The biodiversity crisis is one of the most pressing challenges of our time. It threatens not only the health of the planet but also the foundation of the global economy. The biodiversity crisis is one of the most critical challenges for all governments, including Denmark’s. Therefore, in June 2024 a historical agreement was adopted between seven key stakeholders in Denmark, including representatives from agriculture and environmental NGOs. The agreement includes amongst others a first-of-its-kind CO2 tax on agriculture an ambitious redesign of the landscape and planning to set aside 15% of Danish farmland for nature. This initiative will help restore wetlands, forests, and meadows and thus natural habitats for an abundance of species.

However, we need support and action from the private sector to confront the biodiversity crisis in an efficient manner – otherwise, the pressure on nature will remain vigilant for centuries. That is why we have initiated a multistakeholder initiative called the Biodiversity Partnership, where business organisations, NGOs, knowledge institutions and trade unions alike have joined forces to develop recommendations to businesses on how to operationalise efficient biodiversity action, but also to other relevant actors on how to create an enabling environment for such initiatives.

In this brief presentation of the Danish Biodiversity Partnership’s work and recommendations, we hope that businesses, business organisations, NGOs, and others will be inspired by Denmark’s collaborative approach and act upon the biodiversity crisis. Our ecosystems urgently need our united action.

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