25-05-2023 11:24 via theguardian.com

MEPs accused of ‘culture war against nature’ by opposing restoration law

Fears biodiversity proposals could be abandoned amid opposition from lobby groups and some countriesMEPs have been accused of whipping up “a culture war against nature” after the fisheries and agriculture committees voted against the EU’s biodiversity restoration law.Last June, the European Commission revealed proposals for legally binding targets to restore wildlife on land, rivers and the sea for member states. The nature restoration law was announced alongside separate legis
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