nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/ac6250711b655e24 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 250204s2025||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/ac6250711b655e24 doi eng 342 23 Hildt, Laura Author aut The Habitats Directive as a Tool for Systemic Biodiversity Litigation - The Dutch Nitrogen Case II Hildt, Laura Verfassungsblog 2025-02-04 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier On 22 January 2025, the District Court of The Hague found the Netherlands in breach of the Habitats Directive and the Dutch nitrogen targets by failing to stop the deterioration of protected habitats and by failing to prioritise the most vulnerable habitats through its nitrogen targets. This blogpost provides an overview of the judgment and argues that the case enables a link between the location specific approach of EU nature protection and a systemic dimension and highlights the strength of the Habitats Directive. Conversely, it shows some limitations regarding the remedy and a missed opportunity to consider the longer-term and inter-generational impacts CC BY-SA 4.0 Biodiversity Habitats Directive Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/the-habitats-directive-as-a-tool-for-systemic-biodiversity-litigation/ raw object