![]() ![]() ![]() Recent geo-political developments have further underlined the need to safeguard food security and the resilience of food systems. It calls for the implementation of urgent actions for the restoration of degraded ecosystems, to mitigate the impacts of climate change, notably by restoring degraded wetlands and rivers, forest and agricultural ecosystems. The 2022 IPCC report in particular highlighted that the world and Europe have a brief, rapidly closing window to secure a liveable future, as the rise in weather and climate extremes has led to some irreversible impacts as natural and human systems are pushed beyond their ability to adapt. The restoration of ecosystems, coupled with efforts to reduce wildlife trade and consumption, will also help prevent and build up resilience to possible future communicable diseases with zoonotic potential, therefore decreasing the risks of outbreaks and pandemics, and contribute to support EU and global efforts to apply the One Health approach, which recognises the intrinsic connection between human health, animal health and healthy resilient nature. They are essential for our long-term survival, well-being, prosperity and security, as they are the basis for Europe’s resilience. Healthy ecosystems provide food and food security, clean water, carbon sinks and protection against natural disasters caused by climate change. This is widely documented, notably in reports by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 1 and the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services 2, the Aichi Targets progress report 3, and the Economics of Biodiversity: The Dasgupta Review 4. Reasons for and objectives of the proposalÄespite EU and international efforts, b iodiversity loss and the degradation of ecosystems continue at an alarming rate, harming people, the economy and the climate. ![]()
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