The European Union has adopted the nature restoration law aimed at revitalizing at least 20% of the EU’s land and sea areas by 2030, with the goal of restoring all ecosystems in need by 2050. This ambitious law, agreed upon by member states, will address degraded ecosystems across all EU countries, aligning with the EU’s climate and biodiversity objectives while bolstering food security.
Member states are required to restore at least 30% of habitats covered by the law by 2030, increasing to 60% by 2040, and 90% by 2050. Priority will be given to Natura 2000 areas until 2030. Additionally, national restoration plans must be adopted to outline strategies for achieving these targets and ensuring sustained improvements in ecosystem health.
The new EU nature restoration law encompasses agriculture ecosystems, aiming to enhance biodiversity through specific indicators. Member states are required to advance in two out of three indicators: grassland butterfly index, agricultural land with high-diversity landscape features, and organic carbon stock in cropland mineral soil.
Measures to boost the common farmland bird index are also mandated, given their role as biodiversity indicators. Additionally, the law emphasizes the restoration of drained peatlands, with targets set for rewetting. Furthermore, it includes provisions for emergency measures to suspend targets for agricultural ecosystems under exceptional circumstances.
The law also addresses other ecosystems, requiring positive trends in forest indicators, planting three billion trees, restoring rivers, and ensuring no net loss in urban green space and tree canopy cover.
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