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