On 1 March 2019, under Resolution 73/284, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 2021–2030 as the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (UN Decade) with the primary aim to prevent, halt and reverse the degradation of ecosystems worldwide. The UN Decade is co-led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in close collaboration with the secretariats of the Rio Conventions, other relevant multilateral environmental agreements, and entities of the United Nations system together with a wide range of global, national, and local partners.