Ecosystem Restoration Manual. A Practical Guide to Healing the Planet

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The health of people and the planet depends on the ecosystems on which we all depend. Bringing degraded ecosystems back to life – for example, by planting trees, cleaning up riverbanks, or simply giving nature space to recover – increases their benefits to society and biodiversity. If we do not restore ecosystems, we will not be able to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, the Global Biodiversity Framework or the Paris Climate Agreement. But ecosystems are also complex and highly varied, and their restoration requires careful planning and patient application.

To encourage the recovery of ecosystems everywhere, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has developed a practical guide for ecosystem restoration. Published at the start of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021-2030, the Ecosystem Restoration Scenario Book provides an introduction to the range of actions that can slow and halt ecosystem degradation and foster ecosystem recovery.

Designed for all individuals and stakeholder groups, the guide outlines three pathways to engage in ecosystem restoration during the UN Decade and beyond:

Acting, for example. initiating or supporting a restoration project on the ground.
Make smart choices, such as buying only sustainable products and changing your diet.
Raise your voice in support of ecosystem conservation and restoration.

The guide outlines approaches to restoring eight key types of ecosystems: forests, croplandlands, grasslands and savannahs, rivers and lakes, oceans and coasts, towns and cities, peatlands, and mountains. It also lays out how all sectors of society – from individuals and community groups to businesses and governments – can be part of the #GenerationRestoration, a global movement to restore ecosystems everywhere for the sake of people and nature.