{"id":112675,"date":"2023-10-04T09:00:36","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T07:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eeb.org\/?p=112675"},"modified":"2023-10-04T12:47:54","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T10:47:54","slug":"europe-needs-a-nature-restoration-law-fit-for-purpose-urge-200-ngos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eeb.org\/fr\/europe-needs-a-nature-restoration-law-fit-for-purpose-urge-200-ngos\/","title":{"rendered":"Europe needs a Nature Restoration Law fit for purpose, urge 200 NGOs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>In recent months, the call for an impactful Nature Restoration Law received unprecedented support from more than one million citizens, businesses, scientists, and multiple other stakeholders [1]. As the three EU institutions engage in the conclusive \u2018trilogues\u2019 to finalise the law, it is crucial that the negotiators ensure this long-awaited law is equipped to tackle global climate and biodiversity emergencies.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The negotiations take place following another summer of devastating extreme weather events of unprecedented intensity across Europe. Floods in Greece, wildfires across the Mediterranean, and heatwaves in southern Europe painfully remind us that Europe desperately needs healthy and resilient ecosystems to prevent such catastrophes and protect its citizens. It is the duty of our leaders to give Europeans a law that will truly protect them from future climate change-related disasters.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, 200 NGOs call upon all EU Member States, Members of the European Parliament and the European Commission to ensure several key elements are included in the final text of the law, among them:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All terrestrial and marine habitats are covered by quantified, time-bound and enforceable targets in and outside Natura 2000 areas.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Restoration of agricultural ecosystems, complemented by dedicated targets for the restoration of drained peatlands.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ensure the law can enter into force immediately, without preconditions for the timely and steady implementation of the restoration targets<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dedicated and additional funding to finance restoration measures.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Find all the key elements in the full version of the NGO statement.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.restorenature.eu\/en\/our-work-past-actions\/trilogue-joint-restorenature-statement\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click here to read the full statement.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Sabien Leemans, Senior Biodiversity Policy Officer at WWF European Policy Office:<\/b><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThis summer has once again left many Europeans desperate and extremely vulnerable to the immediate effects of climate change. What more signs do we need to finally act? Large-scale nature restoration will save lives. It will protect us all from the worst consequences of floods, droughts and wildfires. By saving our ecosystems, we are saving ourselves.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><b>Sergiy Moroz, Policy Manager for Water and Biodiversity at the European Environmental Bureau:<\/b><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cCivil society continues to support the EU decision-makers as they edge towards agreement on the first Nature Restoration Law for Europe. However, the devil is in the detail \u2013 this law can put nature on the path to recovery only if it obliges governments to take effective measures to recover species and habitats severely impacted by intensive agriculture, forestry and fisheries. Only an ambitious EU law offering real solutions to tackle biodiversity and climate crisis could fulfil EU\u2019s international commitments to protect and restore nature.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><b>Sofie Ruysschaert, Nature Restoration Policy Officer at Birdlife Europe:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cEurope&#8217;s rural heart is losing its heartbeat as the birds, bees and other vital species disappear. Impoverished drained peatlands fail to hold CO2 and water. If Europe is serious about its commitment to restoring nature, the law must include robust targets to recover biodiversity, and bolster the climate resilience of farmland ecosystems, including drained peatlands.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><b>Ioannis Agapakis, Nature Conservation Lawyer at ClientEarth: <\/b><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;What we demand from all three EU institutions is an agreement on an ambitious and legally sound law, which is urgently needed to address the many pressures put on Europe&#8217;s nature. Nature restoration and human activities can \u2013 and must \u2013 exist in harmony. To rise to the occasion, negotiators should not shy away from striking a balance that guarantees nature restoration while also supporting sustainable uses both on land and in the ocean.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>ENDS<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Notes to editors:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[1] <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Nature Restoration Law has received support from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wwf.eu\/wwf_news\/media_centre\/?10991966\/Member-States-to-European-Parliament-Europe-needs-a-Nature-Restoration-Law\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EU Member States<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/newsroom\/press-releases\/nature-restoration-and-wind-energy-go-hand-in-hand\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> wind energy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarpowereurope.org\/press-releases\/statement-solar-nature-s-best-friend-1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> solar industry<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/static1.squarespace.com\/static\/5f241700a3b9e7503c42710c\/t\/647783579a4344473dbbe203\/1685554007289\/Scientists+support+EU+nature+restoration_31May2023.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> scientists<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/forumforag.com\/article\/madrid-call-to-action\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> progressive farming community<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.face.eu\/2023\/06\/european-hunters-make-history-with-the-signforhunting-campaign\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> European hunters<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecb.europa.eu\/press\/blog\/date\/2023\/html\/ecb.blog230608~5cffb7c349.en.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> financial institutions<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/eurocities.eu\/latest\/joint-letter-on-nature-restoration\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> European mayors<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ournatureourbusiness.eu\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">increasing number of companies and business associations<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/gceurope.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Youth-Position-on-EU-Nature-Restoration-Law-11-March-3.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">European youth<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Almost 1,200,000 signatures and messages for an ambitious Nature Restoration Law have been collected through various campaigns, which were launched by the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.restorenature.eu\/en\/take-action\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> #RestoreNature coalition<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (incl. Avaaz),<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/act.wemove.eu\/campaigns\/restore-nature\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> WeMove<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, etc.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In recent months, the call for an impactful Nature Restoration Law received unprecedented support from more than one million citizens, businesses, scientists, and multiple other stakeholders<span class=\"excerpt-hellip\"> [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"author":80,"featured_media":112681,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[569,117,3,4,120,144],"tags":[892,867,748,891],"class_list":["post-112675","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-eu-green-deal","category-nature","category-news","category-press-release","category-water","category-homepage","tag-biosiversity","tag-nature-restoration","tag-nature-restoration-law","tag-restorenature"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/eeb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/AdobeStock_95162238.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eeb.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112675","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eeb.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eeb.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eeb.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/80"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eeb.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=112675"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/eeb.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112675\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eeb.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/112681"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eeb.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=112675"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eeb.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=112675"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eeb.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=112675"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}