Factsheet: UNEP and the European Commission

European Commission and UN Environment Programme agree to reinforce cooperation on tackling the climate, biodiversity, and pollution crises.

A stronger focus on the promotion of circular economy, the protection of biodiversity and the fight against pollution lie at the heart of a new agreement signed on 26 February 2021 for enhanced cooperation between the European Commission (EC) and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).Both partners are also paying increasing attention to nature protection and restoration as one of the solutions to tackle such advancing crises.

The signing of this document is timely, taking place against the backdrop of the fifth UN Environment Assembly (UNEA5) and the launch of the Global Alliance on Circular Economy and Resources Efficiency (GACERE) as the global community seeks to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and the pressing climate, resource and biodiversity emergencies. The partners look to reinforce existing synergies and to introduce fresh areas of action in light of developments in the global environmental agenda, including the European Green Deal.

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