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T1 Principles for Ecosystem Restoration to Guide the United Nations Decade 2021–2030
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
A1 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 
K1 ecosystem
K1 ecosystem management
K1 nature-based solution
K1 ecosystem service
YR 2021
FD 2021
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/40470
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/40470
NO Aware of the critical need to halt, prevent and reverse ecosystem degradation, and to effectively restore degraded terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecosystems across the globe, through Resolution 73/284, the United Nations General Assembly declared 2021–2030 as the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (hereafter the “UN Decade”). To support the implementation of the UN Decade and help achieve its goals, there is a need for a shared vision of ecosystem restoration, defined as “the process of halting and reversing degradation, resulting in improved ecosystem services and recovered biodiversity. Ecosystem restoration encompasses a wide continuum of practices, depending on local conditions and societal choice” (UNEP, 2021, p. 7). A key step in creating a shared vision of ecosystem restoration is to adopt principles that underpin the full set of ecosystem restoration activities in support of the UN Decade Strategy.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 16, 2026