Which organization has enacted the Nature Restoration Law (NRL) to tackle climate change and biodiversity loss?
Answer & explanation
Answer: (a) The European Union
The Nature Restoration Law is a European Union law. The Council of the EU adopted it on 17 June 2024 and it entered into force on 18 August 2024, setting binding targets to restore degraded ecosystems across the EU's land and sea areas.
- ✓ (a) The European Commission describes the Nature Restoration Law as a key element of the EU Biodiversity Strategy, with binding restoration targets for habitats and species that should cover at least 20% of the EU's land and sea areas by 2030.
- ✗ (b) The World Bank Group describes its role as providing financial products and policy advice to countries; it is not the body that enacted this law.
- ✗ (c) The OECD describes itself as an international organisation that works to build better policies; it did not enact this law.
- ✗ (d) The FAO describes itself as a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger; it did not enact this law.
- • Since then The Commission's page now calls the same law the 'Nature Restoration Regulation'; in 2024 it used 'Nature Restoration Law'. The content and the dates above are unchanged.
Remember · The Nature Restoration Law is a European Union regulation, in force since 18 August 2024, with binding targets to restore ecosystems by 2030 and 2050.
Sources
- Nature Restoration Regulation (formerly Nature Restoration Law), European Commission, Directorate-General for Environment ↗ “The Nature Restoration Regulation is the first continent-wide, comprehensive law of its kind. It is a key element of the EU Biodiversity Strategy , which sets binding targets to restore degraded ecosystems … 18 August 2024 Nature Restoration Regulation enters into force 17 June 2024 Council adopts Nature Restoration Regulation”
- Who We Are, The World Bank Group ↗ “Provides financial products and policy advice to help middle-income and creditworthy low-income countries reduce poverty and respond to regional and global challenges.”
- About the OECD (Who we are) ↗ “is an international organisation that works to build better policies for better lives.”
- About FAO: Overview, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ↗ “is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger.”
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