"The postponement of the vote of the Council of the European Union on the NatureRestoration Law is of great concern. The EU Council must approve it as soon as possible because it is essential for natural ecosystems to guarantee healthy air, water and soil for our and future generations".
The WWF writes this by announcing that it has presented an appeal to the government and the EU Council to commit to rapid approval.
"This legislation, discussed at length and agreed with EU governments, has today reached its final formulation which sets the objective of restoring at least 20% of the EU's terrestrial and marine areas by 2030 and all ecosystems by 2050. After the approval of the European Parliament, it is now essential that the Council confirms its commitment to guarantee the restoration of degraded ecosystems in all EU countries, to contribute to the achievement of European climate and biodiversity objectives and to improve food security. there is only the recovery of natural environments such as forests, rivers and marine habitats: at stake are mitigation and adaptation to climate change, defense against floods, fires and desertification, water and air quality. In other words, The safety of all European citizens is also at stake. This is why the stalemate in which the Council of the European Union now finds itself following the failure to achieve the qualified majority of the Member States is worrying."
The Council vote, scheduled for Monday 25 March, but "Hungary's unexpected turnaround, which was associated with the votes against and abstentions from Italy, Sweden, Poland, Finland, the Netherlands, Belgium and Austria, have once again put the law".
Therefore "We need a yes that allows us to establish clear objectives and concrete actions to protect nature and European citizens. The Nature Restoration Law aims to restore ecosystems and habitats, planning to restore at least 20% of the lands and waters of the European Union to naturalness and free at least 25,000 km of European rivers from infrastructure by 2030, with the final objective of restoring all degraded ecosystems by 2050".
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