Since its launch with World Environment Day in 2021, the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration has reached hundreds of millions of people. It has catapulted “ecosystem restoration” from a niche subject to a trending topic. Today, the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration unites 280 partners, 17 UN World Restoration Flagships with a goal to restore 200 million hectares, and a range of thematic interventions across sectors – from the Freshwater Challenge to Generation Restoration Cities.

Join this session for an interactive exchange on what’s next for the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration.

Speakers:

• Bethanie Walder, Executive Director, Society for Ecological Restoration
• Natalia Alekseeva, Coordinator, UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration
• Ann-Kathrin Neureuther, Communication Manager, UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration
• Salina Abraham, Chief of Staff, CIFOR-ICRAF
• Moctar Sacande (tbc)
• Paula Martinelli, Freshwater Challenge, Global Water Advocacy Officer at Wetlands International
• Lucy Mulenkei, Executive Director, Indigenous Information Network & member, UN Decade Advisory Board