UN recognizes seven World Restoration Flagships

From saving biodiversity in Europe, to re-greening African drylands, to reviving forests in South America, these seven initiatives have water at the heart of action plans to restore ecosystems at the tipping point of outright degradation due to wildfires, drought, deforestation, and pollution. They are now eligible for technical and financial UN support.

One of the initiatives is named “Living Indus – Restoring a Cradle of Civilizations”, focused on the Indus River in Central/South Asia.  

Some 90 per cent of Pakistan’s people and more than three-quarters of its economy reside in the Indus Basin, and it irrigates over 80 per cent of its arable land. Mismanagement, environmental degradation and climate change have threatened the river’s ecosystem, including its abundant fish and fertile lands.

“Living Indus” aims to restore 25 million hectares of river basin by 2030, encompassing 30 per cent of Pakistan’s surface area through the implementation of 25 high-impact interventions for policymakers, practitioners and civil society.

• Find out more about all seven initiatives here.