Eamon Ryan made an impassioned plea to his European counterparts to protect 'our incredible natural world' and support the Nature Restoration Law in Luxembourg.
He spoke before environment ministers from EU member states reached a deal on the 'general approach' to Europe's Nature Restoration Law at the Environment Council.
The proposal aims to restore ecosystems, habitats and species across the EU lands and seas and asks all member states to set restoration measures that cover at least 20% of those areas by 2030 with a view to restoring all ecosystems that need it by 2050.
