The EU Nature Restoration Law could rapidly advance ecosystem restoration also in cities. Yet the law focuses on green cover but ignores the ecological quality and biodiversity of urban green spaces, although these are crucial for making cities truly sustainable. Therefore, countries must now define ambitious biodiversity targets and implement urban ecosystem restoration. We propose nine key actions to speed up this process and mainstream urban ecological restoration.
- Valentin H. Klaus
- Klára Řehounková
- Stephanie Schelfhout
