Berlin/Bonn, June 18, 2021: In the context of the National Preparatory Conference for the 15th UN Biodiversity Conference (CBD COP 15), the German Federal Environment Ministry BMU, the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation BfN and the alliance “Kommunen für biologische Vielfalt” (Municipalities for biological diversity) call on Subnational, Regional and Local Governments to support the so-called Edinburgh Declaration. The Edinburgh Declaration carries the aspirations of cities and regions visibly into international biodiversity policy, calls for an ambitious post-2020 global biodiversity framework and gives impetus for action on the subnational levels. The signature strengthens city and region networks, Parties to the Convention and the European Committee of the Regions during the negotiations for an ambitious post-2020 global biodiversity framework and its implementation.
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