The Convention on Biological Diversity

Part of 1. Questions to the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs – in the Senedd at 1:55 pm on 3 February 2021.

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Photo of Lesley Griffiths Lesley Griffiths Labour 1:55, 3 February 2021

I think it's really important we do learn from each other, and, certainly, as part of the COP15 process, that will be done. We do play a really important role as a sub-national Government in that process and in the implementation and the mainstreaming of biodiversity. You'll be aware I also signed the Edinburgh declaration, which called on the convention on biological diversity to really start to take some bold action to halt biodiversity loss. We know, of course, we have a climate emergency, but I think we have a biodiversity emergency too. I've also supported the leaders' pledge, and we work through the Four Countries' Biodiversity Group to influence that post-2020 framework that I referred to in my earlier answer to Caroline Jones so that we can really shape future monitoring and reporting requirements, as well as sharing that best practice that we all have on implementation, but, of course, we can all learn from each other.