Brussels (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – The EU Commission initiated a public feedback period on the uniform format for Member countries’s national restoration agendas under the Nature Restoration Regulation.
According to the EU Commission, this action is a pioneering illustration of digital planning instruments being employed to determine the administrative load and reuse existing data, assuming the ‘report once’ approach. It is conceived as a dynamic and transparent mechanism, guaranteeing legal certainty while greatly decreasing the administrative workload for Member States.
Commission stated that this uniform but relaxed format will deliver all concerned players, including public administrations at the national, regional and local levels, as well as stakeholders, the chance to be notified regarding and partake in the scheduled restoration measures as relevant and as predicted by the Regulation. It will also make it comfortable for stakeholders, administrations and citizens to compare and evaluate the national projects, maintaining track of improvement over time.
What are the main objectives of the nature restoration law?
This is simply referred to as the EU Nature Restoration Regulation or, sometimes less formally, the Nature Restoration Law. This is to be considered one of the most ambitious pieces of legislation yet introduced on restoring and conserving natural environments in the European Union. This law will come into effect from June 2024. It is to be implemented from August 18, 2024. According to this act, at least 20% of EU land and sea areas should be restored by the year 2030, and all degraded ecosystems must have been fully restored by the year 2050.
The degraded habitats, like forests, wetlands, rivers, and grasslands, that the member states need to recover stand at 30 per cent by 2030. The figure stood at 60 per cent by 2040, doubling to 90 per cent in 2050. Rationale: This policy will increase biodiversity, increase the resilience of ecosystems, and help support efforts in mitigating climate change. It targets pollinators that have dwindled in population and also offer protective measures to species accompanying the agricultural ecosystem.
