Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR) harnesses the power of nature to provide benefits to people’s livelihoods, improve access to essential resources, create and restore habitats for countless species, and store vast amounts of carbon to help mitigate climate change.
IUCN has remained a global leader on FLR both politically and technically, and has implemented projects and initiatives in more than 40 countries.
In this report, we celebrate the success the Bonn Challenge has seen so far. But we are not about to rest on our laurels. By sharing examples of best practices from around the world, the report also aims to build on this success, and as the title suggests, provide inspiration to Restore our Future. As we head into the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, and as governments and organisations are rethinking how we work with and exist in nature in a post-COVID world, the Bonn Challenge’s achievements provide a very timely demonstration of the potential of NbS to address society’s problems. With the July 2020 launch of the IUCN Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions, IUCN and its partners have put forward a benchmarking tool that will allow individuals, conservation alliances, and businesses to scale up their ambition, strengthen their commitments to the Bonn Challenge and implement them effectively and sustainably. If we build on the momentum created over the last nine years and seize this crucial moment in time, we will not just bring 350 million ha into restoration by 2030. We will indeed Restore Our Future.
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Publisher: IUCN
Language: English
Year: 2025
Ecosystem(s): Forests
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