Ep. 327 - A Rallying Cry for Restoration
In Defense of Plants Podcast
In Defense of Plants
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🗓️ 25 July 2021
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
The United Nations kicked off 2021 is a rallying cry for restoring ecosystems around the globe. The so-called UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration is aimed at preventing, halting, and reversing ecosystem degradation around the globe. Importantly, ecosystem restoration should not be seen a prescription, but rather a process that changes as we learn more about the world around us. Joining us to talk about this process is Tim Christophersen, head of the Nature for Climate Branch for the UN Environment Programme. Tune in and learn how this decade can set the stage for changing our relationship with all of Earth's ecosystems. This episode was produced in part by Aristia, Felicidad, Lauren, Danielle, Allie, Jeffrey, Amanda, Tommy, Marcel, C Leigh, Karma, Shelby, Christopher, Alvin, Arek, Chellie, Dani, Paul, Dani, Tara, Elly, Colleen, Natalie, Nathan, Ario, Laura, Cari, Margaret, Mary, Connor, Nathan, Jan, Jerome, Brian, Azomonas, Ellie, University Greens, Joseph, Melody, Patricia, Matthew, Garrett, John, Ashley, Cathrine, Melvin, OrangeJulian, Porter, Jules, Griff, Joan, Megan, Marabeth, Les, Ali, Southside Plants, Keiko, Robert, Bryce, Wilma, Amanda, Helen, Mikey, Michelle, German, Joerg, Cathy, Tate, Steve, Kae, Carole, Mr. Keith Santner, Lynn, Aaron, Sara, Kenned, Brett, Jocelyn, Ethan, Sheryl, Runaway Goldfish, Ryan, Chris, Alana, Rachel, Joanna, Lori, Paul, Griff, Matthew, Bobby, Vaibhav, Steven, Joseph, Brandon, Liam, Hall, Jared, Brandon, Christina, Carly, Kazys, Stephen, Katherine, Mohsin Kazmi Takes Pictures, Manny, doeg, Daniel, Tim, Philip, Tim, Lisa, Brodie, Bendix, Irene, holly, Sara, and Margie.
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| 0:38.9 | What's up? This is your host, Matt. Welcome to the show. How's everyone doing this week? |
| 0:43.0 | Today we're exploring ecosystem restoration, a topic near and dear to my heart. |
| 0:48.5 | And joining us to talk about that is Tim Christofferson. He's the head of Nature for Climate |
| 0:53.1 | Branch of the UN Environment Program. |
| 0:55.6 | Now, if you haven't heard, the United Nations Environment Program has recently set in motion |
| 1:00.8 | their decade of ecosystem restoration. The point being that ecosystems support all life on our |
| 1:06.6 | planet, and the healthier our ecosystems are, the healthier our planet will be, including us, |
| 1:11.7 | our society. The UN decade on ecosystem restoration aims to prevent, halt, and most importantly, |
| 1:16.8 | reverse the degradation of ecosystems on every continent and in every ocean. More than just helping |
| 1:22.1 | the ecology of the planet survive, it can help end poverty, combat climate change, and prevent |
| 1:26.6 | mass extinctions, but it will |
| 1:28.2 | only succeed if everyone plays a part. And importantly, this isn't a prescription. All of this is to |
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