United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021-2030)

A/RES/73/284View PDF

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 14Integrated and coordinated implementation of and follow-up to the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and summits in the economic, social and related fields, published in 2018.

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Ecosystems Environmental Degradation Environmental Protection International Decades

What does this mandate say?

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Decides to proclaim 2021–2030 the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, within existing structures and available resources, with the aim of supporting and scaling up efforts to prevent, halt and reverse the degradation of ecosystems worldwide and raise awareness of the importance of successful ecosystem restoration;

Stresses that ecosystem restoration and conservation contribute to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, as well as other related United Nations major outcome documents and multilateral environmental agreements, including the Paris Agreement adopted under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change,13 and the achievement of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets10 and the post-2020 global biodiversity framework;

Encourages Member States:

To foster political will, the mobilization of resources, capacity-building, scientific research and cooperation and momentum for ecosystem restoration at the global, regional, national and local levels, as appropriate;

To mainstream ecosystem restoration into policies and plans to address current national development priorities and challenges due to the degradation of marine and terrestrial ecosystems, biodiversity loss and climate change vulnerability, thereby creating opportunities for ecosystems to increase their adaptive capacity and opportunities to maintain and improve livelihoods for all;

To develop and implement policies and plans to prevent ecosystem degradation, in line with national laws and priorities, as appropriate;

To build on and reinforce existing restoration initiatives in order to scale up good practices;

To facilitate synergies and a holistic view of how to achieve international commitments and national priorities through the restoration of ecosystems;

To promote the sharing of experiences and good practices in ecosystem conservation and restoration;

Invites the United Nations Environment Programme and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations to lead the implementation of the Decade, in collaboration with the secretariats of the Rio conventions, other relevant multilateral environmental agreements and entities of the United Nations system, including by identifying and developing possible activities and programmes, within their mandates and existing resources, and through voluntary contributions, as appropriate;

Invites Governments, international and regional organizations and other relevant stakeholders, including civil society, the private sector and academia, to actively support the implementation of the Decade, including through voluntary contributions, as appropriate;

Stresses the importance of the full involvement of all relevant stakeholders, including women, children according to their evolving capacities, young people, older persons, persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples and local communities, in the context of the Decade at all levels;

Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its eighty-first session on the status of the implementation of the present resolution, including its contribution to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

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