{"id":168420,"date":"2026-05-20T09:03:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T07:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/?p=168420"},"modified":"2026-05-20T09:05:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T07:05:07","slug":"la-comision-registra-dos-iniciativas-ciudadanas-europeas-sobre-la-proteccion-de-la-biodiversidad-y-los-ecosistemas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/en\/la-comision-registra-dos-iniciativas-ciudadanas-europeas-sobre-la-proteccion-de-la-biodiversidad-y-los-ecosistemas\/","title":{"rendered":"The Commission has registered two European citizens\u2019 initiatives on the protection of biodiversity and ecosystems"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span dir=\"auto\">The European Commission has registered two European Citizens\u2019 Initiatives (ECI) entitled <\/span><span dir=\"auto\">\u2018Rights for Nature: Empowering citizens to represent and protect<\/span><span dir=\"auto\">ecosystems\u2019 and<\/span><span dir=\"auto\">\u2018Reconnecting nature by creating European biodiversity corridors<\/span><span dir=\"auto\">\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/pexels-vladimirsrajber-28000467-scaled.jpg\" width=\"669\" height=\"446\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span dir=\"auto\">The initiative \u201c<\/span><span dir=\"auto\">Rights for Nature: Empowering Citizens to Represent and Protect Ecosystems<\/span><span dir=\"auto\">\u201d<\/span><span dir=\"auto\">calls on the Commission to \u201c<\/span><em><span dir=\"auto\">recognise the rights of nature in European law through a legal act, such as a directive or a regulation, to strengthen the protection of ecosystems<\/span><\/em><span dir=\"auto\">\u201d. In particular, the organisers \u201c<\/span><em><span dir=\"auto\">seek to move from treating nature as property to recognising ecosystems as living entities with intrinsic value and fundamental rights\u201d<\/span><\/em><span dir=\"auto\">, including \u201c<\/span><em><span dir=\"auto\">the rights to exist, to regenerate their biocapacities and life cycles, and to be restored<\/span><\/em><span dir=\"auto\">\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span dir=\"auto\">The initiative<\/span><span dir=\"auto\">\u201cReconnecting nature through the creation of European biodiversity<\/span><span dir=\"auto\">corridors\u201d<\/span><span dir=\"auto\">calls on the Commission to present a proposal to<\/span><em><span dir=\"auto\">\u201creconnect nature in Europe through a coordination framework for ecological connectivity between terrestrial and continental aquatic<\/span><\/em><span dir=\"auto\">ecosystems\u201d and to<\/span><em><span dir=\"auto\">\u201covercome ecosystem fragmentation and support biodiversity and resilience<\/span><\/em><span dir=\"auto\">\u201d. The organisers aim to promote common tools, ensure cross-border coordination and strengthen<\/span><span dir=\"auto\">the Natura 2000 network<\/span><span dir=\"auto\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span dir=\"auto\">As these initiatives meet the formal conditions set out in the relevant legislation, the Commission considers them legally admissible under<\/span><span dir=\"auto\">the Regulation on the European Citizens\u2019 Initiative<\/span><span dir=\"auto\">. The Commission has not analysed the substance of the proposals at this stage. Registration does not prejudge the Commission\u2019s final decision on its admissibility or any measures it may take. The Commission will only take a decision on an initiative if it gathers at least one million signatures from EU citizens.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span dir=\"auto\">Next steps<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span dir=\"auto\">Following the registration of the two initiatives, the organisers have six months to launch the signature collection period, which lasts twelve months. If a European Citizens\u2019 Initiative (ECI) receives at least one million statements of support during that period, with a minimum threshold met in at least seven Member States, the Commission is obliged to respond and decide what action, if any, it will take in response to the initiative, giving reasons for its decision.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span dir=\"auto\">Background<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span dir=\"auto\">The European Citizens\u2019 Initiative (ECI) was introduced by the Treaty of Lisbon as a tool for citizens to set the agenda. It was officially launched in April 2012. Once formally registered, a European Citizens\u2019 Initiative allows one million citizens from at least seven EU Member States to invite the European Commission to propose legislative acts in areas where it has competence. The conditions for admissibility are: (1) that the proposed action does not fall manifestly outside the scope of the Commission\u2019s powers to submit a legislative proposal; (2) that it is not manifestly abusive, frivolous or vexatious; and (3) that it is not manifestly contrary to the values of the Union.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span dir=\"auto\">Since the launch of the European Citizens\u2019 Initiative, the Commission has registered 131 initiatives.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span dir=\"auto\">The content of the initiatives reflects only the views of the organisers and should in no way be interpreted as reflecting the views of the Commission.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>More information: European Commission.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The European Commission has registered two European Citizens\u2019 Initiatives (ECI) entitled \u2018Rights for Nature: Empowering citizens to represent and protectecosystems\u2019 and\u2018Reconnecting nature by creating European biodiversity corridors\u2019. 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