🆕 #EUBiodiversity Strategy 🌍🐸   To protect & restore 🇪🇺 Nature: 🌿 30% of lands & seas to become protected areas 🌿 30% of protected habitats to reach improved conservation status 🌿 10% of 🌽 land to have landscape features of high biodiversity ec.europa.eu/commission/pre…

Happy #BiodiversityDay! 🌻🌍🐋 We must all protect the biodiversity and we need strong 🇪🇺 legislation to do it! Our member and @eu_cor rapporteur Biwer Roby 🇱🇺 says, "it is more important than ever to consider the biodiversity strategy a main pillar of the #EUGreenDeal."

Après #COVID19, nous avons besoin d'un pacte européen pour le climat et l’emploi qui propose des solutions pour une relance durable centrée sur le #EUGreenDeal! Lisez sur Ouest-France l'appel signé par Christophe Clergeau Biwer Roby Anne Hidalgo Philippe Close 🔽 ouest-france.fr/europe/tribune…

"I welcome the strong #biodiversity strategy of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius and the relevance that it has given to cities and regions, but we can be even more ambitious. The European Committee of the Regions will be your partner to protect and restore biodiversity in our territories!" —Biwer Roby

I am surprised by the Commission's Biodiversity Strategy's ambitious goals - a good commitments to work on and react to the loss of species in EU and worldwide

Ahead of #corplenary where his draft opinion on #EUforests will be debated, our member Biwer Roby 🇱🇺 sits down with the European Committee of the Regions to discuss the importance of this topic for a #EUGreenDeal . 🌳🇪🇺 Read the interview here 👉 cor.europa.eu/it/news/Pages/…

[INTERVIEW] European Committee of the Regions member and Rapporteur Biwer Roby answers six questions on the EU action to protect and restore forests worldwide 🌳🌍 #Regions4Biodiversity #EUGreenDeal

Nous devons et pouvons réagir avec le #EUGreenDeal et ses objectifs ambitieux, avec une nouvelle PAC plus verte, avec le respect de l'Accord de Paris et les ODD #SDGs. Nous devons préserver les forêts comme nous protégeons nos propres poumons 🌲🌲🌲 —Biwer Roby #CoRPlenary

🌲 The European Committee of the Regions opinion on #forests by our member Biwer Roby has been adopted with an overwhelming majority by the #CoRPlenary 👏 We call on the European Commission to be more ambitious and step up efforts to protect and restore the world's forests ↓ pes.cor.europa.eu/pressing-need-…

Have a look behind the scenes how the very first hybrid #CoRplenary 💻 happened and what were the main topics discussed. We thank the more than 200 members who connected online during the meeting👏#StrongerTogether

CoR Rapporteur Biwer Roby answers five questions on the role of #biodiversity in the post #COVID19 crisis and the #EURecoveryPlan ⤵️⤵️

"We learned with the #COVID19 crisis that this coronavirus is a strong warning for our behaviour versus nature. Recent studies are even more alarming so we need a paradigm change. Not only to halt the #biodiversity loss but to bend the curve." #EUGreenDeal Biwer Roby #Corplenary

"We need to restore habitats and ecosystems. 🌳🌿 The @eu_cor will support the #EUGreenDeal with urban greening, nature based solutions, supporting the #Farm2Fork initiative and awareness raising with citizens." Biwer Roby #CoRPlenary

🎉 The #Natura2000 Award winners have been announced! 💬 Jury member & CoR Rapporteur on #biodiversity Biwer Roby: "#Natura2000Awards show us how we can protect nature & provide essential ecosystem services to our communities" 👉 Find out the winners here: europa.eu/!Vb68DX

"Biodiversity is high in the European Committee of the Regions's agenda and we welcome the EU-wide commitments of the #EUGreenDeal but we highlight the role of local authorities in achieving the goals of this strategy." Our member Biwer Roby intervenes in the biodiversity workshop of the #EURegionsWeek

"Forest-based bioeconomy will only work if we are able to protect our forests. Preventing forest loss can benefit our population and it's one of the most efficient climate change mitigation strategies." —Biwer Roby at #EURegionsWeek bioeconomy event 🌲 🗞️pes.cor.europa.eu/pressing-need-…

The European Committee of the Regions Working Group of the #EUGreenDeal is meeting today! To achieve its objectives, it is essential that cities and regions are involved in the design, implementation and monitoring of policies! ✊♻️🇪🇺 Read more 👉 pes.cor.europa.eu/european-green…

"Citizens can see clearly that a healthier environment, less traffic, more open public spaces and nature-based solutions are essential for their well-being. We need to invest in #biodiversity protection. Action is needed at all levels of government!" 🇪🇺 Biwer Roby #EUGreenWeek

LIVE at #DaringCities Committee of Regions advocates for a UN Biodiversity #COP15 Decision that recognizes the role of subnational governments that will allow for a whole of government approach to deal with #biodiversityloss & the larger environmental crises. - Biwer Roby, European Committee of the Regions

a high quality online conference, congratulations to our co-panellists