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.