European Union (EU) And the Member States «They should integrate the principle of non -regression in the laws for the preservation of biodiversity»To one International reference In that area, according to A work done by three Spanish scientific institutions and published in the magazine Science.
The authors, Carlos Javier Durá and José Vicente López Bao, linked to the Mixed Biodiversity Research Institute of the University of Oviedo, the Institute for Advanced Studies (IESA-CSIC) from Córdoba and the International Center for Environmental Law Studies (CIEDA-CIEMAT) Located in Soria, Han «found a setback in EU environmental legislation“, As the first said in an interview.
In the opinion of both experts, «Recent political decisions have created uncertainty and internal conflicts between EU regulations, with negative effects on nature conservation«.
As Durá has indicated, «lEU is always internationally represented in the last 30 or 40 years of making a policy with a legal basis that has permitted the socio-economic activities with the preservation of the environment, all based on principles, such as precautions and legality«.
Biodiversity protection rules are ‘relaxed’
«Within those principles, that of non -regression is approved by the River Summit+20 of 2012That Forbids countries to reduce their national environmental protection“, He remembered.
Durá emphasized that, “For Europe, the environment is fundamental, it comes in the EU operation agreement itself“, Of which some articles determine that” sectoral policy (energy, agriculture, transport, etc.) must have the environmental variable as something intrinsic. “
«However, with the latest normative changes, political changes, we detect a regression of the regulations” by Biodiversity Maintenance in the EUhas warned this researcher of environmental law.
The work of both experts refers to «EU’s climatic and energy policy (regulations 2022/0160 and 2022/2577) have accelerated the development of infrastructure projects with strong effects in those places where biodiversity has been held«.
«On the other hand, EU agricultural policy has also eliminated some guarantees for environmental protection«, According to his authors.
In that sense they quote «Regulation 2024/1468 of the EU Common Agricultural Policy“That, they confirm,” he reduced some of the conditionality requirements for farmers in relation to the animal welfare and the environment«.
Also, Some proposals that have been increased to protect biodiversity, such as the sustainable use of certain pesticides, they retired in 2024 y The European Commission has also reduced the budget to promote sustainable agriculture and animal welfare in 2025“They claim.
Change of 360 degrees in the political priorities of the EU
Both researchers believe that «These changes reflect paradigm changes in the political and economic priorities of the EU and collide with one of the documents called to be a guide to protect biodiversity in the European Union, such as the European strategy for the preservation of biodiversity 2030«.
“They also undermine”, calls -the EU -CoeXISTENSE -Framework expressed in its most transcendental document such as the Operation Convention of the European Union (Article 191)with him dedication to protect and improve the environment«, And supposition, Durá added,«A contrast with the European restoration of nature regulations«.
The work authors repeat that “the EU and the Member States must integrate the principle of No regression in nature laws and adhere to Article 11 of the European Union Convention, which determines that All policy measures must include requirements for environmental protection«. EFE / ECOTICIA.COM