Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 5 October 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
EU Nature Restoration Target: COPA-COGECA
Mr. Niall Curley:
For peat, it will mean rewetting to a certain extent 35% by 2050 and restoring 70% by 2050. Based on the annexes to the documents, restoration basically means rewetting. They do not give examples of measures other than rewetting to a certain extent. It does not mention what level, but rewetting is the main aim. The Commission made no distinction between restoration and rewetting. While the target says "restoration", it is 70% rewetting by 2050.
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