text: **3. ENABLING TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE**
  
  **3.1. A new governance framework**
  
  In the EU, there is currently no comprehensive governance framework to steer the 
  implementation of biodiversity commitments agreed at national, European or 
  international level. To address the gap, the Commission will put in place**a new**
  **European biodiversity governance framework**. This will help map obligations and 
  commitments and set out a roadmap to guide their implementation. 
  
  As part of this new framework, the Commission will put in place a monitoring and 
  review mechanism. This will include a**clear set of agreed indicators**and will enable 
  regular progress assessment and set out corrective action if necessary. This mechanism 
  will feed the Environmental Implementation Review and contribute to the European 
  Semester. 
  
  The new governance framework will ensure co-responsibility and co-ownership by all 
  relevant actors in meeting the EU’s biodiversity commitments. It will support 
  administrative capacity building, transparency, stakeholder dialogue, and participatory 
  governance at different levels. 
  
  The Commission will assess the progress and suitability of this approach in 2023, and 
  consider whether a legally binding approach to governance is needed. 
  
  **3.2.**
  
  **Stepping up**
  **environmental legislation**
  
  **implementation and enforcement of EU**
  
  All environmental legislation relies on proper implementation and enforcement. Over the 
  last 30 years, the EU has put in place a solid legislative framework to protect and restore 
  its natural capital. However, recent evaluations show that although legislation is fit for 
  purpose, implementation on the ground is lagging behind60. This is having dramatic 
  consequences on biodiversity and comes with a substantial economic cost61.**The full**
  **implementation and enforcement of EU environmental legislation is therefore at the**
  **heart of this strategy**, for which political support and financial and human resources 
  will need to be prioritised. 