RESTORE Season IV: Films from the Frontier of Hope

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Cities are heating up, forests and wetlands are degrading, and drylands are turning to desert. But there are glimmers of hope. Watch RESTORE Season IV and meet eight new UN World Restoration Flagships bringing nature back. Get inspired and join #GenerationRestoration.

3 Nov 2026

RESTORE How Greater Milan beats heat & pollution

The Forestami initiative in the Greater Milan is connecting communities, institutions and businesses to restore urban ecosystems, expand tree cover, and help cool a city increasingly exposed to extreme heat. Full film coming soon.

5 Nov 2026

RESTORE The Sahel’s fight for resilience

In the Sahel, crises overlap. Since 2018, the Sahel Integrated Resilience Initiative has paired safety nets with ecosystem restoration, bringing back over 335,000 hectares of land and better food security for more than four million people. Full film coming soon.

10 Nov 2026

RESTORE Regreening Seattle: A success story?

Seattle is called the Emerald City for the nature all around it. But sustaining urban ecosystems is a huge challenge. Meet the community behind 1.5 million native plants and two decades of urban forest restoration. Full film coming soon.

12 Nov 2026

RESTORE Brazil’s sponge savannah

Brazil’s Cerrado is the world’s most biodiverse savannah, securing water for eight of the country’s twelve most important river basins. But unsustainable agriculture and land use have severely degraded it. More than 180 organizations have joined forces to restore two million hectares by 2030. Full film coming soon.

17 Nov 2026

RESTORE Ethiopia’s church forests inspire a restoration movement

Land-use change has degraded around 70 per cent of northern Ethiopia’s Desa’a forest. But the communities are bringing it back – planting native trees, conserving soil and water, and creating jobs, most of them for women. Full film coming soon.

19 Nov 2026

RESTORE Saudi Arabia’s million hectares bet

Drought and desertification are placing pressure on Saudi Arabia’s water-scarce landscapes. Harvesting rainwater and reusing treated wastewater, the Kingdom has planted more than 159 million trees and brought back the Arabian oryx, gazelle and ibex. Full film coming soon.

24 Nov 2026

RESTORE Rewilding China's coast

From the Black-faced Spoonbill to the Chinese White Dolphin, more than 135 endangered species find habitat along China’s coast. Restoration is shifting from local projects to entire coastal areas. Full film coming soon.

26 Nov 2026

RESTORE How Colombia turned a wasteland into a wetland

In Barranquilla, Colombia, waste and sedimentation degraded the Ciénaga de Mallorquín wetland. Today, local fishers work in mangrove nurseries and residents guide visitors. Discover how a city’s wetland is becoming a source of income and pride. Full film coming soon.