What are some of the key points of the Nature Restoration Law?
- Member states are required to restore a minimum of 30% of habitats in poor condition by 2030, escalating to 60% by 2040, and a mammoth 90% by 2050.
- Each member state must adopt national restoration plans outlining specific strategies to achieve the prescribed targets. The plans will serve as a roadmap to guide the restoration
- Each member state must adopt national restoration plans outlining specific strategies to achieve the prescribed targets.
- Recognising the significance of drained peatlands in emission reduction, countries must restore 30% of drained peatlands by 2030, with at least a quarter to be rewetted. Targets increase to 40% by 2040 and 50% by 2050, with one-third to be rewetted.
- The legislation mandates positive trends in indicators for forest ecosystems, the planting of three billion trees, restoration of 25,000 km of rivers into free-flowing rivers and maintaining urban green space and tree canopy cover.
- The law incorporates an emergency brake allowing the suspension of targets for agricultural ecosystems under exceptional circumstances, ensuring adequate land for food production if needed.
Learn More…
Learn about what this law could mean for Irish wildlife…
https://iwt.ie/what-we-do/campaigns/nature-restoration-law/
Learn what the Nature Restoration Law means for EU countries…
https://environment.ec.europa.eu/topics/nature-and-biodiversity/nature-restoration-law_en
