On 7 June 2021, UNEP Geneva Environment Network is hosting an event on "Nature-based Solutions and Ecosystems Restoration".
Ecosystem restoration entails assisting in the recovery of ecosystems that have been degraded or destroyed, as well as conserving the ecosystems that are still intact. Ecosystem restoration is a process of reversing the degradation of ecosystems, such as terrestrial (natural, seminatural, productive and urban), freshwater (lakes and rivers) and coastal and marine to regain their ecological functionality – in other words, to improve the productivity and capacity of ecosystems to meet the needs of society. Healthier ecosystems, with richer biodiversity, yield many benefits such as more fertile soils, bigger yields of timber and fish, resilient ecosystems and larger stores of greenhouse gases. Ecosystem restoration encompasses practices that fit under the umbrella concept of NbS.