{"id":13780,"date":"2024-06-17T11:00:27","date_gmt":"2024-06-17T09:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etifor.com\/en\/?p=13780"},"modified":"2026-10-05T15:14:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T13:14:22","slug":"nature-restoration-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etifor.com\/en\/updates\/nature-restoration-law\/","title":{"rendered":"The European Parliament adopts the Nature Restoration Law<\/span>"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Interactions between man, climate and nature (source: <\/span><\/i>WWF <\/span><\/i><\/a>)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>

The context<\/h2><\/span>
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The degradation of ecosystems and the loss of biodiversity caused by anthropogenic pressure in recent decades are exposing the well-being and future of humankind on a global scale to increasing risks.<\/span><\/p>\n

This ecological crisis, which at the European level results in 81% of protected habitats being in a poor state of conservation, is affected by and, in turn, exacerbates the impacts of climate change in a so-called negative feedback loop: on the one hand, rising temperatures and altered precipitation regimes are deepening the loss of biodiversity and accelerating the collapse of ecosystems; on the other hand, the unsustainable use and degradation of environmental resources are leading to a reduction in the capacity to absorb and store carbon in natural reservoirs (mitigation) and to a lower degree of adaptation to climate change in urban and rural settlements.<\/span><\/p>\n

The two crises \u2013 climate and ecology \u2013 are deeply interconnected and threaten the preservation of the European economy’s natural balances, sustainability and resilience.<\/span><\/p>\n

Indeed, businesses in all sectors \u2013 from agriculture to energy, fishing to construction, water supply to food processing \u2013 depend highly on the health of natural ecosystems and the preservation of their services.<\/span><\/p>\n

While these are adversely affected by increasing ecological imbalances and extreme weather events affecting resource supply, productivity and operating costs, it is estimated that investments in nature restoration would bring benefits of between \u20ac8 and \u20ac38 for every euro spent (<\/span>European Commission<\/span><\/a>) and that nature-positive products and services could generate up to USD 10 trillion per year for businesses. This highlights the enormous potential that environmental conservation, besides being a value in itself, could provide to the global economy (<\/span>World Economic Forum<\/span><\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

The Nature Restoration Law<\/h2><\/span>
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In this context of growing risk and uncertainty \u2013 environmental, social, economic and financial \u2013 ambitious policies and regulations are needed to address this multidimensional crisis systemically and jointly.<\/span><\/p>\n

This is why the European Parliament’s favourable vote on 12 July to approve the<\/span> Nature Restoration Law<\/span><\/a> was an important step towards implementing the ambitious<\/span> GlobalBiodiversityFramework<\/span><\/a> and leading Europe to transition to an economy that recognises the interdependence of human and natural well-being.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Nature Restoration Law is integral to the<\/span> European Green Deal<\/span><\/a> and the<\/span> European Biodiversity Strategy<\/span><\/a>. It aims to create a legislative framework necessary for the recovery and conservation of European ecosystems, in line with the Union’s climate objectives and agreements signed at the international level. <\/span>The law sets as an overall target the restoration of at least 20 per cent of the EU’s land and marine areas by 2030 and of all ecosystems in need of restoration action by 2050.<\/span><\/p>\n

This is translated into specific targets, which are legally binding on Member States, concerning:<\/span><\/p>\n