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2021 to 2030 marks the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, which calls for the protection and revival of ecosystems for people and nature. To guide its activities in the years ahead, hundreds of people shaped the Decade’s Strategy, which calls on governments, private sector, civil society organizations, researchers, and local communities to build: “A world where — for the…

This year, the world marked the 75th anniversary of the United Nations in the midst of global calamity and uncertainty of an unprecedented scale. Yet we were also reminded that throughout history, great crises give rise to extraordinary opportunities. The COVID-19 pandemic is the crisis of our time. It has extinguished over 1 million lives in nine months and triggered the deepest economic…

In a year of global setbacks – coronavirus, delayed conferences, failed targets – climate action has still been on the rise; A race to zero CO2 emissions needs to be coupled with nature-positive investment to both tackle environmental challenges and support an economic recovery; Nature-based solutions, including natural climate solutions, can address both climate and nature…

The Atlas of Sustainable Development Goals 2020 presents interactive storytelling and data visualizations about the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. It highlights trends for selected targets within each goal and introduces concepts about how some SDGs are measured. Where data is available, it also highlights the emerging impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the SDGs. The Atlas draws…

We need a fundamental change in how we manage the land to limit climate change, reverse biodiversity loss and create sustainable food systems. A new report titled, 'Rethinking Land in the Anthropocene: from Separation to Integration,' identifies five strategies to achieve these objectives: ecosystem restoration, expanding and upgrading protected areas, diversifying farming systems,…

This article is part of the Bold Actions for Food as a Force for Good. To feed 10 billion people in a healthy and sustainable way, we must rethink how we produce and consume food. Regenerative farming is key to healing the planet and feeding the world with healthy food. Consumers have the power to be part of this transition, by eating plant-rich and diverse…