EU funds: Protecting or damaging nature? How to avoid harmful projects
Briefing | 21 October 2024
EU funds are a major source of financing for nature restoration and conservation projects, especially in central and eastern Europe. However, activities and investments, if not planned and implemented correctly, risk supporting projects that will harm Europe’s rich biodiversity.
The following recommendations are based on the case studies from Croatia, Hungary, Latvia, Poland and Slovenia and highlight some of the many ways EU funds may risk negatively impacting biodiversity.
Institution: EU
Theme: biodiversity | biodiversity financing | biodiversity restoration | harmful projects
Location: Croatia | Hungary | Latvia | Poland | Slovenia
Project: EU funds and biodiversity
Tags: EU funds | biodiversity
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