text: Adopted in the heart of the COVID-19 pandemic, this strategy will also be a central 
  element of the EU’s recovery plan. It will be crucial to prevent and build resilience to 
  future zoonosis outbreaks and 
  investment 
  to provide 
  opportunities for restoring the EU’s economy. 
  
  immediate business and 
  
  All new initiatives and proposals will be underpinned by the Commission’s better 
  regulation tools. Based on public consultations and on the identification of the 
  environmental, social and economic impacts, impact assessments will contribute to 
  ensuring that all initiatives achieve their objectives in the most effective and least 
  burdensome way and live up to a green oath to “do no harm”. 
  
  **2. PROTECTING AND RESTORING NATURE IN THE EUROPEAN UNION**
  
  The EU has legal frameworks, strategies and action plans to protect nature and restore 
  habitats and species. But protection has been incomplete, restoration has been small- 
  scale, and the implementation and enforcement of legislation has been insufficient17. 
  
  To put biodiversity on the path to recovery by 2030, we need to step up the protection 
  and restoration of nature. This should be done by improving and**widening our network**
  **of protected areas**and by developing an ambitious**EU Nature Restoration Plan**. 