§ Mr. DalyellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement on the steps being taken to follow up the decisions taken at Rio de Janeiro on biodiversity.
§ Mr. Maclean[holding answer 17 June 1992]: My right hon. Friend the Prime Minister informed the House on 15 June that he had announced at Rio a Darwin initiative for the survival of species. This will draw on the great strengths which we have in our many centres of excellence in biodiversity to provide practical help to enable countries to meet their commitments under the biodiversity convention.
My right hon. Friend has also written to EC and G7 colleagues proposing an eight point plan for follow up including the drawing up of plans for action on global diversity.