Landmark EU nature restoration plan gets final approval as bloc gives the green light
6 months ago

Landmark EU nature restoration plan gets final approval as bloc gives the green light

The Hindu  

European Union countries on June 17 gave final approval to a major and long-awaited plan to better protect nature in the 27-nation bloc. After surviving a razor-thin vote by lawmakers last summer, the so-called Nature Restoration Plan faced opposition from several member states for months amid relentless farmers’ protests that contributed to leave the bill in a deadlock. The Nature Restoration plan is a part of the EU’s European Green Deal that seeks to establish the world’s most ambitious climate and biodiversity targets, and make the bloc the global point of reference on all climate issues. Under the plan, member states will have to meet restoration targets for specific habitats and species, to cover at least 20% of the region’s land and sea areas by 2030.

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What does European Union’s new Nature Restoration Plan include? | Explained
6 months ago

What does European Union’s new Nature Restoration Plan include? | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: The European Union on June 17 approved its ambitious Nature Restoration Plan which aims to make continent-wide efforts to restore degraded ecosystems. The new law aims to restore ecosystems, including species and habitats that exist on EU’s land and in seas to: enable the long-term and sustained recovery of biodiverse and resilient nature, contribute to achieving …

Contested EU nature restoration law crosses finish line
6 months ago

Contested EU nature restoration law crosses finish line

Dutch News  

The 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 …

Contested EU nature restoration law crosses finish line
6 months ago

Contested EU nature restoration law crosses finish line

Dutch News  

The 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 …

Landmark EU nature restoration plan gets the green light despite months of protests by farmers
6 months ago

Landmark EU nature restoration plan gets the green light despite months of protests by farmers

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — European Union countries on Monday gave final approval to a major and long-awaited plan to better protect nature in the 27-nation bloc, a divisive issue after months of protests by farmers who argued that EU environmental and climate laws were driving them toward bankruptcy. After surviving a razor-thin vote by lawmakers last summer, the so-called Nature Restoration Plan …

EU approves landmark nature restoration plan despite months of protests by farmers
6 months, 1 week ago

EU approves landmark nature restoration plan despite months of protests by farmers

LA Times  

A water depth meter stands in dry ground in a former wetland whose water has receded in Spain’s Donana natural park in 2022. After surviving a razor-thin vote by lawmakers last summer, the so-called Nature Restoration Plan faced opposition from several member states, leaving the bill deadlocked for months. The Nature Restoration plan is part of the EU’s European Green …

A major European nature protection plan stumbles at the final hurdle. ‘How could we give that up?’
8 months, 4 weeks ago

A major European nature protection plan stumbles at the final hurdle. ‘How could we give that up?’

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — A major European Union plan to better protect nature in the 27-nation bloc and fight climate change was indefinitely postponed Monday, underscoring how farmers’ protests sweeping the continent have had a deep influence on politics. “You cannot put climate change to one side and forget nature restoration.” Even if the plan had a rough ride through the EU’s …

EU set to move ahead with landmark climate plan despite farmer protests
9 months, 3 weeks ago

EU set to move ahead with landmark climate plan despite farmer protests

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The European Union is on the brink of approving a major plan to fight climate …

France wants EU law changes 'this week' to quell farmers' protest
10 months, 3 weeks ago

France wants EU law changes 'this week' to quell farmers' protest

The Hindu  

France wants a decision this week to change European Union environmental regulations regarding agricultural surfaces which have to remain fallow under new biodiversity rules, in order to help the country's farmers, its farming minister said on January 29. The French Government is battling to try and contain nationwide protests from farmers, who are demanding better pay and living conditions, with …

An EU plan aimed at fighting climate change will go to final votes, even if watered down
1 year, 1 month ago

An EU plan aimed at fighting climate change will go to final votes, even if watered down

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — European Union institutions and conservationists on Friday gave a conditional and guarded welcome to a major plan to better protect nature and fight climate change in the 27-nation bloc. The plan is a key part of the EU’s vaunted European Green Deal that seeks to establish the world’s most ambitious climate and biodiversity targets and make the bloc …

European Union lawmakers back a major plan to protect nature and fight climate change
1 year, 5 months ago

European Union lawmakers back a major plan to protect nature and fight climate change

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — The European Union’s parliament on Wednesday backed a major plan to protect nature and fight climate change in a cliffhanger vote that had the 27-nation bloc’s global green credentials at stake. “The disinformation campaign and attempts to derail the Nature Restoration Law from the EPP leadership and their far-right friends has failed,” said Greens leader Terry Reintke. “The …

EU Parliament passes law to restore degraded natural ecosystems
1 year, 5 months ago

EU Parliament passes law to restore degraded natural ecosystems

Al Jazeera  

The new law will require European Union countries to introduce measures restoring nature on a fifth of their land and sea by 2030. The European Parliament has voted to pass a fiercely contested law to restore degraded natural ecosystems, salvaging the environmental measures that centre-right lawmakers had campaigned to kill off. It is a social victory: for scientists, for young …

Stanley Johnson: To save Britain’s wildlife, MPs must kill the Brexit Bill
1 year, 11 months ago

Stanley Johnson: To save Britain’s wildlife, MPs must kill the Brexit Bill

The Independent  

Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. And while global …

Countries seal deal to protect nature despite DRC objection
2 years ago

Countries seal deal to protect nature despite DRC objection

Al Jazeera  

As part of the agreement, countries committed to protect 30 percent of land and water considered important for biodiversity by 2030. Countries have reached a landmark agreement at a marathon United Nations biodiversity summit to protect the world’s land and oceans and provide critical financing to save biodiversity in the developing world despite objections from some African countries. “This puts …

EU: 2022 must see action on oceans, biodiversity, plastics
2 years, 10 months ago

EU: 2022 must see action on oceans, biodiversity, plastics

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The European Union’s environment chief said Thursday that 2022 must be the year for an ambitious agreement on the oceans, for action that protects the world’s biodiversity, and for starting negotiations to tackle the global crisis of plastic pollution especially at sea. Virginijus Sinkevicius, the EU commissioner for environment, oceans and fisheries, told a U.N. news conference …

Rewild and protect land to ensure climate and nature crises are tackled together, scientists urge ahead of Cop26
3 years, 3 months ago

Rewild and protect land to ensure climate and nature crises are tackled together, scientists urge ahead of Cop26

The Independent  

Wild spaces across the world must be restored and protected if the world is to successfully get to grips with the twin climate and nature crises, scientists have said. Ahead of Cop26, the pivotal climate summit taking place in November, researchers called for “major systemic changes” to tackle the world’s mounting environmental challenges. “There’s been growing consensus that the climate …

EU reaches major climate deal ahead of Biden climate summit
3 years, 8 months ago

EU reaches major climate deal ahead of Biden climate summit

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — The European Union has reached a tentative climate deal to put the 27-nation bloc on a path to being “climate neutral” by 2050, with member states and parliament agreeing on binding targets for carbon emissions on the eve of a virtual summit hosted by U.S. President Joe Biden. The climate law sets the EU on a green path …

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