India, Feb. 28 -- New law sets a target for the EU to restore at least 20 per cent of the EU's land and sea areas by 2030

The European Parliament on February 27, 2024, adopted the first European Union (EU) law to restore degraded ecosystems across the 27-nation political and economic bloc, according to an official statement .

The new law sets a target for the EU to restore at least 20 per cent of its land and sea areas by 2030 and all ecosystems in need of restoration by 2050, the statement added.

The law calls on EU members to restore at least 30 per cent of drained peatland by 2030, 40 per cent by 2040 and 50 per cent by 2050.

"To improve biodiversity in agricultural ecosystems, EU countries will have to make progress in two of the ...