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OPERATION RESTORATION
The United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021–2030 is well underway, recognising seven flagship initiatives with big goals to restore and protect vital ecosystems and communities all over the planet.
Five Andean countries under the banner Acción Andina are working to restore forest ecosystems, home to more than 45,000 plant species and numerous birds, reptiles and amphibians. Their ambitious goal is to protect one million hectares.
Regreening Africa is a multi-nation project tackling creeping desertification, which affects 45