This process has gained new impetus following the Nagoya Biodiversity Summit, where the representatives of development agencies, development banks and developmentcooperationpolicy institutions unanimously adopted a declaration for the mainstreaming of biodiversity agendas into development plans.
Stefano Scarpetta, head of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development employment analysis and policy division, says unemployment in Europe has persisted for long periods of time in previous recessions, partly because governments don't spend enough on getting people back into work.