DI Wolfgang Suske, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
The Restoration Act obliges EU member states to take measures to restore destroyed ecosystems. At least 20% of the EU’s land and sea areas are to be restored by 2030, with the aim of restoring all affected ecosystems by 2050.
Member States must draw up comprehensive national restoration plans setting out how they intend to achieve the above (and other) targets.
What does the Restoration Act say about cities and urban sprawl? Which settlement sizes are affected by the renaturation law? What does the law mean for climate change? How can you participate in the implementation process?
Wolfgang Suske is a lecturer at the BOKU (University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences), Vienna, is an expert in numerous projects and has his own company specializing in projects in the fields of international nature conservation, rural development and communication. Suske was the initiator of the petition for the renaturation law.