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What is EU Nature Restoration Law? 🌱 —————— The European Commission's #naturerestorationlaw is a groundbreaking initiative to reverse the decline of #nature in Europe. With over 80% of habitats in poor condition, restoring ecosystems is crucial for #biodiversity, climate mitigation, and disaster prevention. 🌲🌪️ The proposal aims to achieve significant progress by setting ambitious targets to restore various habitats and species across the EU by 2030 and eventually restoring all ecosystems in need by 2050. It presents a comprehensive strategy to address biodiversity loss and #climatechange, safeguarding Europe's natural heritage.🌱🕷️🪲🌱🌳☘️ #naturebasedsolutions #climatechange

Exciting news for nature in Europe! 🌳🌿🌷 The EU just proposed a new Nature Restoration Law to legally require Member States to restore ecosystems across 20% of EU land and sea by 2030, and all ecosystems in need by 2050. 📈 This includes binding targets for habitats like wetlands, forests, and agricultural areas. 🏞️🌲🌾 Member States must develop national restoration plans with assessments, planning, reporting and financing. 📑 The benefits will be huge - supporting biodiversity, climate goals, and disaster prevention! 🐞🌍🔥 The EU continues to lead in building a greener, more resilient world. #EUGreenDeal #RestoreNature #HealthyPlanet https://lnkd.in/exmFiSdn

🌍 Want to start July with some good news? 🌍 The European Union has adopted the Nature Restoration Law, a groundbreaking regulation aimed at restoring ecosystems across Europe. This law sets binding targets to rehabilitate degraded habitats, enhance biodiversity, and combat climate change. This comprehensive approach is crucial for increasing biodiversity, capturing and storing carbon, and reducing the impact of natural disasters. It’s a significant step towards a more resilient and sustainable future for Europe. Read more about the Nature Restoration Law and its objectives here: https://lnkd.in/dhXyuiM2 #Sustainability #Biodiversity #ClimateAction #NatureRestoration

🌿🌍 The European Commission has recently passed the #NatureRestorationLaw - a continent-wide effort to restore ecosystems for people, climate, and the planet. Why is it important? ⤵ 🔗 The law is a key element of the EU Biodiversity Strategy and aims to restore degraded ecosystems. 🌐 Recognising that over 80% of habitats are in a state of decline, the proposal highlights the importance of wetlands, forests, #grasslands, marine ecosystems, and more. 📈 It sets ambitious targets to cover at least 20% of the EU's land and sea by 2030, with the ultimate aim of restoring all ecosystems by 2050. The plan takes a broad approach, covering everything from pollinating insects to urban landscapes and agricultural ecosystems. 🤝 This aligns with the aims of #EUGrasslandWatch, which supports on-the-ground conservation efforts to help protect and restore grassland ecosystems Explore our website to find out more👇 http://cop4n2k.eu #NatureRestoration #Biodiversity #ClimateAction #EUGreenDeal

The European Nature Restoration Law, adopted by the EU Parliament, is a landmark initiative aimed at restoring degraded ecosystems across Europe. This law sets ambitious targets to cover at least 20% of the EU’s land and sea areas by 2030, with the ultimate goal of restoring all ecosystems in need by 2050. It includes specific restoration targets for various habitats and species, including pollinators, forests, urban, agricultural, and marine ecosystems. This initiative is part of the broader EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 and represents a significant step toward combating biodiversity loss and climate change. For more details, you can visit the official EU page on this topic [here](https://lnkd.in/djtjHdiF).

🌱 What's hot in green innovation: The European Commission’s proposal for a Nature Restoration Law is the first continent-wide, comprehensive law of its kind. It is a key element of the EU Biodiversity Strategy, which calls for 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.⁠ ⁠ Full story: ⁠ #climateprogress #greeninnovation #cleanpolicy #naturerestoration

Next week, 2 February 2024, is WORLD WETLANDS DAY! On this occasion, we celebrate the outstanding importance of wetlands for nature and people. These special ecosystems offer important contributions to human well-being, biodiversity conservation and nature-based solutions to climate change. At the same time, they are severely threatened by unsustainable human use and a changing climate. There is an urgent to better protect the few remaining wetlands in Europe and to significantly expand their restoration. The European Network of Nature Conservation Agencies (ENCA) has published concrete recommendations on how to achieve this: https://lnkd.in/dU7Gbnhi #worldwetlandsday #wetlands #biodiversity #enca #encanetwork #riverinewetlands #coastalwetlands #worldwetlandsday2024 #welttagderfeuchtgebiete #feuchtgebiete #bfn Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) Umweltbundesamt - Environment Agency Austria Photo: Mathias Scholz/UfZ

Look down! This is where the solution to climate and biodiversity crises is -peatlands 💚 They capture and store carbon. They prevent natural disasters. They are biodiversity hotspots. They boost water retention and quality. They regulate our climate. But our peatlands need to be ✨healthy✨ to deliver all these benefits! We can't effectively #RestoreNature without restoring drained peatlands. Yet, the European Parliament deleted peatland restoration in its position on the Nature Restoration Law. Peatlands are the key solution to tackle the climate and biodiversity crises. They must be included in the Nature Restoration Law! Read more about the amazingness of our peatlands at: https://lnkd.in/ex-U6eTQ

As State of the World’s Migratory Species report launched at #CMSCOP14, UN Environment Programme's Executive Director Inger Andersen highlights how unsustainable human activities are jeopardizing the future of migratory species - creatures who act as indicators of environmental change and play an integral role in maintaining our planet’s complex ecosystems, urging the global community to use the latest science of pressures faced by migratory species into robust conservation action. Her full quote: https://lnkd.in/dbCJqrBV Link to State of the World’s Migratory Species report: https://lnkd.in/dn9aiJNk #CMSCOP14 #migratoryspecies #conservation #SWMSreport

💥A MAJOR WIN FOR HEALTHY AND RESILIENT EU LANDSCAPES 🎉 This week, we celebrate a monumental victory with the passing of the EU Nature Restoration Law! This law is a beacon of hope in our collective efforts to combat climate change and biodiversity loss. It sets ambitious targets to restore 20% of the EU’s degraded land and sea ecosystems by 2030. To meet these goals, EU countries must restore at least 30% of habitats covered by the law—from forests and grasslands to wetlands, rivers, and lakes—from poor to good condition by 2030, aiming for 90% by 2050. This represents a significant step forward for holistic landscape restoration. Healthy ecosystems are the foundation of our well-being, providing us with clean air, water, fertile soils, and a home for a vast array of biodiversity. Together, let's celebrate this huge milestone and continue our commitment to nurturing and restoring our beautiful natural environments for generations to come!💚🐝 #NatureRestoration #ClimateAction #Biodiversity #ClimateNews