The Association for Environmental and Nature Conservation (BUND) in Saxony has sharply criticized the Saxon Ministry of the Environment's stance on the EU Restoration Regulation. The environmental association accuses the state government of blocking necessary steps against species extinction and biodiversity loss. The background to this is the regulation on the restoration of damaged ecosystems, which provides for renaturation measures on at least 20 percent of land and marine areas in the EU by 2030.
In mid-May, the Saxon Environment Minister Georg-Ludwig von Breitenbuch criticized the regulation as being impractical. Although the essence of the concern could be understood, he expressed doubts about its implementation. "We are committed to reducing bureaucracy and streamlining procedures everywhere. However, the Restoration Ordinance is the opposite," said the CDU politician. The regulation must be revised or withdrawn.
