Image: Addressing Europes Freshwater Ecological Debt This new regulation can help Member States close policy implementation gaps, restore ecosystem functioning, and improve biodiversity outcomes.
Image: Strengthening Freshwater Biodiversity Protection and Restoration under Natura 2000 Although Natura 2000 is the EU’s primary conservation tool, it remains insufficiently effective for freshwater habitats.
Image: Mainstreaming freshwater restoration requires supporting multiple economic sectors to collaborate This brief explores opportunities and challenges to mainstreaming working with nature across all sectors.
Image: Advancing the Water Resilience Strategy through Sponge Landscapes and Nature-Based Solutions for a Climate Resilient Europe EU public policies are central to scaling up freshwater restoration and Nature-based Solutions (NbS) across Europe.
Image: Mobilising Diverse Funding for Nature Restoration in Europe This briefing presents three EU-wide actions to unlock diversified funding for nature restoration.
Image: A Structured Pathway for Upscaling Freshwater Ecosystem Restoration This brief calls for bold, coordinated action that aligns with EU policy goals and delivers lasting benefits for nature, climate, and society.
Image: Synergies and Tensions between the EU Nature Restoration Regulation and the Water Framework Directive This Policy Brief explores how joint implementation of the WFD and NRR can transform restoration outcomes across Europe.
Image: Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) - Design and Reform This Policy Working Paper illustrates how water restoration can be embedded in future agricultural policies to enhance water resilience.
Image: Ecosystem restoration and nature-based solutions: how do they differ and why does it matter? Awareness of the need to restore Earth’s ecosystems has become increasingly mainstreamed in recent years.
Image: Stakeholder engagement for the development and implementation of National Restoration Plans A draft National Restoration Plan (NRP) by September 2026, outlining how the EU will meet restoration targets.
Image: Comments on the draft Nature Restoration Law Five large EU-funded research projects, all operating at the science-policy interface, jointly analysed the text of the draft Nature Restoration Law.
