text: The new Skills Agenda will play a key role in the transition to a green economy and the 
  fight against biodiversity loss, focusing on training and reskilling of the workforce across 
  a wide range of sectors. 
  
  The future Horizon Europe programme will include a**long-term strategic research**
  **agenda for biodiversity,**including a science policy mechanism for research-based 
  options for ratcheting up the implementation of biodiversity commitments**,**with 
  increased funding. Horizon Europe’s Missions75 will significantly contribute to filling 
  knowledge gaps and finding solutions to improve the health of ecosystems and their 
  contribution to human health. 
  
  In parallel, the Commission will promote and facilitate partnerships, including a 
  dedicated Biodiversity Partnership, to make the bridge between science, policy and 
  practice and make nature-based solutions a reality on the ground. The Commission will 
  also establish in 2020**a new Knowledge Centre for Biodiversity**in close cooperation 
  with the European Environment Agency. The Centre will: (i) track and assess progress 
  by the EU and its partners including in relation to implementation of biodiversity related 
  international instruments; (ii) foster cooperation and partnership, including between 
  climate and biodiversity scientists; and (iii) underpin policy development. Moreover, the 
  Commission will increase its support to the Intergovernmental science-policy Platform on 
  Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. 