Published June 15, 2023
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Scientists support the EU's Green Deal and reject the unjustified argumentation against the Sustainable Use Regulation and the Nature Restoration Law
Authors/Creators
- 1. 1) UFZ - Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, a) Department of Ecosystem Services, Leipzig, Germany AND 2) German Centre for integrative biodiversity research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
- 2. University of Duisburg-Essen, Faculty of Biology, Aquatic Ecology, Essen, Germany
- 3. 1) UFZ - Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, a) Department of Ecosystem Services, Leipzig, Germany AND 2) German Centre for integrative biodiversity research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany AND 4) 4) Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Institute of Biodiversity, Jena, Germany
- 4. 2) German Centre for integrative biodiversity research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany AND 5) Institute of Biology / Geobotany and Botanical Garden, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany
- 5. 1) UFZ - Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, b) Department of Environmental Politics, Leipzig, Germany
- 6. 1) UFZ - Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, a) Department of Ecosystem Services, Leipzig, Germany AND 2) German Centre for integrative biodiversity research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany AND
- 7. 6) University of Helsinki, Helsinki Sustainability Center, Helsinki, Finland
- 8. 1) UFZ - Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Leipzig, Germany; AND 2) German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany ; c) Department of Physiological Diversity, d) Department of Physiological Diversity, Leipzig, Germany
- 9. 4) Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Institute of Biodiversity, Jena, Germany; AND 7) Leibniz Institute for Vegetable and Ornamental Crops (IGZ), Großbeeren, Germany
- 10. 8) Institute of Nature Conservation Polish Academy of Science, Krakow, Poland AND 9) Faculty of Experimental Sciences, Universidad de Huelva, Huelva, Spain
- 11. 10) Finnish Museum of Natural History, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- 12. 11) University of Rostock, Germany
- 13. 1) UFZ - Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research c) Department of Physiological Diversity, Leipzig, Germany AND 2) German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany AND 5) Institute of Biology / Geobotany and Botanical Garden, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany AND 12) Institute of Biological Sciences, University of the Philippines in Los Baños (UPLB), Laguna, Philippines
- 14. 13) Museum für Naturkunde - Leibniz-Institut für Evolutions- und Biodiversitätsforschung (MfN), Berlin, Germany
- 15. 14) Rewilding Europe, The Netherlands
- 16. 1) UFZ - Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, a) Department of Ecosystem Services, Leipzig, Germany AND ; 2) German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany AND 4) Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Institute of Biodiversity, Jena, Germany
- 17. 15) INRAE-DYNAFOR, Castanet-Tolosan, France
- 18. 16) Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Wageningen, The Netherlands
Description
The scientific community is deeply concerned about the ongoing discussions on the EU’s Green Deal. Of particular concern are the current criticisms targeting the Sustainable Use Regulation (SUR) and Nature Restoration Law (NRL). We urge policy makers to continue the legislative procedure for the SUR and the NRL, and invite opponents of the Green Deal for a consultation with scientists.
The call was led by 17 scientists and signed by 3,339 scientists across EU Member States and 17 additional countries.
Notes
This open letter is accompanied by signatures from 3339 scientists. The document has been slightly adjusted in response to comments on the initial version of 7.6.2023.