Thursday, MEPs in the ENVI committee will vote on the EU law to #RestoreNature. 🪲🌳🐛
Unfortunately some MEPs already decided to reject the law entirely, citing a number of reasons, but all are misleading or just untrue.
Time for a factcheck in a 🧵by our own @juttapaulusrlp.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/GreensEFA/status/1667248311705784334
@juttapaulusrlp @europarl_en @EP_Environment ❌ Claim 1: 10% of agricultural land can not be used.
✅ Fact: The 10% landscape elements are just (not mandatory) indicators for diversity in the agricultural landscape. These include: fruit trees, hedges, ponds, etc. Use is explicitly permitted, but must be done carefully.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/GreensEFA/status/1667249144157675520
❌ Claim 2: Villages are to be demolished for peatland restoration.
✅ Fact: By 2030, 30% of peat soils (mainly wetland vegetation) are to be revitalized, partly through rewetting. Member States can select where. and agricultural use (paludiculture) is explicitly permitted.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/GreensEFA/status/1667251328727371779
❌ Claim 3: The expansion of renewable energies is obstructed because of the EU law to #RestoreNature.
✅ Fact: There is an explicit exception rule for renewable energies, synergies should be developed if possible. Industry associations for solar & wind energy support the law!
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/GreensEFA/status/1667554308127182853
❌ Claim 4: The EU Commission has not carried out an impact assessment om the law to #RestoreNature.
✅ Fact: The official impact assessment is several hundred pages long. Since the Member States have a lot of freedom in implementation of the law, it keeps a lot of options open.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/GreensEFA/status/1667554833400832002
❌ Claim 5: 30% of the country's area is placed under strict protection.
✅ Fact: 30% of particularly valuable ecosystems that are in poor condition are intended to be restored and remain in good condition after restoration. Use of the land is still possible (e.g. pasture land).
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/GreensEFA/status/1667555200033337345
❌ Claim 6: No more houses can be built.
✅ Fact: Green spaces in cities should not decrease, with a 5% increase by 2050. Building-integrated greening is also possible with more trees. Concrete water areas are to be opened up. Important for climate change adaptation!
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/GreensEFA/status/1667960278779084800
❌ Claim 8: Restoring nature is too expensive.
✅ Fact: Every € 1 invested brings at least € 8 in economic benefit!
It gives us flood protection, provision of drinking water, increase in pollinating insects, etc.
The basics of our nature's survival are priceless!
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/GreensEFA/status/1667983670714482688
❌ Claim 7: Food security is at risk because of the EU law to #RestoreNature.
✅ Fact: Science is clear: Biodiversity loss and climate change are the biggest threats to agriculture.
Only healthy ecosystems provide drinkable water, clean air, fertile soil and active pollinators.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/GreensEFA/status/1667963502697275392