UNEP/FAO Factsheet on UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration

Led by El Salvador and together with over 70 countries, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) proclaimed 2021–2030 as the Decade on Ecosystem Restoration on March 1, 2019. In its resolution, the UNGA recalls the United Nations Environment Assembly’s resolution calling for the conservation and restoration of all ecosystems. The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) are tasked to lead the implementation. The UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration also aligns with the Decade of Action for the Sustainable Development Goals.

This factsheet gives some information about the challenge (pre-COVID-19) and envisaged response; as well as a tentative timeline for first phase of implementation (till February 2021) (depends on COVID-19 developments)