Subject: Increasing biodiversity financing in the next EU international cooperation budget
The EU must not abandon its global leadership in tackling current interconnected global challenges, including biodiversity loss, climate change, environmental degradation, health risks and insecurity. Biodiversity loss, particularly in vulnerable regions, fuels conflict, displacement and migration pressures, which in turn undermine stability. In the upcoming multiannual financial framework, the EU must fulfil its commitments under the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity and increase its investment in nature because of the essential role it plays in supporting communities and economies and in tackling climate change.
1. Can the Commission confirm its commitment to increasing biodiversity financing in the next international cooperation budget (NDICI-GE), ensuring that the EU meets its international obligations and drives the transformational change needed?
2. How does the Commission plan to mainstream biodiversity in climate finance and enhance investment in nature and biodiversity within the Global Gateway initiative?
3. What measures will the Commission take to ensure that funding under the next NDICI- GE reaches key stakeholders in on-site conservation efforts, including civil society organisations?
Submitted: 7.4.2025