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<p>Tackling climate change and biodiversity loss remain high priorities for this Government.
It is critical to poverty reduction, protecting the planet for future generations
and achieving the sustainable development goals.</p><p>DFID has a number of programmes
that support biodiversity and help prevent the extinction of endangered species, for
example in our significant support for sustainable forestry and land use. The UK is
also a strong supporter of the Global Environment Facility. At UNCAS last September,
the PM announced a new £220 million International Biodiversity Fund, which includes
the £100 million Biodiverse Landscapes Fund under design, as well as an uplift of
£90 million to the Darwin Initiative and £30 million to the Illegal Wildlife Trade
Challenge Fund.</p><p>The UK’s objective for CBD COP 15 is to agree a framework that
spurs action and the transformative changes needed for halting and reversing global
biodiversity loss. We will support ambitious and practical targets, strengthened by
coherent implementation mechanisms that are consummate with the scale of the challenge.
The UK is also a Party to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
(CITES), which implements strict controls to ensure that international trade in listed
species is sustainable, legal and traceable.</p>
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