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United Nations reports 252 million hectares of ecosystems undergoing restoration

A new United Nations report, released during the COP17 biodiversity conference in Yerevan, Armenia, reveals that 252 million hectares of degraded ecosystems are currently being restored across 149 countries. This represents the largest documented global effort to date, covering areas roughly equivalent to the size of Kazakhstan or Algeria.

Terrestrial restoration accounts for approximately 232 million hectares, with China leading this sector at 127.4 million hectares. In contrast, progress in freshwater, marine, and coastal ecosystems remains limited, with only 11 million and 5.7 million hectares documented respectively. The report notes that these aquatic environments are degrading at a faster rate than they are being recovered.

While the initiative has already created over one million green jobs, experts warn that current progress is insufficient to meet the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework targets. To reach the goal of restoring one billion hectares by 2030, annual global financing must increase more than fourfold, rising from 64 billion dollars to 296 billion dollars. Such an investment could potentially generate up to 32 million additional jobs globally by the end of the decade.

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Armenia · Brazil · COP17 · China · Convention on Biological Diversity · Doreen Robinson · FAO · Food and Agriculture Organization · Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations · Greenland · Inger Andersen · Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

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