2022 is a pivotal year for nature. It is the year that world leaders will adopt a new deal for nature and people – a post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework – at the UN Biodiversity Conference COP15 in Montreal. It also marks the 30th anniversary of the EU’s Habitats Directive and Natura 2000. A...
Compared to seven years ago, there is now much greater recognition of the socio-economic value of nature in general and of the multiple benefits that Natura 2000 and Green Infrastructure, in particular, can bring to society. This will hopefully encourage policy makers to take greater account of ...