Contested EU nature restoration law crosses finish line
Dutch NewsThe highly contested EU nature restoration law cleared the final hurdle and was adopted by environment ministers on Monday despite the opposition of six countries, including the Netherlands, and the abstention of Belgium. The content of the law, which aims to restore at least 20% of the EU’s land and sea areas by 2030 and all ecosystems in need by 2050, had previously been agreed by the European parliament and council, with measures to achieve the targets weakened under farmers’ pressure. Last Wednesday, the Utrecht city council signed an open letter by a group of organisations representing European local authorities, including Eurocities and Polis, urging EU ministers to pass the law. The new Dutch cabinet cannot ignore this either and will have to make plans to restore nature in our country.” Environmental organisations including BirdLife Europe, ClientEarth and WWF said the vote is “a massive victory” after the law faced “one of the most tumultuous journeys in the history of EU legislation… surviving an unprecedented and absurd disinformation campaign”.
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