UNEP, FAO and partnering with UNDP have established a Multi-Partner Trust Fund (MPTF) of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, with the aim of promoting global movement in support of preventing and reversing ecosystem degradation worldwide. It is meant to combat declining biodiversity, support livelihoods and green jobs, enhance natural resource bases, and finally help societies adapt to and mitigate climate change through the restoration of ecosystems worldwide.
Denmark has decided to participate in the MPTF as part of the development strategy “The World We Share”. Danish funding will support restoration flagships in the global south. Throughout 2022, a PEM-team lead by PEM-partner Kris Prasada Rao supported the preparation of the Danish support for the period of 2023-2025. The team has also developed a program document that addresses the key issues arising between the different key stakeholders.
Picture by Anna Gade (Uganda)