Nature Restoration Law

July 14, 2023

European Parliament recently passed the Nature Restoration Law with an aim to repair damage done to Europe’s nature by 2050.
This act is an initiative of European Commission to protect nature and combat climate change and biodiversity loss.
It is a key part of the European Green Deal, which seeks to implement some of world’s most ambitious climate and biodiversity targets.
It aims to
- restore habitats and species covering 20% of land/sea areas by 2030.
- reverse the decline of pollinator populations by 2030.
- ensure no net loss of green urban spaces by 2030.
- reduce use and risk of chemical pesticides by 50% by 2030.
It allows for 30% of all former peatlands currently exploited for agriculture to be restored by 2030. (raising to 70% by 2050)
- Peatland, is a type of wetland, that forms over thousands of years from the remains of dead plants, storing more carbon than any other ecosystem.
Globally, peatlands take up some 3% of the planet’s land area — but absorb nearly twice as much carbon dioxide as all the Earth’s forests combined.