Countries have already promised to restore 1 billion hectares – an area larger than China – as part of international climate, nature, and land goals. However, little is known about the progress or quality of this restoration. With the World Restoration Flagships, the UN is honouring the best examples of large-scale and long-term ecosystem restoration in any country or region, embodying the 10 Restoration Principles of the UN Decade.
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Mangrove Regeneration in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka |A large-scale initiative to increase mangrove cover across Sri Lanka by more than 50 per cent.
Living Indus
Pakistan |Efforts by local communities and civil society groups to protect and restore Pakistan’s Indus Basin.
African Farmers Transforming Food Systems
Mali, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya |Trees for the Future assists hundreds of thousands of smallholder farmers in several African countries – from Senegal to Tanzania - to fight soil degradation, biodiversity loss and climate change.
Acción Andina
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Perú |Acción Andina is protecting a critical ecosystem and championing community-led restoration of nature.
Building with Nature in Indonesia
Indonesia |Instead of simply planting mangroves, this initiative is applying an innovative approach using semi-permeable sea walls made of natural materials to trap mud and sediments.
Central American Dry Corridor
Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Dominican Republic |Turbo-charging and replicating the restoration of entire landscapes through the building and sharing of resources, knowledge and climate-smart practices.
Small Island Developing States
Vanuatu, Comoros, Saint Lucia |This initiative aims to restore whole landscapes and show how island nations can build sustainable “blue” economies around healthy marine ecosystems.
Multi-country Mountain Flagship
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kyrgyzstan, Rwanda, Serbia, Uganda |This flagship showcases initiatives in three diverse regions that are making mountain ecosystems more resilient.
Namami Gange
India |A concerted effort to restore India’s most sacred river, which is an economic lifeline for more than 500 million people and supports countless species.
Great Green Wall
Burkina Faso, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Sudan, Chad |To tackle the impacts of climate change and biodiversity loss, the countries of Africa’s Sahel region are mounting an epic response: a “wall” of restored forests and lands.