Commissioner urges MEPs to pass Nature Restoration Law - Sinkevicius

The EU Environment Commissioner this morning pleaded with the European Parliament to approve the controversial EU Nature Restoration Law. In June last year, the Commission proposed a regulation that would require countries to establish recovery measures for 20% of the European Union’s land and sea areas by 2030, and all ecosystems in need of restoration by 2050.

However, the proposed law is divisive with some arguing it will have serious impacts on food production and on the livelihoods of farmers and fisheries groups. Others say it’s essential to address massive biodiversity loss across the EU.

Last month the European Parliament’s Environment Committee failed to approve the proposed new law. And so tomorrow the entire Parliament will vote on it.  This morning Commissioner Sinkevičius said the consequences of the climate and biodiversity crisis are “becoming increasingly visible”.

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