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EU adopts the Nature Restoration Law (2024)
On 17 June 2024, the EU Council gave final approval to the Nature Restoration Law, the bloc's first continent-wide, legally binding framework requiring member states to put recovery measures in place on at least 20% of the EU's land and sea areas by 2030, including restoring degraded forests, wetlands and other ecosystems. The law passed after a contentious legislative process and is intended to reverse biodiversity loss and bolster natural carbon sinks.
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On 17 June 2024, the EU Council gave final approval to the Nature Restoration Law, the bloc's first continent-wide, legally binding framework requiring member states to put recovery measures in place on at least 20% of the EU's land and sea areas by 2030, including restoring degraded forests, wetlands and other ecosystems. The law passed after a contentious legislative process and is intended to reverse biodiversity loss and bolster natural carbon sinks.
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