New strategy to protect nature includes far-reaching habitat protections, and restrictions on pesticide use - but campaigners warn enforcement is keyThe European Commission has committed to protecting 30% of the EU's land and oceans by 2030 as part of the European Green Deal, in a plan tentatively welcomed by environment groups who warned far-reaching ambitions must not only exist "on paper".The 10-year plan, published on Wednesday, includes commitments to reduce the use of chemical pesticides by 50%, plant 3bn trees by 2030 and reverse the decline in pollinators. Within the 30% protected areas, a third of land and sea will be under "strict protection", meaning there should be no human intervention besides minimal management to keep the area in good condition for wildlife. Continue reading...
EU pledges to spend EUR20bn a year on boosting biodiversity
20. května 2020 12:45
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Celý článek: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/may/20/eu-pledges-20bn-a-year-on-boosting-biodiversity-aoe
Zdroj: The Guardian