Discussion paper – Nature Restoration: how to get it done?

In August ‘24, the European Nature Restoration Law (NRL) came into force. The adoption of this regulation was a difficult process, in which various stakeholders’ and political vectors came into play. This struggle is not over, now that the Law has moved to the implementation stage. As EU Member States are preparing their restoration plans by summer 2026, all the issues that have been contentious before will come back in all Member States, at the same time, and in a variety of forms. Therefore, a number of EEAC councils decided to meet in Brussels on June 4th 2025, in order to  discuss the implementation of the NRL. This paper has been prepared to complement the discussions that took place at the session.