The European Union’s nature restoration legislation will come into force on Saturday, with specific rules for 27 countries and a target of restoring at least 20% of forests and seas by 2030.
The European Commission said in a statement that the law, which will come into force, aims to “reverse the trend of nature degradation, achieve climate neutrality and increase the preparedness and resilience” of EU countries to the “impacts of climate change.”
“The Nature Restoration Act will establish a process of continuous and sustainable restoration of nature in forests and seas. [de países] EU: The goal is to restore 20% of forests and 20% of seas at EU level by 2030,” the community representative added.
The measures contained in the legislation “should be in force by 2050 for all ecosystems that need to be restored,” namely forests, agricultural land, marine areas and freshwater bodies, as well as cities, since “the presence of trees and vegetation will help clean the air and reduce temperatures,” while several cities, especially in Portugal, Spain and France, as well as countries where temperatures are usually lower, such as Belgium, have seen temperatures exceed maximum values for long periods.
As of Saturday, member states have two years to submit projects to the European Commission and set targets for 2030, 2040 and 2050.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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