Joint letter to Council to call for support for an ambitious Nature Restoration Law

On 22 June 2022, the European Commission published the long-awaited legal proposal for a Regulation on nature restoration (Nature Restoration Law), which was already announced in the EU’s Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 two years ago. This letter was sent ahead of the informal meeting of Environment Ministers in Prague on 13-14 July, to call for (1) their strong support for the Nature Restoration Law and (2) their commitment to a robust process in the Environment Council. The aim should be to agree upon a general approach as quickly as possible without undermining the level of ambition that scientists, businesses, civil society, Parliamentarians, and citizens have called for.