Supporting the development of national restoration plans

Under the Horizon 2020 Green Deal Call, four major nature restoration projects are being funded – MERLIN, REST-COAST, SUPERB, and WaterLANDS. On 10 March 2025, the four projects held a high-level meeting at the European Commission in Brussels to present and discuss evidence-based recommendations and scalable solutions to help Member States design effective National Restoration Plans, a requirement of the Nature Restoration Regulation. The event gathered key restoration stakeholders, including representatives from Member States and the European Commission. This report summarises the key insights and actions from the workshop and provides additional resources and information from the projects. The lessons shared in this report can serve as a resource for national authorities when developing NRPs and inform decision-making and evidence-based policymaking.

ISSN
ISBN 978-92-95234-56-7
DOI 10.2848/3694350
Catalogue number JW-01-25-014-EN-N

Download the full report here. 

See also: 

• Article: Nature-based solutions for a resilient Europe
• Report: Restoring ecosystems under the Green Deal Call: Recovering biodiversity and connecting to nature
• Webinar video: Projects and policy-making: the contribution of the Green Deal Call-funded projects to the Nature Restoration Law (NRL)
• Visit the Climate Change and Biodiversity Working Group page
• Podcast: MERLIN: – Restoring Europe’s landscapes through the Green Deal and Nature Restoration Law
• Projects managed by the European Research Executive Agency helping to achieve the targets of the new Nature Restoration Law

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