‘Ecosystem Restoration for people, nature and climate’ report by UNEP
Part of: GS Prelims and GS-III – Conservation; Climate change
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‘Ecosystem Restoration for people, nature and climate’ report was recently published by the United Nations environment programme (UNEP).
The report has been published in Association with Food and Agriculture Organisation for UN Decade on ecosystem Restoration 2021-2030.
Ecosystem restoration means assisting in the recovery of ecosystems that have been degraded or destroyed, as well as conserving the ecosystems that are still intact.
Key findings of the report
We are using the equivalent of 1.6 Earths to maintain our current way of life and the ecosystem is unable to keep up with our demands.
Every year ecosystem services worth more than 10% of our global economic output are lost.
Around 1/3rd of the world’s farmland is degraded.
About 87% of Inland wetlands worldwide have disappeared since 1700.
1/3rd of commercial fish species are over-exploited.
Degradation is already affecting the well-being of 40% of the world’s population.
Countries need to deliver on their existing commitments to restore 1 billion hectares of degraded land and make similar commitments for Marine and coastal areas.
Restoration is essential for keeping Global temperature is below 2° Celsius
