Austria’s opposition to the EU Nature Restoration Law (NRL) is weakening as two states, Carinthia and Vienna, have signaled support for the legislation. The NRL aims to reverse decades of ecosystem degradation across the EU by mandating restoration measures on at least 20% of land and sea by 2030. Austria was previously among a group of countries blocking the law, but the change of stance by Carinthia and Vienna could potentially end the consensus preventing the federal government from voting in favor of the legislation.