International Union for Conservation of Nature EU Representative Office

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) reiterates its strong support for the upholding of key environmental legislation within the European Union and beyond. IUCN recognises the importance of reducing some administrative burdens, especially for national and regional authorities, but firmly underlines that such simplifications should not come at the expense of environmental safeguards. In this context, IUCN recalls its Resolution 6.074 which: urges all governments to take steps to implement effectively and to reinforce the principle of non-regression in the areas of environmental policy and law, with due regard for the constitutional provisions of each country, and with…

The EU Green Deal, as such, including (inter alia):
The EU Biodiversity Strategy, and in this context
• the Invasive Alien Species Regulation,
• the Nature Restoration Law,
• the Soil Health Law,
• the EU Pollinators Initiative,
• the EU Forest Strategy and
• the EU legal framework to halt and reverse EU-driven global deforestation.
the EU Water Resilience Strategy
The Farm to Fork Strategy, and in this context
• the Sustainable Food Systems Framework Law (SFSF) and the Sustainable Use of Pesticides Regulation (SUR).
• The climate policy (including the Climate Law).
• The Circular Economy Action Plan, including the Sustainable Products Initiative.
• the EU Taxonomy for sustainable finance
The Common Agricultural Policy.
The EU Overseas Countries and territories related policies.
IUCN: European Red Lists, Key Biodiversity Areas, Nature-based Solutions