The Habitats Directive as a Tool for Systemic Biodiversity Litigation - The Dutch Nitrogen Case II Hildt, Laura Author aut Text xx# 2025 Verfassungsblog 2025-02-04 eng
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 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 Hildt, Laura Biodiversity Habitats Directive 342 https://verfassungsblog.de/the-habitats-directive-as-a-tool-for-systemic-biodiversity-litigation/ Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH 10.59704/ac6250711b655e24 250204 10.59704/ac6250711b655e24 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.7 using MARC21slim2MODS3-7.xsl (Revision 1.140 20200717)