World Health Organization (WHO) on 5 June 2021, joined the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, a partnership aimed at preventing, halting and reversing the degradation of our ecosystems and the diversity of life they sustain.
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Along with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), WHO has joined the partnership as a collaborating agency, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and a large number of partners.
Ecosystem restoration can significantly contribute to supporting health and well-being by helping to regulate infectious diseases, supporting food and nutrition security, and contributing to climate mitigation and adaptation.
Restoration also reduces the risk of disasters, while supporting livelihoods and healthy societies.
Safeguarding and restoring ecosystems globally will contribute to long-term social wellbeing and ecological resilience, while boosting green recovery efforts from the pandemic.
The UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration is part of a series of collaborative efforts led by WHO that seek to strengthen cross-sectoral collaboration and engagement at the human, animal, plant and ecosystem interface, also known as One Health.
