Draagvlak voor natuurherstel: Inzichten vanuit de gebieden De Zoom-Kalmthoutse heide en Sint Jansberg-Reichswald

The recently adopted EU Nature Restoration Law (NRL) requires nature restoration measures in all European member states. The majority of these measures depend on the cooperation of landowners/managers and regional and local authorities. However, it is not always clear which measures gain stakeholder support and why. This article considers the current support for a wide range of restoration measures, as well as the explanatory factors for this support, in two cross-border Natura 2000 sites and their immediate surroundings. In both areas, measures regarding blue-green infrastructure in agricultural land and restoration measures in nature reserves are widely supported. There is less to no support for on-field measures in agricultural areas and for conversions from agricultural land to nature. Most stakeholders show a similar support for the different measures and recognise certain factors as important motivations or barriers in implementing or supporting restoration measures. These insights can help reduce the tension in the debate around the NRL and look for a nature restoration strategy that takes into account the support of all stakeholders.