France, March 30 -- The European Union's green commitments are on shaky ground as countries remain split overthe bloc's flagship nature restoration law - one of the biggest environmental policies ever put forward. The divisions underscore the profoundimpact that protests by farmers have had on EU politics.

Aimed at reversing decades of damage to the EU's land and water habitats, the law is a crucial pillar of the EU's ambitious climate agenda.

It obliges countries to restore nature on a fifth of land and sea ecosystems by 2030. This rises to 60 percent by 2040 and at least 90 percent by 2050.

The law, which took two years to engineer, was approved by the EU parliament in February - despite a last-minute revolt by the centre-right Europ...