ZAN — Net Zero Land Take
2050 trajectory, 2031 milestone — France's land-use obligation under the Green Deal

The French Climate and Resilience Act (no. 2021-1104 of 22 August 2021) enshrines the Net Zero Land Take (ZAN) objective by 2050, with an intermediate milestone: halving the pace of consumption of natural, agricultural and forest land over the 2021–2031 decade compared with 2011–2021. The objective cascades down through regional (SRADDET), inter-municipal (SCOT) and local (PLUi) planning documents. It directly affects any development, construction or servicing operation. NORMAXIS supports the avoidance strategy, brownfield redevelopment, compensatory renaturation, and alignment with CSRD E4 and the biodiversity transition plan.

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The trajectory

Two binding horizons.

−50%

By 2031

Halving the consumption of natural, agricultural and forest land over 2021–2031 versus the previous decade (≈ 112,000 ha nationally).

Net zero

By 2050

Net zero land take: any newly artificialised area must be offset by renaturation of an equivalent area.

The trajectory is broken down through SRADDET, SCOT and PLUi planning documents, with a national reserve for large-scale projects and a communal guarantee. In practice, land becomes scarcer and every operation must justify its land footprint.

The NORMAXIS approach

Turning the constraint into a territorial performance.

Land-consumption diagnosis & avoidance

Assessing the land footprint of the operation and prioritising already-artificialised land, densification and brownfield redevelopment over greenfield extension.

Renaturation & biodiversity alignment

Designing compensatory renaturation, and connecting the land strategy to CSRD ESRS E4 reporting and the biodiversity transition plan — one dataset, several compliances.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

A halving of the pace of consumption of natural, agricultural and forest land over 2021–2031 compared with the previous decade — roughly 112,000 ha nationally. It is the intermediate step towards net zero land take in 2050.

Land becomes a scarce, controlled resource. Projects must justify their land footprint, prioritise brownfields and densification, and may need compensatory renaturation. The constraint cascades through regional and local planning documents (SRADDET, SCOT, PLUi).

Land use and biodiversity are core to ESRS E4. A well-documented ZAN strategy (avoidance, renaturation) feeds the CSRD biodiversity disclosures and the transition plan, so a single body of evidence serves both the land obligation and the reporting.

Scope your ZAN strategy

Land-consumption diagnosis, avoidance strategy, brownfield redevelopment and compensatory renaturation — aligned with CSRD ESRS E4 and the biodiversity transition plan.

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ZAN — Net Zero Land Take 2050 trajectory, 2031 milestone — France's land-use obligation under the Green Deal