{"id":2835,"date":"2026-04-22T19:26:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T13:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=2835"},"modified":"2026-04-22T19:26:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T13:56:16","slug":"which-organization-has-enacted-the-nature-restoration-law-nrl-to-tackle-climate-change-and-biodiversity-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/prelims\/which-organization-has-enacted-the-nature-restoration-law-nrl-to-tackle-climate-change-and-biodiversity-loss","title":{"rendered":"Which organization has enacted the Nature Restoration Law (NRL) to tackle climate change and biodiversity loss?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list mcq\">\n<li><strong>The European Union\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The World Bank\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(FAO\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Answer:\u00a0<strong>(a) The European Union\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"nature-restoration-law-nrl\"><strong>Nature Restoration Law (NRL)<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>Nature Restoration Law (NRL)<\/strong>\u00a0is a landmark environmental regulation enacted by the\u00a0<strong>European Union (EU)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The EU Nature Restoration Law (NRL), adopted in June 2024, is a pioneering regulation requiring member states\u00a0<strong>to restore at least 20% of the EU\u2019s land and sea areas by 2030, and all degraded ecosystems by 2050<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It aims\u00a0<strong>to boost biodiversity, combat climate change, and enhance natural carbon sinks.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Key Features of the NRL:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Legally Binding Targets:<\/strong>\u00a0The law sets\u00a0<strong>binding targets<\/strong>\u00a0to restore degraded ecosystems, particularly those with high potential to capture and store carbon and to prevent and reduce the impact of natural disasters.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Restoration Goals:<\/strong>\u00a0Member States are required to implement restoration measures covering at least 20% of the EU\u2019s land and sea areas\u00a0<strong>by 2030.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ecosystem Focus:<\/strong>\u00a0The law emphasizes restoring wetlands, rivers, forests, grasslands, marine ecosystems, and the species they host to increase biodiversity and secure ecosystem services like water and air purification, crop pollination, and flood protection.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Climate and Biodiversity Commitments:<\/strong>\u00a0The NRL supports the EU\u2019s commitment to climate neutrality\u00a0<strong>by 2050<\/strong>\u00a0and aligns with international biodiversity commitments under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>River Connectivity:<\/strong>\u00a0Aiming to remove barriers to make at least 25,000 km of rivers free-flowing by 2030.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Urban Green Spaces:<\/strong>\u00a0No net loss of urban green space and tree cover by 2030, with an increase thereafter.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Targeted Goals:<\/strong>\u00a0Contribution to planting 3 billion additional trees and protecting marine habitats like seagrass beds.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Funding &amp; Economics:<\/strong>\u00a0The law is\u00a0<strong>part of the European Green Deal,<\/strong>\u00a0offering significant economic returns of up to \u20ac4\u2013\u20ac38 for every euro invested.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Nature-Restoration-Law-NRL.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53566\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Answer:\u00a0(a) The European Union\u00a0 Nature Restoration Law (NRL)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,1],"tags":[36],"years":[63],"class_list":["post-2835","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-prelims","category-upsc","tag-environment","years-63"],"acf":[],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":3,"label":"Prelims"},{"value":1,"label":"UPSC"}],"post_tag":[{"value":36,"label":"Environment"}],"years":[{"value":63,"label":"2025"}]},"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":{"display_name":"LotusArise","author_link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/author\/team-lotusarise"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":3,"name":"Prelims","slug":"prelims","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":1,"count":1251,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":3,"category_count":1251,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Prelims","category_nicename":"prelims","category_parent":1},{"term_id":1,"name":"UPSC","slug":"upsc","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":1269,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":1,"category_count":1269,"category_description":"","cat_name":"UPSC","category_nicename":"upsc","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":[{"term_id":36,"name":"Environment","slug":"environment","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":36,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":193,"filter":"raw"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2835","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2835"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2835\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2835"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2835"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2835"},{"taxonomy":"years","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/years?post=2835"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}