Renaturation: The last word has not yet • Table.Briefings

By Raphael Weyland

Raphael Weyland is the Brussels office manager of the Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU).

On Wednesday, the European Parliament will vote on the Nature Restoration Act. In the Environment Committee, the project recently failed to find a majority. But it’s not too late, writes Raphael Weyland, NABU’s Brussels office manager. He accuses the opponents of the law of obfuscation and false statements.

Have you seen the movie „Don’t Look Up!“? The Netflix production is about two scientists who constantly warn of the approaching impact of an asteroid – and are simply not taken seriously before all life on Earth is wiped out. Now you may think whatever you want about Netflix, but the movie was oddly relatable – the current threat does not come from a rock from outer space, but from the supposedly creeping, but inevitably noticeable nature and climate crisis. The plot of „Don’t Look Up!“ is frighteningly close to what we can observe in the discussion about the Nature Restoration Law (NRL).

Renaturation: The last word has not yet been spoken

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