French National
Action Plan for Biodiversity
Biodiversity plan 1
To regain
biodiversity in the territories
3
To protect and restaure
nature 6
To improve efficiency of public policies
for Biodiversity
2
To build an economy without pollution and with no impact
on biodiversity
4 To develop an
ambitious european and international roadmap on
biodiversity 5
To improve
knowledge and education
National Action Agenda
Private companies Civil
society
Local authorities
Focus : land take / urban sprawl / soil sealing
▪Medium-term target : « Zéro artificialisation nette »
▪Putting in synergies legal tools : spatial planning, biodiversity law, urbanisation law…
▪Principles :
▪avoid, reduce and offset impacts,
▪« recycling » land uses,
▪turning useless urban spaces into natural soils...
▪Actions :
▪20 projects illustrating best practices in restoration of brown-field sites by 2020
▪10 projects turning urbanized soils into natural soils, by 2020.
Focus : Biodiversity footprint of businesses
▪Action : define an indicator related to the impact of businesses on biodiversity
▪Method : the French plateform for Corporate social and environmental responsability to develop proposals
▪Aim : strenghtening biodiversity reporting by businesses
▪Priority areas :
▪Building and materials,
▪Agro – industry,
▪Energy,
▪Chemical industry
Measurability and the post-2020 global biodiversity framework
▪A key issue for the negotiation :
▪Draft COP14 decision on item 17: refers to « considerations related to ambitious, measurable, realistic and time-bound targets, monitoring and reviewing implementation »
▪EU Council Conclusions for COP-14 : referts to « targets that are ambitious, realistic, and as far as possible, measurable and time-bound, strengthening and building upon the current Aichi Targets, driving action and allowing progress to be tracked effectively »
▪Seeking parallels with the Paris Climate Agreement
