Seven Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have signed a declaration calling on UN member states to transition their societies toward more plant-rich diets.

The declaration will be presented at the annual UN climate summit, COP30, this year taking place in Belém, Brazil from 10-21 November 2025.

It has been endorsed by more than 100 stakeholders, and calls on UN states to put forward specific Action Plans for Plant-Based Foods – such as the plan introduced by Denmark in October 2023 – with ambitions to create a more healthy and sustainable future food system.

The MEPs who have signed the declaration so far are the Netherlands’ Anna Strolenberg and Anja Hazekamp; Denmark’s Sigrid Friis; Germany’s Sebastian Everding, Jutta Paulus and Maria Noichi; and Luxembourg’s Tilly Metz.

The declaration cites data outlining the environmental benefits of plant-rich diets, such as supporting climate change mitigation and protecting biodiversity, as well as the benefits for public health and food security.

Member states are called on to promote healthy, sustainable and plant-rich diets from farm to fork, including committing to a deadline for the publication of the National Action Plans, and to providing the necessary financial support for such plans’ implementation.

Jasmijn de Boo, global CEO of ProVeg International – an organisation that spearheaded the launch of the Belém Declaration on Plant-Rich Diets – commented: “We are delighted that MEPs are showing support for promoting plant-rich diets. The declaration really gets to the heart of how we can change the food system to curb climate change, to improve people’s health and to make the food system more resilient.”

She added: “As COP30 will have a focus on transforming agriculture, we hope the declaration will win attention for the benefits of plant-rich diets and that summit delegates will be inspired to introduce strategies to increase the production and consumption of more plant-based foods in their own countries.”