REPORT ON THE SECOND GLOBAL FORUM ON ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION: The Role of Ecological Restoration in Achieving Global Biodiversity Targets – Broadening the Post-2020 Framework

Authors:
Society for Ecological Restoration and IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management Thematic Group on Ecosystem Restoration

Publication Date:
2019

Abstract/Summary:
Recognizing the increasing role of ecological restoration as a tool for addressing a wide variety of ecological and social challenges, the Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM) Ecosystem Restoration Thematic Group (ERTG) hosted their second biennial Global Forum on Ecological Restoration in Cape Town, South Africa on September 23, 2019. Thirty-eight experts from sixteen countries came together to address The Role of Ecological Restoration in Achieving Global Biodiversity Targets: Broadening the Post-2020 Framework, especially in view of the upcoming United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration.

Resource Type:
Technical Document

Source:
SER and IUCN CEM ERTG

Link:
https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.ser.org/resource/resmgr/files/2020_global_forum_report_3.1.pdf