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BISE serves as the European reference gateway for accessing data, information and knowledge regarding the status and progress towards EU biodiversity targets. This is derived from data collected through key nature-related policy instruments.
What does the EU do to protect Biodiversity?
26.4%
EU land are covered by protected areas
12.3%
EU marine waters are
covered by protected areas
1,840+
EU species protected
under EU law
230+
EU habitats protected
under EU law
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Nature restoration corner
In these pages, you will get access to different resources and materials to acquire more knowledge on nature restoration, the Nature Restoration Regulation and its relevance at regional and global levels
Nature Restoration Regulation Reference Portal
This reference portal provide access to reference or relevant documents related to the Nature Restoration Regulation and its implementation. It is a living page.
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BIOCLIMA: Assessing Land use, Climate and Biodiversity impacts of land-based climate mitigation and biodiversity policies in the EU
The EU Fit for 55 Package and the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, have underscored the role that the agriculture and forestry sectors will have in tackling climate change, protecting the environment and preserving or restoring biodiversity. Exploratory scenario analyses in the ‘Clean Planet for All' Communication identified important linkages between these objectives that could be synergistic but also antagonistic, depending on the land-use policies applied and their geographic location. Such challenges call for significant advances in integrated land-use planning and policy design. With the call for tender ENV/2020/OP/0014 the European Commission’s Directorate General for the Environment has identified the need to explore the potential synergies between the climate change and biodiversity agenda with scenarios and models.
The BIOCLIMA consortium has responded to this call with a proposal whose overarching goal is to provide a robust ex-ante assessment of the possible impacts and synergies of current EU policies on biodiversity and climate.