#32026D1142EU Registers Citizens’ Initiative on Biodiversity Corridors
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This decision allows a European citizens’ initiative on biodiversity corridors to move forward. The initiative asks the European Commission to propose EU rules that would better connect protected habitats, inland waters, and land ecosystems across borders. It does not create new duties for companies, landowners, or public bodies yet. Its practical effect is procedural: the organisers can now collect support across the EU. If the initiative later gains enough signatures and the Commission acts on it, it could lead to future environmental rules affecting land use, conservation planning, infrastructure projects, and biodiversity monitoring.
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Key Changes
- Registers the European citizens’ initiative on reconnecting nature through biodiversity corridors
- Allows organisers to begin collecting support across the EU
- Confirms that the Commission could propose EU legislation on ecological connectivity, but does not require it to do so