Wetlands in the EU policy context

This paper provides an overview of the EU policy context relevant to wetlands, assessing EU legislations that support or counteract wetland conservation, restoration and sustainable use. We classify selected EU environmental and climate policies according to their impacts and reliance on wetlands and assess prevailing implementation weaknesses of their wetland-related aims. The second part of the assessment focusses on the new EU Nature Restoration Regulation, finding that it can serve as a focal point for synergetic action, promoting wetland restoration while enhancing benefits for biodiversity conservation, climate change adaptation and mitigation, flood risk management, water resilience and other policy…

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  Bundesamt für Naturschutz