6 – 7 November 2025 – Conference “Implementing the NRR: Legal Challenges and Opportunities”
The University of Roma Tre is excited to host the final conference of the PRIN 2022 PNRR “Rinasci” – “Implementing the Nature Restoration Regulation: Legal Challenges and Opportunities” on 6 – 7 November 2025.
The programme includes legal scholars from Italy and abroad and promises to offer innovative research on biodiversity restoration and the law.
To attend, please register before 31 October here.
DRAFT PROGRAMME
Thursday, 6 November 2025 – Aula Magna
| 9.00-9.30 | Registration |
| 9.30-10:00
Aula Magna |
Opening and Institutional Greetings |
| 10:00-11.15
Aula Magna |
Implementing the NRR: the legal and scientific context |
| Lorenzo Ciccarese, ISPRA
The role of science and the law in international biodiversity conservation Morgan Harris, University of Roma Tre Confronting the biodiversity crisis through law and science: the Nature Restoration Regulation (EU) 2024/1991 An Cliquet, University of Ghent Scaling up nature restoration under the EU Nature Restoration Law: addressing structural environmental challenges and enhancing legal certainty |
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| 11.15 – 11.45 | Coffee break |
| 11.45 – 13.00
Aula Magna |
Legal Barriers to Upscaling Restoration |
| Niko Soininen and Suvi-Tuuli Puharinen, University of Eastern Finland
Foundational legal structures impeding ambitious restoration efforts Hendrik Schoukens, University of Ghent The EU Nature Restoration Law and Private Property: New Ways Forward (or Steps Backwards) after the 2022 CJEU’s Sātiņi-S-decision Jerzy Jendrośka, Oposa University Public involvement in preparing and adopting national restoration plans under the Regulation 2024/1991 and the Aarhus Convention |
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| 13.15-14.00 | Light lunch |
| 14.00 – 15.30
Sala del Consiglio |
Synergies between Restoration and other EU environmental objectives
Chair: Morgan Eleanor Harris |
| Heloisa Oliveira, University of Lisbon
Energy vs. Nature Restoration? Restoring Nature in a Climate Policy Landscape Nienke van der Burgt, University of Ghent Can pollution become an obstacle for nature restoration: lessons learned from case law Elisa Cavallin, University of Ghent The Nature Restoration Law, the Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming Certification Regulation and the Soil Monitoring and Resilience Directive: interplay, challenges and opportunities Volker Mauerhoffer, Meiji University (Japan) The EU’s Nature Restoration Regulations’ interrelation with the Habitats, Birds and Environmental Liability Directives: how to implement towards complementarity |
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| 15.30- 16.00 | Coffee break |
| 16.00 – 17.15
Sala del Consiglio |
Financing Nature Restoration
Chair: Chiara Cellerino |
| Francesca Leucci, University of Wageningen
Biodiversity Credits for Ecosystem Restoration Elena Evangelidis, European University Institute The EU Nature Restoration Regulation and the EU’s sustainable finance strategy: Synergies and environmental justice implications Mario Barbano, University of Genova State aid for biodiversity restoration Paola Francesca Rizzi, Università di Bari The restoration of agricultural biodiversity between legal obligations and ecosystem incentives: the case of the obligations réelles environnementales in France |
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| 17.15 – 18.15
Sala del Consiglio |
Roundtable on Planning for Restoration: the National Restoration Plan, Public Participation and Spatial Planning |
Friday, 7 November 2025
| 9.30-11.00
Sala del Consiglio |
Agriculture and Nature Restoration
Chair: Giuseppe Spoto, University of Roma Tre |
| Luigi Servadei, CREA
An integrated normative framework for nature. Policy coordination in the implementation of Regulation (EU) no. 2024/1991 Niels Marijn Hoek, European University Institute Pollinators and the Nature Restoration Law: Mapping Legal Barriers and Enablers Enrico Mezzacapo, University of Pisa Converging Pathways: Analyzing the synergies between the EU Nature Restoration Law and the Common Agriculture Policy in the transition to sustainable food systems Siemen Kalders, University of Hasselt The Restoration of Grassland Butterflies in Belgium: Legal opportunities and challenges under the Nature Restoration Regulation |
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| 11.00-11.30 | Coffee break |
| 11.30-13.00
Sala del Consiglio |
Constitutional and Comparative Perspectives on Restoration
Chair: Katia Laffusa, LUMSA |
| Eleonora Ciscato and Matilde Meertens, Università Statale di Milano and University of Ghent
Striving for just ecological restoration: A critical analysis of the EU Nature Restoration Regulation Franco Sicuro, Università degli Studi di Bari The Nature Restoration Law as the foundation of an innovative «governo dell’ambiente» Alessandro Tacente, Università LUMSA The challenge of environmental restoration between European law and national legislation: effectiveness of protection and regulatory coordination Alberto Jaci, Università degli Studi di Messina The Role of Private Environmental Litigation in the Implementation of the Nature Restoration Regulation (EU) 2024/1991 |
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| 13.00 – 13.30
Sala del Consiglio |
Closing |
| 13.30 – 14.00 | Light lunch |
| 14.00 -17.00 | Excursion – TBD |