(AGENPARL) – Tue 22 April 2025 [NewsMedia_NewsRelease]
FAO launches AIM4NatuRe to improve monitoring of ecosystem restoration
Cutting-edge technology and data will bring transparency and accountability to global restoration commitments under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
22/04/2025
Rome – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today on Earth Day launched Accelerating Innovative Monitoring for Nature Restoration (AIM4NatuRe), a new initiative with GBP 7 million from the United Kingdom to improve monitoring and reporting of global ecosystem restoration efforts.
“AIM4NatuRe will provide a new dynamic input for global restoration efforts,” said FAO Director-General QU Dongyu. “By providing countries with technical expertise and solutions, and ensuring they have the resources they need to monitor their progress accurately, we can ensure that our collective efforts translate restoration commitments into real and lasting impacts for people and the planet during this UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration and beyond.”
“AIM4NatuRe is an innovative initiative that will leverage technology and data to enhance nature restoration, building on the success of the high-performing AIM4Forests programme. The UK has a leading role in protecting and restoring forests while empowering the communities that depend on them, and we’re proud to work with partners like FAO to support countries across the globe,” said United Kingdom Minister for Climate Kerry McCarthy.
AIM4NatuRe will complement FAO’s existing AIM4Forests programme and enable the creation of a global dataset on nature restoration progress. Countries will receive support to build capacity and use the latest technology to monitor and report their progress towards target 2 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), which aims to restore at least 30 percent of degraded ecosystems by 2030.
The initiative prioritizes a comprehensive approach to ecosystem restoration, encompassing a wide range of activities, from reforestation, restoration of degraded agricultural lands and wetland rehabilitation to the recovery of grasslands and marine ecosystems.
Ecosystem restoration is a powerful nature-based solution to address biodiversity loss, climate change and land degradation. Globally, around 1 billion hectares of land have been committed for restoration, with the potential to contribute one-third of the total climate mitigation needed to limit warming to below 2°C by 2030