This paper presents the youth position on the EU Nature Restoration Regulation of the NGOs representing more than 20 million young Europeans – Generation Climate Europe, Youth and Environment Europe (YEE), Biodiversity Action Europe (BAE), the Global Youth Biodiversity Network Europe (GYBN Europe), and the European Young Rewilders (EYR).
Generation Climate Europe is the largest European coalition of youth-led networks on climate and environmental issues. Together with Youth and Environment Europe (YEE), Biodiversity Action Europe (BAE), the Global Youth Biodiversity Network Europe (GYBN Europe), and the European Young Rewilders (EYR), we represent more than 20 million young Europeans in the advocacy for an ambitious restoration law. We believe that young people play a crucial role in nature restoration and should be empowered to act. Not only does nature restoration depend on the effective involvement of young people, but our futures also depend on restoring nature. Nature restoration is a youth issue, and youth are central to championing nature restoration.
