UPDATE 1-EU agrees on contested law to restore nature

The European Union agreed on Thursday to pass a fiercely contested law to restore degraded natural ecosystems, salvaging measures some lawmakers had campaigned to kill off. Negotiators from EU countries and the European Parliament late on Thursday evening agreed to the deal, which would require countries to introduce measures restoring nature on 20% of the EU's land and sea by 2030. "Europe is engaging, committing, not only to preserve and protect, but also to restore nature," Spain's Ecological Transition Minister Teresa Ribera said.