STORY: Implementation of flagship ecosystem restoration projects stays on course, says UNEP official
DATELINE: July 15, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:35
LOCATION: Nairobi
CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT

SHOTLIST:
1. various of UNEP logos
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NATALIA ALEKSEEVA, UNEP coordinator for the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration
3. various of UNEP logos
4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): NATALIA ALEKSEEVA, UNEP coordinator for the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration

STORYLINE:

A senior UNEP official said that the implementation of flagship projects aimed at restoring degraded ecosystems has been accelerated worldwide, injecting vitality into global green agendas.

Natalia Alekseeva, the UNEP coordinator for the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, said there are concerted efforts to reclaim natural habitats that sustain human livelihoods through targeted funding and policy support.

SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NATALIA ALEKSEEVA, UNEP coordinator for the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration
"The UN Decade addresses several challenges, and of course, we are also targeting sustainable development goals. These are spanning the climate change agenda, biodiversity agenda and nature restoration agenda. Basically, the Decade was designed to support all these actions in advancing sustainable development goals and of course supporting Paris Agreement and the convention on biological diversity."

Coordinated by the UNEP and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration seeks to prevent and reverse the degradation of habitats globally, and boost action on poverty and the climate crisis.

She also said the Decade has drawn inspiration from China's commitment to restoring degraded habitats by leveraging government support and home-grown innovations.

SOUNDBITE 2 (English): NATALIA ALEKSEEVA, UNEP coordinator for the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration
"We would be happy to see how China's experience can be shared with other countries, because they have very nice examples from their own national flagships."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Nairobi.
(XHTV)