Euronatur: "Without adequate funding Europe will fail to meet its Nature Restoration Regulation targets"

"With only three months to go until EU Member States must submit their national restoration plans, implementation of the EU’s Nature Restoration Regulation will not be possible without sufficient dedicated public funding", warned EuroNatur and Bankwatch in a new report published on 11/06/2026, at an event in the European Parliament, on 11/06/2026.

The report assessed restoration costs in Croatia, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia and Poland to support these countries in their national restoration planning.

The conclusions highlight that "in the absence of the European Commission’s long-awaited 2025 financing report, governments are now without essential guidance on investment needs and funding pathways".

"While several Member States have raised concerns about the availability of funding for restoration, the forthcoming national and regional partnership plans within the 2028-2034 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) offer a crucial opportunity to embed dedicated EU funding for biodiversity within national MFF envelopes and reverse the decline of the EU’s natural habitats, 81% of which are in…