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The Nature Restoration Law is the first continent-wide, comprehensive law of its kind. It is a key element of the EU Biodiversity Strategy, which sets binding targets to restore degraded ecosystems, in particular those with the most potential to capture and store carbon and to prevent and reduce the impact of natural disasters.
Aug 15, 2024 · Degraded ecosystems to be restored across Europe as Nature Restoration Law enters into force. The regulation sets binding targets to restore degraded ecosystems, particularly those with the most potential to capture and store carbon and to prevent and reduce the impact of natural disasters. Photo by Maridav, Shutterstock.
Nature and biodiversity make life possible, provide health and social benefits and drive our economy. Nature is also our best ally in tackling the climate crisis. In the EU and worldwide, we’re currently destroying nature faster than ever. Ecosystems and services they provide are under pressure from urban sprawl, intensive agriculture ...
Objectives. The Habitats Directive aims to protect over a thousand species, including mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fish invertebrates, and plants, and 230 characteristic habitat types. The overall objective is to ensure that these species and habitat types are maintained, or restored, to a favourable conservation status within the EU.
The EU’s biodiversity strategy for 2030 is a comprehensive, ambitious and long-term plan to protect nature and reverse the degradation of ecosystems. The strategy aims to put Europe's biodiversity on a path to recovery by 2030, and contains specific actions and commitments. It is the proposal for the EU’s contribution to the upcoming ...
Urban Nature Plan Guidance and Toolkit. As part of the Biodiversity Strategy - in order to bring nature back to cities and reward community action - the Commission called on European towns and cities of at least 20,000 inhabitants to “..develop ambitious Urban Greening Plans” (now called Urban Nature Plans) including “measures to create ...
The Birds and Habitats Directives set out the overall legal framework for protecting and managing Natura 2000 sites. Each EU country decides how best to implement them. Every site is unique. It is important that landowners and site managers work together to find local solutions to best manage the sites. EU countries must first set site-specific ...
Mar 14, 2024 · The Wild Atlantic Nature RBPS was a pilot initiative, implemented in 2021-2022, to develop capacity among farmers, farm advisors, policy-makers and scientists to deliver improved ecosystem services – including water quality, biodiversity and climate regulation – in a way that works for both landowners and the environment.
Jun 22, 2022 · Proposal for a Regulation on nature restoration. English. (1.07 MB - HTML) Download. 22 JUNE 2022.
The EU promotes the use of green and blue infrastructure and nature-based solutions for the benefit of EU citizens and biodiversity. The aims to preserve, restore and enhance green infrastructure to help stop the loss of biodiversity and enable ecosystems to deliver their services to people. The promotes investments in green and blue ...
