EU countries within the Council have adopted a nature restoration law, which aims to return nature and ecosystems to good conservation condition. These rules are the first ever focused specifically on ...

European nature is in a terrible state, with 81% of habitats in poor condition and 63% of species with low conservation status, according to the European Environment Agency.

The legislation proposed by the EU’s executive commission sets binding restoration targets for specific habitats and species, with the aim by 2030 to cover at least 20% of the region's land and ...

This press release was updated on 22 November 2023 to include the text of the provisional agreement. Today, the Council presidency and European Parliament representatives reached a provisional ...

The Nature Restoration plan is part of the EU’s European Green Deal that seeks to establish the world’s most ambitious climate and biodiversity targets and make the bloc the global point of ...

More information: Jean-François Bastin et al, Global alternatives of natural vegetation cover, Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-61520-8 Global vegetation maps ...

Can nature restoration and economic productivity go hand in hand? A new study finds that the EU's ambitious Nature Restoration Regulation (NRR) is essential to achieving biodiversity conservation ...

The nature restoration law is one of two key pillars of the EU’s 2030 Biodiversity Strategy, a package of proposals aimed at rehabilitating Europe’s already damaged ecosystems.

The Nature Restoration Law aims to repair the damage done to European ecosystems by restoring at least 20% of the EU’s land and sea areas by 2030 and, ultimately, all ecosystems in need of ...

With the world’s ecosystems facing multiple threats, actor Jason Momoa writes that we must embrace and advocate for the restoration of nature.

More information: Jean-François Bastin et al, Global alternatives of natural vegetation cover, Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-61520-8 Global vegetation maps ...