French President Emmanuel Macron undertakes to pursue US agreement to the Metz Biodiversity Charter during G7 Leaders' Summit in Biarritz

Description of Impact(s) (English Only) Following the launch of the IPBES Global Assessment and his subsequent meeting with some of its experts, French President Emmanuel Macron said publicly that he would put pressure on the United States to sign the Metz Biodiversity Charte during the 2019 Group of 7 meeting in Biarritz. Macron stressed the importance of protecting biodiversity, saying “It is for the first time, at this G7, that we will sign a charter for biodiversity, we are committed to this, it will be signed by all.” The Metz Charter officially welcomes the IPBES Global Assessment and commits to addressing the main pressures on biodiversity “as informed by the best available science and knowledge, including the thematic, regional and global assessments by the IPBES.” Its three central commitments are to accelerate and intensify efforts to halt biodiversity loss, encourage the engagement of other actors and stakeholders and support the development and implementation of post-2020 global biodiversity framework.