Environment ministers of the G7 member states commit to redoubling their efforts to preserve biodiversity and all ecosystems at the signing of the Biodiversity Charter on Monday 6 May, at the end of a two-day meeting in Metz.
In essence, the Charter, known as the “Metz” Charter, recognizes the “vital role” that biodiversity plays in the sustainability of life-support systems and emphasises the importance of all ecosystems (terrestrial, soil, marine and freshwater) as “natural...