In the absence of a consensus at the G20 Environment and Climate Ministers’ meeting in Bali, in preparation for the COP15 on biodiversity (Montreal, December), the European Commissioner for the Environment, Virginijus Sinkevičius, welcomes this consultation and the strengthening of bilateral cooperation with Indonesia and Malaysia in order to conclude in December “an ambitious global framework” that is still hoped for.
In Bali, as in Kuala Lumpur, where the Commissioner’s visit to...