With the planned Nature Restoration Law, the EU is taking a pioneering role worldwide, said rapporteur César Luena (S&D) yesterday in the Environment Committee. „I want to take advantage of this opportunity.“ In his draft report, Luena aims for higher targets than the Commission. For example, he wants to raise the overall target of restoring 20 percent of ecosystems to 30 percent. That is in line with the new global nature conservation agreement reached in Montreal. Environmental groups welcomed the draft, but the opposition was not long in coming. Timo Landenberger has the details.