{"id":8600,"date":"2024-04-30T12:07:59","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T10:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greens-efa.eu\/opinions\/?p=8600"},"modified":"2024-04-30T16:00:58","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T14:00:58","slug":"bring-back-nature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greens-efa.eu\/opinions\/bring-back-nature\/","title":{"rendered":"Bring back nature"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"boxed\">\n<h2 class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\"><strong>Nature is magic<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"boxed\">\n\n<\/div><div class=\"boxed\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">We need to restore nature.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"boxed\">\n\n<\/div><div class=\"boxed\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">It is the basis for our existence. Without healthy ecosystems, there is no drinkable water, no clean air and no fertile soils. <\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"boxed\">\n\n<\/div><div class=\"boxed\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Without nature, there is no farming. Without nature, there is no food. Without nature, we cannot withstand the impacts of climate change.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"boxed\">\n\n<\/div><div class=\"boxed\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">However, we are losing nature faster than ever. Globally, more than a million species are at risk. The extinction crisis threatens the very foundations of our economies and livelihoods.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"boxed\">\n\n<\/div><div class=\"boxed\">\n<h2 class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"boxed\">\n\n<\/div><div class=\"lazyblock-image-Z24kVVE wp-block-lazyblock-image\"><div class=\"color-def bg-orange-to-yellow skew-bg\" style=\"background-color: ;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"boxed\">\n  <figure>\n    <div class=\"image-container\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greens-efa.eu\/opinions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/no-nature-no-food-1.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n      <div class=\"overlay-content\">\n        \n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <figcaption class=\"mt-1 small\"><\/figcaption>\n  <\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"boxed\">\n\n<\/div><div class=\"boxed\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Luckily, nature has an incredible capacity to bounce back. But it needs our active support.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"boxed\">\n\n<\/div><div class=\"boxed\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">We can bring back nature, and it is already happening in some places. Across the EU, people have successfully worked to restore our wetlands, forests, rivers and seas.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"boxed\">\n\n<\/div><div class=\"boxed\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bring back nature in Poland\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9hYfNawf3Us?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div><div class=\"boxed\">\n\n<\/div><div class=\"boxed\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">But a toxic coalition of conservatives, far right and some liberals is out to destroy nature, destroy farmers, and destroy our way of life.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"boxed\">\n\n<\/div><div class=\"boxed\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">They want to stop every effort to bring back nature. First, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GreensEFA\/status\/1762440913295405402\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">they tried to kill a new EU law to #RestoreNature<\/a>. Now they are coming after existing EU nature laws.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"boxed\">\n\n<\/div><div class=\"lazyblock-image-Z2c1BbC wp-block-lazyblock-image\"><div class=\"color-def bg-orange-to-yellow skew-bg\" style=\"background-color: ;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"boxed\">\n  <figure>\n    <div class=\"image-container\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greens-efa.eu\/opinions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/vote-card_NRL_2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n      <div class=\"overlay-content\">\n        \n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <figcaption class=\"mt-1 small\"><\/figcaption>\n  <\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"boxed\">\n\n<\/div><div class=\"boxed\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">We must stop them. We must defend nature and save our planet.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"boxed\">\n\n<\/div><div class=\"boxed\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">We successfully defended the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greens-efa.eu\/opinions\/why-we-need-a-strong-eu-nature-restoration-law\/\">nature restoration law<\/a> &#8211; we will defend our other nature laws too. Read this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greens-efa.eu\/opinions\/why-we-need-a-strong-eu-nature-restoration-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">article<\/a> explaining why we need a nature restoration law. <\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"boxed\">\n\n<\/div><div class=\"boxed\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"We have a Nature Restoration Law!\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zq6u4eDX__M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div><div class=\"boxed\">\n\n<\/div><div class=\"boxed\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Conservatives already have their next target in sight: they want to lower EU protections for key wildlife species like the wolf, bear and lynx. They say they worry about the wolf but in reality, they want to get rid of cranes, flamingos and bisons too, which have only just bounced back around Europe.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"boxed\">\n\n<\/div><div class=\"lazyblock-image-Zmt9WX wp-block-lazyblock-image\"><div class=\"color-def bg-yellow-to-pink skew-bg\" style=\"background-color: ;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"boxed\">\n  <figure>\n    <div class=\"image-container\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greens-efa.eu\/opinions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Who-wants-to-undermine-wildlife-conservation-in-the-EU.png\" alt=\"Who wants to undermine wildlife conservation in the EU \/ restore nature\">\n      <div class=\"overlay-content\">\n        \n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <figcaption class=\"mt-1 small\"><\/figcaption>\n  <\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"boxed\">\n\n<\/div><div class=\"boxed\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">To defend nature, we must stand firm against all coordinated attacks and expand EU protections of nature, in line with the EU\u2019s international commitments.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"boxed\">\n\n<\/div><div class=\"boxed\">\n<h2 class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">This means:<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"boxed\">\n\n<\/div><div class=\"boxed\">\n<ul class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-list\"><li>Effectively protect 30 percent of EU land and sea, and strictly protect 10 percent;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>Fully apply existing legislation, especially the EU\u2019s Birds and Habitats Directives and Nature Restoration Law. 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