the current network of legally protected areas, including those under strict protection, is not sufficiently large to safeguard biodiversity In this spirit, at least 30% of the land and 30% of the sea should be protected in the EU it will be crucial to define, map, monitor and strictly protect all the EU’s remaining primary and old-growth forests it will be important to set up ecological corridors to prevent genetic isolation, allow for species migration Overseas Countries and Territories also host important biodiversity hotspots, not governed by EU environmental rules