A/RES/73/284
United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021–2030)
related United Nations major outcome documents and multilateral environmental
agreements, including the Paris Agreement adopted under the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change, 13 and the achievement of the Aichi
Biodiversity Targets 10 and the post-2020 global biodiversity framework;
3.
Encourages Member States:
(a) To foster political will, the mobilization of resources, capacity-building,
scientific research and cooperation and momentum for ecosystem restoration at the
global, regional, national and local levels, as appropriate;
(b) To mainstream ecosystem restoration into policies and plans to address
current national development priorities and challenges due to the degradation of
marine and terrestrial ecosystems, biodiversity loss and climate change vulnerability,
thereby creating opportunities for ecosystems to increase their adaptive capacity and
opportunities to maintain and improve livelihoods for all;
(c) To develop and implement policies and plans to prevent ecosystem
degradation, in line with national laws and priorities, as appropriate;
(d) To build on and reinforce existing restoration initiatives in order to scale
up good practices;
(e) To facilitate synergies and a holistic view of how to achieve international
commitments and national priorities through the restoration of ecosystems;
(f) To promote the sharing of experiences and good practices in ecosystem
conservation and restoration;
4.
Invites the United Nations Environment Programme and the Food and
Agriculture Organization of the United Nations to lead the implementation of the
Decade, in collaboration with the secretariats of the Rio conventions, other relevant
multilateral environmental agreements and entities of the United Nations system,
including by identifying and developing possible activities and programmes, within
their mandates and existing resources, and through voluntary contributions, as
appropriate;
5.
Invites Governments, international and regional organizations and other
relevant stakeholders, including civil society, the private sector and academia, to
actively support the implementation of the Decade, including through voluntary
contributions, as appropriate;
6.
Stresses the importance of the full involvement of all relevant
stakeholders, including women, children according to their evolving capacities,
young people, older persons, persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples and local
communities, in the context of the Decade at all levels;
7.
Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its
eighty-first session on the status of the implementation of the present resolution,
including its contribution to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Susta inable
Development.
69th plenary meeting
1 March 2019
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