The workshop is a key element of the UN Decade Education Challenge 6.2, focused on the creation of an ecosystem restoration curriculum designed for students and young professionals. We’re building a versatile framework with interactive learning plans and materials, hands-on projects and real-life experiences.
The UN Decade's appeal for action amid biodiversity loss, climate change, and rising pollution resonates worldwide. Ecosystem restoration requires a robust global movement and stakeholder collaboration. Civil Society Organisation, institutions, students, businesses, land managers, policymakers, investors, and philanthropists are increasingly involved in ecosystem restoration.
Ecosystem restoration requires more qualified restoration scientists, land and project managers, entrepreneurs, and practitioners. Current training methods may not give practitioners the cross-disciplinary knowledge needed for ecological restoration. Restoration practitioners need training across a range of disciplines and techniques, from natural and social science to project management and hands-on, operational restoration and reintroduction activities requiring knowledge and skills transfer.
Workshop participants can engage in interactive breakout groups, discussing and outlining high level templates for ecosystem-specific modules. These modules, covering diverse ecosystems such as rainforests, wetlands and mangroves, will be presented and discussed, fostering collaborative brainstorming and creating a shared document for ongoing collaboration post-workshop.