New rules for nature restoration, Natura 2000 and protected forests
Official title (in Danish): Lov om ændring af lov om naturbeskyttelse, miljømålsloven, lov om skove og forskellige andre love (Bemyndigelse til at vedtage supplerende regler om biodiversitet med henblik på gennemførelse af naturgenopretningsforordningen, ændrede tidsfrister for Natura 2000-planlægningen, bedre muligheder for anlæg og byggeri til friluftsliv i fredskov m.v.)
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What changes:
- The act gives the minister the legal basis (the rule in the law that gives the right to do something) to set supplementary rules on nature restoration.
- The Natura 2000 plan must in future be revised when there is a revised restoration plan or significant new knowledge.
- Facilities and buildings for outdoor recreation and public supply and infrastructure in protected forests will in future be able to be established without a special exemption in a number of cases.
- Who: The rules mainly concern the minister, who can set supplementary rules on nature restoration, and the Minister for Green Tripartite, who must revise the Natura 2000 plan, as well as owners of protected forests, who get better options to build and establish facilities.
- When: The Act entered into force on 1 July 2025.
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The case at the Danish Parliament (ft.dk)
Source: Retsinformation.dk
Translated from Danish · The Danish version and the original source apply.
Summary by the Danish Parliament (in Danish)
Forslaget skal sikre anvendelsen af naturgenopretningsforordningen ved at give mulighed for at udarbejde en national genopretningsplan. Lovforslaget omfatter også forenklinger, som opfølgning på regeringens oplæg til politisk prioriteret opgavebortfald i staten. Det betyder bl.a., at anlæg og bygninger til friluftsliv og offentlig forsyning og infrastruktur i fredskov fremover vil kunne etableres uden dispensation. Den Danske Klimaskovfond får desuden mulighed for at yde indkomstkompensation til lodsejere ved skovrejsning.
Source: Folketinget (ft.dk). Reproduced unchanged.
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- Introduced · 27 February 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Fremsat
- Passed · 3 June 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: 3.beh./Vedtaget
- Stadfæstet · 20 June 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet
- In force · 1 July 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet