Landmark EU nature restoration plan gets green light despite farmers’ protests

European Union countries have given final approval to a major and long-awaited plan to better protect nature in the 27-nation bloc (Bernat Armangue/AP)

European Union countries on Monday gave final approval to a major and long-awaited plan to better protect nature in the 27-nation bloc.

It follows months of protests by farmers who argued that EU environmental and climate laws were driving them toward bankruptcy.