Nature restoration plan: “For the first time, France has a genuine nature restoration policy” (MTE)

News Tank Transitions - Bruxelles - News #457266 - Published on 15/10/26 at 11:00
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"For the first time, France is adopting a genuine nature restoration policy. The plan will set out, at national level, the objectives of the European regulation, which aims to restore the health of ecosystems and sustainably strengthen the resilience of regions to climate change”, stated the office of the Ministry for Ecological Transition on 14 October 2026.

This statement follows the submission of the technical version of the draft nature restoration plan to the European Commission on 9 October 2026, more than a month after the 1 September deadline set by the European Commission for Member States. To date, only nine other countries have submitted their plans: Austria, Bulgaria, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal, the Netherlands, Sweden and Spain.

The French plan is based on two…

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