Ursula Von der Leyen calls for ‘Paris-style agreement` on biodiversity
(WorldNews Europe)

The world must create a global agreement to protect biodiversity on the same scale as the Paris climate accord, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday. Addressing the World Economic Forum by video link, Ms von der Leyen said the EU would lobby for such a deal at the COP-15 UN biodiversity summit in Kunming, China, later this year. "This will have to be like COP21 was for climate, because we need a Paris-style agreement for biodiversity," she said. The EU chief said more than half...