‘Flexibility’ on restoring agricultural peatland

The EU Nature Restoration Law proposed by the European Commission is aimed at restoring “damaged ecosystems and bring nature back across Europe”.

Ireland could use ‘flexibility clauses’ to meet its 2030 peatland restoration targets without implementing measures on peatland under agricultural use, the European Commission has said.

There has been significant concern in the Irish farming community about the amount of land impacted by EU Nature Restoration Law proposals, aimed at restoring “damaged ecosystems and [bringing] nature back across Europe”.