Authors:
Mette Wilkie
Publication Date:
2021
Abstract/Summary:
It is estimated that one-third of the world’s farmland is degraded; one third of commercial
fish stocks are over-exploited and in the last 30 years we have lost 420 million hectares of
forests – that’s an area the size of India and Nigeria combined. The United Nations Decade
on Ecosystem Restoration 2021-2030 aims to address these and similar issues with a global
call to prevent, halt and reverse the degradation of ecosystems worldwide. The strategy
prepared for the implementation of the Decade envisions a world where — for the health &
wellbeing of all life on Earth and that of future generations —the relationship between
humans and nature has been restored, where the area of healthy ecosystems is increasing
and where ecosystem loss, fragmentation and degradation has been ended. Three
interlinked pathways will help achieve this goal: the generation of a global movement; political
will; and technical capacity. This presentation provides an update on the plans for the UN
Decade and suggestions for how you can become part of #GenerationRestoration.
Resource Type:
Conference Presentation
Pre-approved for CECs under SER's CERP program
Source:
SERE2021