IUCN Restoration Barometer documents extensive ecosystem restoration across 18 countries

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has published its first Restoration Barometer report, documenting that investments of $26bn across 18 countries have brought 14 million hectares of degraded landscapes – an area about the size of Greece – under restoration. The report details how 18 countries are using the Restoration Barometer tool to track progress on their restoration commitments under global agreements, which total 48 million hectares by 2030. It shows that restoration activities are currently ongoing in a total of 14 million hectares, thanks to a cumulative…

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