Environmental group, Green Alliance, expresses disagreement and advocates for the ongoing implementation of the LIFE programme for preserving EU biodiversity.
The European Commission's decision to exclude the LIFE program from its upcoming budgets has raised concerns among environmentalists, conservationists, and scientists. The LIFE program, a dedicated fund for stopping biodiversity loss, has been instrumental in the recovery of several endangered species in the Iberian Peninsula, such as the Iberian lynx, the bearded vulture, and the brown bear.
The Green Party has registered an initiative in the European Parliament, requesting the European Commission to explain its plans to halt biodiversity loss without the LIFE program. Juantxo López de Uralde, the federal coordinator of Green Alliance, has also taken an initiative to the European Parliament, requesting the continuation of the LIFE program for nature conservation and biodiversity.
The LIFE program, a fundamental tool in recent years for the conservation and recovery of some species, has achieved worldwide inspirational initiatives in conservation and recovery of species. Its elimination contradicts the spirit of the Nature Restoration Law, which aims to restore at least 30% of degraded habitats in Member States by 2030, with more ambitious targets of 60% by 2040 and 90% by 2050.
López de Uralde accuses the European Union of abandoning its commitment to green policies, governed by conservatives and influenced by the far right and climate change deniers. He points out that the European Union's leadership in climate policy has been waning for a long time, and this is particularly serious at a time when the climate and ecological crisis is worsening.
The future of the LIFE projects is now in the hands of Member States, causing alarm among conservationists and environmentalists. The announcement of the LIFE program's elimination has been widely criticized by environmental defense organizations. López de Uralde states that the elimination of the LIFE program will have a brutal cost, from which many ecosystems may not recover.
The European Commission has announced its intention to integrate LIFE plan resources into the European Fund for Competitiveness. However, this move has not alleviated the concerns of those who believe that the LIFE program is irreplaceable and essential for the conservation and recovery of endangered species.
The elimination of the LIFE program is a serious setback in the fight against biodiversity loss and the implementation of the Nature Restoration Law. As no national fund for conservation and recovery of species has replaced the LIFE program before, and with problems more complex and pressing than ever, the future of the European Union's biodiversity and ecosystems hangs in the balance.
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