The Australian Government has committed to 6 National Targets to support the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.
A key national target is Priority degraded areas are under effective restoration by 2030.
To achieve this target, Australia needs a coordinated, specific and measurable national restoration plan that identifies priority degraded areas, clearly defines effective restoration, is integrated with conservation, inclusive of all stakeholders, based on partnerships and incorporates a ‘whole-of-society' approach.
To help address these challenges and chart a way forward, the Australian Committee for IUCN (ACIUCN) is convening a 2-day workshop bringing together our members, associates, experts from conservation, science and finance sectors, practitioners, First Nations Peoples and policy makers.
Together, we will identify restoration priorities, gaps, needs, values, principles, tools and approaches to create a roadmap of recommended actions for the effective restoration of priority degraded ecosystems in Australia.
We invite you to participate in this pivotal Ecosystem Restoration Workshop to:
- Identify priority degraded areas in Australia.
- Share and review current knowledge and frameworks for ecosystem restoration, identifying barriers, gaps and needs.
- Make recommendations for defining effective restoration in an Australian context.
- Contribute to a proposed system of values, principles, tools and approaches to prioritize ecosystems for effective restoration, including the need to partner with First Nations people.
- Identify financial mechanisms to build capacity, support and scale-up restoration.
- Build a roadmap of recommended actions for Australia to achieve our national restoration target.