Principles for Ecosystem Restoration to Guide the United Nations Decade 2021–2030

To support the implementation of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration and help achieve its goals, there is a need for a shared vision of ecosystem restoration. A key step in creating a shared vision of ecosystem restoration is to adopt principles that underpin the full set of ecosystem restoration activities. To this end, this brochure presents ten principles for ecosystem restoration including a first principle that orients restoration in the context of the UN Decade, followed by nine best-practice principles. These best-practice principles detail the essential tenets of ecosystem restoration that should be followed to maximize net gain for native biodiversity, ecosystem health and integrity, and human health and well-being, across all biomes, sectors and regions.

Author: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO); International Union for Conservation of Nature's Commission on Ecosystem Management (IUCN CEM); Society for Ecological Restoration (SER)

Publisher: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Language: English

Year: 2021

Ecosystem(s): Wetlands and Peatlands, Forests, Agricultural Land, Oceans and Coasts, Mountains, Drylands and Rangelands

Location(s): Global

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