UN urges intense restoration of nature to address climate and biodiversity crises

Launching the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, a new UNEP/FAO report says the world must deliver on existing commitments to restore at least 1 billion degraded hectares of land - an area comparable to China - in the next decade and add similar commitments for oceans. The report documents the urgent need for restoration, the financial investment required, and the potential returns for people and nature. Credit: UNEP/FAO
June 5, 2021
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Facing the triple threat of climate change, loss of nature and pollution, the world must deliver on its commitment to restore at least one billion degraded hectares of land in the next decade—an area about the size of China. Countries also need to add similar commitments for oceans, according to a new report by the UN Environment Program (UNEP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)...

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