Supporting the development of national restoration plans : insights from EU Green Deal projects : report and resources, High-Level Workshop in Brussels on 10 March 2025

Under the Horizon 2020 Green Deal Call, four major nature restoration projects are being funded - MERLIN, REST-COAST, SUPERB, and WaterLANDS. On 10 March 2025, the four projects held a high-level meeting at the European Commission in Brussels to present and discuss evidence-based recommendations and scalable solutions to help Member States design effective National Restoration Plans, a requirement of the Nature Restoration Regulation. The event gathered key restoration stakeholders, including representatives from Member States and the European Commission. This report summarises the key insights and actions from the workshop and provides additional resources and information from the projects. The lessons shared in this report can serve as a resource for national authorities when developing NRPs and inform decision-making and evidence-based policymaking.