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Ecosystem Restoration 2021

    
(Manoj Kumar/ Hindustan Times)

    Ecosystem restoration means assisting in the recovery of ecosystems that have been degraded or destroyed, as well as conserving the ecosystems that are still intact. Healthier ecosystems, with richer biodiversity, yield greater benefits such as more fertile soils, bigger yields of timber and fish, and larger stores of greenhouse gases.

    Restoration can happen in many ways - for example, through actively planting or by removing pressures so that nature can recover on its own. It is not always possible - or desirable - to return an ecosystem to its original state. We still need farmland and infrastructure on land that was once a forest, for instance, and ecosystems, like societies, need to adapt to a changing climate.

    All kinds of ecosystems can be restored, including forests, farmlands, cities, wetlands, and oceans. Restoration initiatives can be launched by almost anyone, from government and development agencies to businesses, communities and individuals. That is because the causes of degradation are many and varied, and can have an impact at different scales.

    Every World Environment Day is hosted by a different country, in which official celebrations take place, and this year's host country is Pakistan. The government of Pakistan plans to expand and restore the country's forests through a '10 Billion Tree Tsunami' spread over five years. The campaign includes restoring mangroves and forest, as well as planting trees in urban settings, including schools, colleges, public parks, and green belts.

    Through the '10 Billion Tree Tsunami', Pakistan is contributing to the Bonn Challenge, a global effort linked to the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. Under the challenge, countries are pledging to bring 350 million hectares of the world's deforested and degraded land into restoration by 2030.

    The theme for World Environment Day 2021 is "Ecosystem Restoration" and will see the launch of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. Ecosystem restoration can take many forms: growing trees, greening cities, rewilding gardens, changing diets or cleaning up rivers and coasts. This is the generation that can make peace with nature.



Reference:
https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/world-environment-day/

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