The True Opportunity of Restoring Land: Lessons from India
What is the true opportunity of restoring land? Learn about the economic, environmental, and social benefits of healthy landscapes from Sidhi, India to around the world.
Join World Resources Institute for the launch of a new report that reveals the true opportunity of restoring landscapes in India and around the world.
The UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021-2030) is building a strong global movement for a sustainable future. Nature-based solutions like landscape restoration are a triple-win: They can cost-effectively create jobs and protect local livelihoods, safeguard biodiversity, and help limit climate change.
To reach those goals, local people must be at the centre of planning, designing, and implementing restoration projects. By adapting the Restoration Opportunities Assessment Methodology (ROAM) to measure ecosystem services, livelihood benefits, land tenure, and gender and social inclusion, WRI India has revealed the true opportunity of restoration for communities in Madhya Pradesh’s Sidhi District.
That analysis found that restoring 75% of the District’s land could store more than 7 million tons of carbon in forests within 20 years and create 3,000 microenterprises that employ 30,000 people, many from marginalized groups.
Join us to learn how governments, funders, civil society, and local communities can unlock the finance needed to realize the economic, social and climate benefits of restoring Sidhi – and landscapes around the world.
Speakers
- Manoj Shrivastava, Addl. Chief Secretary and Development Commissioner, Government of Madhya Pradesh, Panchayat and Rural Development Dept
- Jamshyd Godrej, Chairman and Managing Director, Godrej & Boyce Mfg Co. Ltd., India and Chair, Board of Directors, WRI India
- Dr. O.P. Agarwal, CEO, WRI India
- R Parasuram, Former Chief Secretary, Government of Madhya Pradesh and Senior Fellow, WRI India
- Dr. Ashok Khosla, Chair, Board of Directors, Development Alternatives
- Dr. Ruchika Singh, Director, Sustainable Landscapes and Restoration, WRI India
- Wanjira Mathai, Vice President and Regional Director for Africa, WRI
- Dr. Musonda Mumba, Chief, Terrestrial Ecosystems Unit and Focal Point, UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, UN Environment
- Sean Dewitt, Director, Global Restoration Initiative, WRI
- Edel Monteiro, Knowledge Manager, India Climate Collaborative
Projects
Global Restoration Initiative
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