UNEP IN 2022

The UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, led by UNEP and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO), is helping to deliver on commitments to restore 1 billion hectares of land, an area the size of China, by 2030. In 2022, the Decade awarded the first 10 World Restoration Flagships, which seek to restore more than 68 million hectares − an area bigger than Myanmar, France or Somalia − and create nearly 15 million jobs. The Decade will support these initiatives with promotion, networking, monitoring and funding.

UNEP engaged the public in restoration through the Green Game Jam 2022, part of the UNEP-facilitated Playing for the Planet Alliance. Some 38 gaming studios adapted their games to incorporate environmental themes, with the potential to reach almost 276 million monthly active players. As a result of the activations, around 2.5 million trees were planted through partnerships with Ecosia and Ecologi.

The UN also designated 2022 as the International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development to bring attention to the vulnerability of mountain ecosystems. The UNEP-hosted Carpathian Convention –a treaty that seeks to protect the mountainous Carpathian region in Eastern Europe –pushed for action on mountain biodiversity at the UN Biodiversity Conference.

 

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