Protecting at least 30% of Europe’s land and seas, 10% of which would be strictly protected, and devoting at least 10% of agricultural land to landscapes of high biodiversity value: the EU’s 2030 biodiversity strategy is laudable, but it lacks the financial means for this ambition, according to the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC).
Neither the European Recovery Plan nor the EU’s draft Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2021-2027 contain any evidence of full, effective...