A new project launched by BirdLife International, RSPB and the UN Environment Program World Conservation Monitory Center has been launched to address and overcome obstacles to nature restoration in Europe.
Everywhere you look there are stories about how nature is on the verge of collapse. And it is true, we should fear the prospect of the crisis that is upon us. However, there is no time to panic. We need to turn our fear into action, and the actions we know will be effective.
A new project launched by BirdLife International, the RSPB and the UN Environment Program World Conservation Monitoring Center (UNEP-WCMC) aims to do just that. By addressing the barriers to nature restoration in Europe, the Convening for Restoration project will guide how we can overcome the issues of:
- Lack of funds
- Lack of interest in politics
- Conflicting ideas from stakeholders
These are the main challenges that prevent progress in nature restoration. Although the project is based in Europe, these are general issues and as such the results will have wider implications on a Global scale.
Aquatic Warbler, copyright Thomas Luiten, from surfbirds galleries
Last year, 196 countries committed to restoring nature in 30% of degraded land, sea and inland water habitats as part of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. Following the rallying call of the UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration, we must not only protect the nature we left behind, but also restore the nature from which it was lost.
Over the next three years, thanks to funding from the Cambridge Conservation Initiative’s Endangered Landscapes Program, this project will bring together experts from multiple sectors including finance, NGOs, conservation, policy-makers and restoration to make the best of ways to overcome these major obstacles. to restore and lead nature back from the brink.
To learn more about the Convening for Restoration project, please click here for more information.
