Youth are driving ecosystem restoration around the world, yet policy gaps continue to limit their impact. This report presents insights from youth-led initiatives across multiple regions, highlighting key challenges and recommendations to strengthen policy coherence and create an enabling environment for meaningful youth engagement in ecosystem restoration.

This report was developed by the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration Youth Task Force, with funding support from the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration in partnership with Plant-for-the-Planet and Green Canopy Envirocare.