G7-Elmau-Progress-Report-2015-Biodiversity-A-vital-foundation-for-sustainable-development

G7 ELMAU PROGRESS REPORT4. G7 approaches and good practices to reduce the loss of biodiversity ..................................384.1 Directly improving the state of biodiversity .................................................404.2 Addressing the direct drivers of biodiversity loss .............................................464.3 Addressing the indirect drivers of biodiversity. ..............................................494.4 Enhancing benefits from biodiversity and ecosystem services to society ...........................555. Interlinkages with other G7 commitments ......................................................605.1 Biodiversity and food security ...........................................................625.2 Biodiversity and human health ..........................................................685.3 Biodiversity and climate change .........................................................736. Discussion and conclusions ..................................................................80References ...................................................................................85Annex A: List of active G7 commitments. ............................................................88Annex B: List of abbreviations. ....................................................................94Annex C: Boxes, tables, figures and examples .........................................................96