Commission distances itself from introducing new biodiversity rules

The head of the Commission’s DG Environment, Karl Falkenberg, told a conference during Green Week that the EU did not need new directives on biodiversity. Mr Falkenberg said that Europe should instead focus its efforts on using market-based mechanisms, for example where credits for beneficial action are used to offset damage caused to the environment.

CEMBUREAU’s position paper on biodiversity can be found here:
http://www.cembureau.eu/cembureau-biodiversity-position-paper