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The Belgian Biodiversity Alliance (BBA) is a national initiative in favour of biodiversity that brings together stakeholders from all sectors – citizens, organisations, businesses, municipalities, financial institutions, administrations, etc. – around the same objective: to restore biodiversity and combat its erosion in Belgium and beyond its borders, and this in a very concrete way, through voluntary commitments.

The BBA aims to create, throughout Belgium, a network of actors and initiatives supporting national, European and global biodiversity objectives, within the framework of the “2050 Vision of a life in harmony with nature for the benefit of people and the planet” (United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity).

2 axes – 10 objectives

The platform is structured around a set of ten objectives which reflect key issues on biodiversity in Belgium.

For each of these two areas, five quantified objectives have been developed. They provide an ambitious but realistic framework, based on existing objectives at national and European levels.

For each of the objectives, criteria are provided to validate and monitor the commitments.

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AXE 1

Expand the green-blue network in, around and between cities to enhance biodiversity.

The urbanisation of the Belgian territory and the fragmentation of green and blue spaces have negative consequences on the environment: animal species that cannot access feeding or nesting sites, migratory routes cut off, reduced surface area of natural habitats, etc. The extension of the green and blue network in Belgium will provide concrete ecological and socio-economic solutions, particularly with regard to climate change, loss of biodiversity, water management, soil erosion and air pollution.

AXE 2

Make production and consumption net-positive for biodiversity.

Belgium has a high ecological footprint. Its dense population, its specific production and consumption patterns and its high volumes of imports, exports and transits exert significant pressure on biodiversity. This pressure extends beyond Belgian territory because Belgium is a major importer of raw materials and products. This results in a loss, fragmentation and degradation of natural habitats and ecosystems, such as forests, savannahs, wetlands, mangroves, rivers. To ensure the sustainability and resilience of the various economic sectors, it is imperative to change Belgian consumption and production patterns. Taking into account the impacts on biodiversity is crucial. This change will be beneficial and will improve biodiversity in Belgium and abroad.