Resources from SER-Europe’s Legal Working Group related to the EU Nature Restoration Law, including legal analyses, policy commentary, and briefing documents.
2026
June 2026
Arguments in Support of the Birds and Habitats Directives: A Legal Position Paper
June 2026
What does the EU Nature Restoration Regulation mean for forestry? (Version 2)
March 2026
Realising biodiversity potential of Europe’s quarries, mines and other extractive sites
March 2026
Real-world restoration: adaptive planning under uncertainty
March 2026
The EU Nature Restoration Regulation: a new lifeline for Europe’s protected species?
March 2026
Restoration of urban ecosystems: a walk in the park?
March 2026
What does the EU Nature Restoration Regulation mean for marine ecosystems?
March 2026
What does the EU Nature Restoration Regulation mean for agriculture?
2025
7 February 2025
SER-Europe comments on the draft regulation for a uniform format of the National Restoration Plans
2024
18 March 2024
10 legal reasons to vote in favour of the EU Nature Restoration Law
2023
21 November 2023
The EU Nature Restoration Law: Legal concerns on the trilogue draft agreement
25 October 2023
The EU Nature Restoration Law: Avoiding legal pitfalls in further negotiations
Prepared for trilogue discussions and final European Parliament and Council votes
6 July 2023
Legal assessment explaining why COPA*COGECA’s objections against the Nature Restoration Act proposal are misleading
Prepared for the European Parliament plenary vote
May 2023
EU Nature Restoration Law: Myths and misconceptions debunked
27 April 2023
Legal assessment of the proposal for an EU Nature Restoration Law
Comments on the European Commission proposal