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Published July 9, 2023 | Version Full Version 9.7.2023 (preprint)
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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

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. 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
  • 3. 4) University of Helsinki, Helsinki Sustainability Center, Helsinki, Finland
  • 4. 5) University of Duisburg-Essen, Faculty of Biology, Aquatic Ecology, Essen, Germany
  • 5. 6) Finnish Museum of Natural History, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
  • 6. 2) German Centre for integrative biodiversity research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany AND 7) Institute of Biology / Geobotany and Botanical Garden, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany
  • 7. 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 8) Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Institute of Biodiversity, Jena, Germany
  • 8. 9) Museum für Naturkunde - Leibniz-Institut für Evolutions- und Biodiversitätsforschung (MfN), Berlin, Germany
  • 9. 1b UFZ – Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Department of Economics, Leipzig, Germany AND 8 Martin Luther University Halle-Witenberg, Faculty for Law and Economics, Hall/S., Germany
  • 10. 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
  • 11. 10) University of Rostock, Germany
  • 12. 11) Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission, Directorate for Sustainable Resources, Ispra, VA 21027, Italy
  • 13. 2) German Centre for integrative biodiversity research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany AND
  • 14. 12) Rewilding Europe, The Netherlands
  • 15. 13) Institute of Nature Conservation Polish Academy of Science, Krakow, Poland AND 14) Faculty of Experimental Sciences, Universidad de Huelva, Huelva, Spain
  • 16. 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 15) Institute of Biological Sciences, University of the Philippines in Los Baños (UPLB), Laguna, Philippines
  • 17. 16) INRAE-DYNAFOR, Castanet-Tolosan, France
  • 18. 7) Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Institute of Biodiversity, Jena, Germany; AND 17) Leibniz Institute for Vegetable and Ornamental Crops (IGZ), Großbeeren, Germany
  • 19. 1) UFZ - Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, b) Department of Environmental Politics, Leipzig, Germany
  • 20. 18) Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Wageningen, The Netherlands
  • 21. 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 3) Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Institute of Biodiversity, Jena, Germany

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 23 scientists and signed by 6000 scientists across EU Member States and 30 additional countries.

Notes

This open letter is accompanied by signatures from 6000 scientists. The document has been adjusted and elaborated in response to comments on the initial versions of 7.6.2023, and two new claims and counter-claims, as well as introduction and discussion, were added.

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