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EU strikes landmark deal on law to restore and protect nature
Legislation will set targets to restore 20% of EU land and seas by 2030, and 90% of degraded habitats by 2050
EU lawmakers and member states have struck a deal on a landmark law to protect nature after watering down rules that critics argued would trouble farmers.
- Ajit Niranjan
- The Guardian
The nature restoration law, a hotly contested pillar of the European green deal, will force EU countries to restore at least 20% of the bloc’s land and seas by the end of the decade.
It contains binding targets to restore at least 30% of degraded habitats by then, rising to 60% by 2040 and…