Dear colleagues,

I forward you this call for scientists signatories, on behalf of lead author Guy Pe'er and ~4000 scientists signatories across the EU. The petition demonstrates the support of scientific evidence behind the EU Nature Restoration Law and the Sustainable Use Regulation, tries to reject the claims against these regulations that are based on misinformation, and advocates for continuing its legislative procedure.

The call for signatories is open until 30.6.2023 (tomorrow!), and the aim is 5000 signatories. Welcome to add yours!

Please find enclosed the statement in English, and to support it: sign here - https://umfrage.uni-leipzig.de/index.php/837218?lang=en

and spread further to your colleagues, across disciplines.

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Dear colleagues,

Some of you have kindly signed our letter to policymakers, clarifying the importance of the Nature Restoration Law and the Sustainable Use Regulation, and trying to reject the claims against these regulations that are based on misinformation.

You may have also seen how exceptionally unfavourable the political spirit is.

Only 20 out of 27 Environmental Ministries supported the law at the Council, and the Parliament’s ENVI Committee vote today, with a 44:44 tie vote, regretfully means that the committee recommends the Parliament to reject the NRL.

The EU’s Green Deal is currently being under attack, and much of the arguments supporting it are based on misinformation. Accordingly, while as citizens and humans we may be deeply concerned about the bad spirit of the discussions, as scientists, we do have the mandate to warn that the science aligns with public’s interests regarding the urgent need of these proposals.

Please join as a signatory calling policymakers to continue the legislative procedure for the NRL and SUR.

And please, distribute the call for signatories among your colleagues to allow every scientist, who shares these concerns, to join and sign as well. We have reached > 4000 signatures – now let’s please ensure we pass 5000.

If you wish to use the letter to communicate and to consult policymakers, you may find our letter now in 13 languages here:

https://conbio.org/policy/europe-section-initiatives-1/europe-section-policy...

The call for signatories will remain open until 30.6.2023.

Please sign here - https://umfrage.uni-leipzig.de/index.php/837218?lang=en

and spread further to your colleagues, across disciplines.

Kind regards and thanks for your support,

Guy Pe’er

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Best Regards,

- Clément MASSE

Doctoral Researcher - MSc University of Oulu - Arctic Ecology and Biogeochemistry Lab

+358402413895 / +33601647060 LinkedInhttp://www.linkedin.com/in/clément-massé-arctic