701. Consultation on the UN decade on ecosystem restoration (2021-2030): 3:15pm – 4:15pm

Event time: 3:15pm — 4:15pm
Location: Madison Hub South, Convene, 101 Park Avenue
Event organizer: UNEP

The UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration 2021-2030 was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) as resolution A/RES/73/284 on 1st March 2019, following the invitation to the General Assembly by the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity at its fourteenth meeting, in its decisions 14/30.

The UNGA invited 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.

This consultation will aim at to inviting participants to share their views, expectations, advice, and guidance on how to make the Decade impactful, and how to link with other existing and forthcoming International Decades, and with relevant International Days.

Partners/Sponsors: FAO, IUCN and the Global Landscape Forum