EU Parliament adopts Nature Restoration Law
The law now has to be adopted by the EU Council before entering into force.
The Nature Restoration Law was adopted by the EU Parliament today (February 27), despite last-minute political opposition and weeks of protests from farmers demanding fair revenue and denouncing excessive red tape.
The new law sets a target for the EU to restore at least 20% of the EU’s land and sea areas by 2030 and all ecosystems in need of restoration by 2050 – and was adopted with 329 votes in favour, 275 against and 24 abstentions. It now has to be adopted by the EU Council before entering into force.
