Countries have already promised to restore 1 billion hectares – an area larger than China – as part of international climate, nature, and land goals. However, little is known about the progress or quality of this restoration. With the World Restoration Flagships, the UN is honouring the best examples of large-scale and long-term ecosystem restoration in any country or region, embodying the 10 Restoration Principles of the UN Decade.
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Shellfish Reef Building Program in Australia
Australia |Australia’s once-abundant shellfish reefs – comprising oysters and mussels– have become critically endangered by overharvesting, sedimentation and pollution, among others.
Respectful Returns in Canada
Canada |Many salmon populations are in peril in Canada, with significant economic and cultural consequences – salmon hold profound spiritual value in the country, particularly for Indigenous communities.
Thicket Restoration in South Africa
South Africa |Thicket Restoration in South Africa unites over 60 initiatives across Eastern and Western Cape. The initiative aims to restore 800,000 ha by 2030.
Bamboo-based Restoration
Cameroon, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Peru, Sri Lanka, Uganda and Viet Nam |Across nine countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America, bamboo is being harnessed as a fast-growing, sustainable plant for land restoration, reversing the impacts of intense agriculture, logging, demand for fuelwood and charcoal and climate change.
Collaborative Rangelands Restoration in Jordan
Jordan |Tel al-Rumman, north of Amman, is an open mountainous forest area, which had been severely degraded due to illegal overgrazing. When Jordan set out to establish its first botanic garden, instead of unclaimed forest land, ecologists met 4,500 sheep and the communities tending to them.
The Restoration Initiative
Cameroon, China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Pakistan, Sao Tome and Principe, Tanzania |The Restoration Initiative is designed to translate global restoration goals to local contexts by boosting local restoration economies, such as nurseries, training smallholder farmers and pastoralists, removing invasive species and informing government policies.
Revitalizing Korea’s Forests From Fire
Republic of Korea |The Uljin forest fire will be remembered as one of the Republic of Korea’s worst ecological disasters, burning through over 20,000 hectares in about ten days.
Comprehensive Island Restoration in Mexico
Mexico |A restoration initiative launched to reverse the negative impacts of invasive species and revitalize the unique ecosystem of Mexico's seabird Islands.
Restoring the Northern Mozambique Channel Region
The Comoros, Madagascar, Mozambique, Tanzania |As part of the efforts to manage, protect and restore the coral-rich Northern Mozambique Channel, Comoros, Madagascar, Mozambique, and Tanzania are working together to restore blue and green forests.
Ecosystems Restoration in Mar Menor
Spain |The Spanish Government launched an ambitious intervention, aimed at restoring the natural dynamics and solving the problem from the source.