The United Nations General Assembly declared 2021–2030 as the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration and invited UNEP and FAO to spearhead its implementation. Under this role, FAO leads work on monitoring and best practices and has developed several innovative tools/products and approaches such as the Framework on Ecosystem Restoration Monitoring (FERM), GBF target 2 indicators, Principles and Standards of Practice for Ecosystem Restoration, a framework for collection of good restoration practices and a Capacity, Knowledge and Learning Action Plan.

Likewise, FAO, in collaboration with partners, supports several UN Decade World Restoration Flagship initiatives ranging from drylands to mountains and freshwater to oceans, including Central America Dry Corridor (CADC), Great Green Wall of Africa (GGW), and Marine and Coastal Ecosystem Restoration in SIDS, which were launched at CBD COP 15 in late 2022. FAO takes a particularly active role in framing a vison for the implementation of the Decade for systems we rely on for food, feed and fibre production.

This event will address the critical importance of a shared vision, standards of practice and harmonized monitoring tools for achieving the ambitious goals of the Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, especially in support of restoring ecosystem health and productivity.

Objective

This event intends to showcase the innovative tools/products to monitor progress and share best practices developed by FAO, and will highlight how these tools will be implemented in the context of three World Restoration Flagship initiatives (CADC, GGW and SIDS), and how this work supports the broader objectives of climate, biodiversity and food system transformation. Progress in related Green Climate Fund projects will also be profiled.

Moderator:

UN Decade partner

Speakers:

• Ms. Maria Helena Semedo (tbc), Deputy Director-General, FAO
• Mr. Zhimin Wu, Director of Forestry Division, FAO
• Ms. Mirey Atallah, Head of Nature for Climate Branch, UNEP
• H.E. Mr. Ralph Regenvanu (tbc), Minister of Climate Change, Adaptation, Meteorology and

Geo-Hazards, Energy, Environment and Disaster Risk-Management for Vanuatu (SIDS Flagship

– (NFI))

• Mr. Pamoussa Ouedraogo (tbc), Permanent Secretary of the National Council for Sustainable Development and GEF focal point of Burkina Faso (GGW Flagship – (NFO)
• Mr. Traore Do Etienne (tbc), Focal point UNFCCC within the Permanent Secretariat of the National Council for Sustainable Development of Burkina Faso (GGW Flagship – (NFO))
• Mr. Malcolm Stufkens, Vice Minister of Environment at the Secretariat of Energy, Natural Resources, Environment and Mines for Honduras (CADC Flagship – (NSL))
• Dr. Bapon Fakhruddin, Water Resources Management Senior Specialist, GCF

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