REIMAGINE. RECREATE. RESTORE.

 

We have been exploiting and destroying our planet's ecosystems for far too long. Every three seconds, the world loses enough forest to cover a football field, and we have destroyed half of our wetlands in the last century.

 

Every year on June 5th, World Environment Day is commemorated to raise awareness and inspire action on a pressing environmental issue. The Day provides an opportunity to reflect on achievements and reaffirm our commitment to overcoming the world's current environmental challenges.

            Ecosystem restoration entails assisting in the recovery of ecosystems that have been degraded or destroyed, as well as the preservation of intact ecosystems. More fertile soils, larger yields of timber and fish, and larger stores of greenhouse gases are all benefits of healthier ecosystems with greater biodiversity. Restoration can take many forms, including actively planting or relieving pressures to allow nature to recover on its own. Restoring an ecosystem to its original state is not always possible – or desirable. On land that was once forest, for example, we still need farmland and infrastructure, and ecosystems, like societies, must adapt to a changing climate.

 

Forests, farmlands, cities, wetlands, and oceans are all examples of ecosystems that can be restored. Governments and development agencies, as well as businesses, communities, and individuals, can all launch restoration initiatives. Because the causes of degradation are numerous and diverse, they can have an impact on various scales.

 

If we do not take care of our environment and ecosystems, it will have serious consequences for humanity, and we will be forced to pay a high price. People benefit significantly from ecosystem restoration. We can only improve people's livelihoods, combat climate change, and halt biodiversity loss if ecosystems are healthy. Ecosystem restoration is a great solution. It slows climate change, restores lost biodiversity, creates agriculturally productive land, creates jobs, and restores nature's natural barriers to zoonotic diseases and pandemics.

 

 

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

https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/press-release/world-environment-day-boosts-growing-global-movement-restore-damaged