Explanation – The objective of the UN World Restoration Flagships is to accelerate large-scale landscape restoration efforts globally. These flagships are initiatives recognized by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations for their potential to restore ecosystems, promote biodiversity, and improve livelihoods. Its goal is to stop, prevent, and reverse the decline of ecosystems across all continents and oceans. Seven initiatives under the UN World Restoration Flagships: The Restoring Mediterranean Forests Initiative, The Living Indus initiative, The Acción Andina social movement, the Sri Lanka Mangrove Regeneration initiative, the Terai Arc Landscape initiative, Regreening agriculture in Africa, the Growing Forests in Africa’s Drylands initiative.

Source: Forum IAS