What can be done to restore ecosystems and protect biodiversity in the EU, where more than 80% of habitats are now in a bad or poor conservation status?

In our latest webinar, we discussed the Nature Restoration Law with our two expert guests, Humberto Delgado Rosa (DG Environment Director for Biodiversity) and Sabien Leemans (Senior Biodiversity Policy Officer for WWF), who recently presented this topic in the latest podcast episode. 

You can watch the videos below!

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Amidst a global biodiversity crisis, the European Commission has proposed the Nature Restoration Law to restore 20% of EU land and sea by 2030 and all degraded ecosystems by 2050. According to the draft law, EU countries would need to submit National Restoration Plans to show how they plan to deliver against the targets. Jointly, these country plans would restore ecosystem services beneficial to human society across the EU and aid the recovery of sensitive habitats like peatlands, grasslands, dunes and wetlands. 
 
With the proposal now on the negotiating table, the conversation about how to address nature’s decline is heating up. As the European Commission, EU member states and European Parliament debate the specifics, some economic actors are actively lining up against the plan.
 
The webinar is part of a new webinar series for young people in Europe that Ecologic Institute kick-started in 2022. 

 Below you can find the video recordings of Humberto Delgado Rosa and Sabien Leemans' presentations.