Restore at least 30% of land and sea habitat from poor condition to good condition by 2030, increasing to 60% by 2040 and 90% by 2050

Enable 3bn trees to be planted and for action to be taken to ensure there is no net loss in the total amount of urban green space

June 2022 - Nov 2023 - Initial proposal for a law and alignment on specific terms

 Feb 2024 - The European parliament gave the green light to a watered-down law to restore nature after weeks of fierce protests from farmers and a last-ditch attempt from right-wing parties threatened to sink the deal.

March 2024: The law still needed to be adopted by the Council of the EU before it could take effect. This is usually a formality, but Austria, Belgium, Finland, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Sweden and, after a controversial last-minute U-turn, Hungary, signalled they intended to either abstain or oppose the law if it was put to the vote.

May 2024: Eleven EU Member States had signed up to an Ireland-led call to adopt the Nature Restoration Law (NRL) and to urge other member states to do the same at a meeting of environmental ministers scheduled for yesterday, June 17th.

June 2024: A last-minute position change from Austria paved the way for the deal. Slovakia, which had previously publicly voiced doubts about the proposal, also backed the text. This allowed the law to pass with a narrow majority of 20 countries representing 66% of the EU’s population. The threshold for approval is 65%.

Finance: In a report titled “Climate meets nature” UBS Asset Management and Planet Tracker provide a practical guide for industry practitioners on how best to integrate nature when looking at solutions for the global energy transition

Finance: The World Bank will issue a new bond expected to raise some $200 million to support its sustainability activities and reforestation in Brazil's Amazon, 

Big business: Biodiversity and electricity grids can co-exist, EU power association says, in large white paper

Big business: WRI-led initiative drafts strategy to restore 50 mln hectares in Latin America by 2030

Policy: Colombian Environment Minister Susana Muhamad, sets sight on enhancing biodiversity

Funding: Africa's Great Green Wall, which is meant to restore degraded landscapes and boost economies across the continent, is low on cash and unlikely to meet a 2030 completion goal, the president of the most recent UN summit on desertification said

Policy: The European Union is ill-prepared to implement the bloc's new law aimed at banning the import of commodities and related goods linked to deforestation, an EU grain trade association said on Tuesday.

Research: Increased tropical cyclones due to global heating could lead to dramatic declines in seabird populations, according to a new study.

Amazing Nature: Researchers used AI to analyse 469 wild African elephant calls to spot subtle differences between the rumbles and found that Elephants have unique names for each other

Irish ocean data company, Xocean, which uses uncrewed surface vessels to collect information, has raised €30 million in Series B

Octopus investment plans to close its first natural capital fund by year end, allocating some funds to NatureTech, according to Carbon Pulse

20 June - IEMA Green Skills Networking Event - London, UK

25 & 26 June - Nature Tech Expo 2024 - Leeds, UK

25/26 June - Blue Earth Forum - London UK

26 June - The Nature Positive Hub at London Climate Action Week 2024 - London, UK

26 June - World Bio Markets - London, UK

3 July - MCJ NatureTech Spotlight - Paris, France

16 July - Using Green Finance to Drive Nature’s Recovery - Online

Lead Biodiversity Scientist @EarthAcre

Engineering and Product roles @ Sylvera

Multiple Roles @ NatureMetrics

Software Engineer @ Gaia

Climate, Nature, and Social Risk Intelligence Lead, Vice President (New York, US) @ JP Morgan

Investment Associate @ Schmidt Family Foundation,  (San Francisco, US)

Investment Director / Manager @ Natural Heritage, (remote, East or Southern Africa)

Senior Project Finance Lead @ Earthshot  (remote/ New York / San Francisco, US)

Senior Software Engineer @ NalaEarth

Check out Theresa Lieb’s post for even more