Under EU actions we consider EU policies and EU-funded projects and initiatives relevant to biodiversity and health. As biodiversity is essential for human and planetary health, any EU action to reverse biodiversity loss benefits our health: directly or indirectly. In addition, many drivers of biodiversity loss, such as pollution and climate change, also severely affect human health. Actions that mitigate their impacts are thus beneficial to both biodiversity and health, as are many actions taken in other domains such as food systems and disease prevention. The sections on EU policies in these domains (pollution, food systems, climate change, disease prevention etc.) also explain how they are closely linked to biodiversity and health.

EU policies relevant for biodiversity and health

EU support for projects and initiatives relevant to biodiversity and health