Renaturation

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The Bleistätter Moor is a Natura 2000 site and was flooded in 2017.

(Bild: Georg Wastl)

In recent weeks, heated discussions have arisen around the planned EU renaturation law; the political camps have presented their arguments for and against. The "Krone" shows what the law is actually about and what it would mean for Carinthia.

What initially seems abstract and complicated seems more tangible after a brief examination: the Nature Restoration Law (NRL) is a European Union directive to ensure the restoration of damaged ecosystems and the achievement of climate and biodiversity targets in all member states. Specifically: by 2050, EU countries should have taken appropriate measures to restore almost all degraded ecosystems - from forests and meadows, moors and rivers to lakes and oceans - to a good state, i.e. to renaturalize them. The nations themselves decide what these measures look like. In principle, however, a step-by-step plan applies: By 2030, 30 percent of ecosystems are to be restored, with priority given to Natura 2000 areas!