Standards of practice to guide ecosystem restoration

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The United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021-2030 (hereinafter referred to as the "United Nations Decade") recognizes the critical need to prevent, halt and reverse the degradation of the world's ecosystems. Effective restoration of degraded ecosystems is of paramount importance for the restoration of biodiversity, ecosystem health and integrity, ecosystem goods and services, climate change mitigation, and human health and well-being. The UN Decade partners, through a consultative process, offered ten principles for ecosystem restoration to create a shared vision and increase the likelihood of achieving the highest possible level of recovery. To facilitate the application of these principles to restoration projects, the Practical Guidelines for Guiding EcosystemRestoration provide key recommendations for the entire restoration process, which can be applied to all sectors of society, land or sea uses, ecosystems and regions, and to the wide range of ecosystem restoration activities within the framework of the United Nations Decade. The purpose of this document is to provide an overview of the Practice Standards.