Bonn Challenge

Resource type: 
Policy
EU project stamp: 
No
Main entity: 
Government of Germany, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Type of entity: 
Database
Key themes: 
Forests
Restoration
Societal challenges: 
Climate Resilience
Scope: 
Global
Description: 

The Bonn Challenge is a global goal to bring 150 million hectares of degraded and deforested landscapes into restoration by 2020 and 350 million hectares by 2030. Launched by the Government of Germany and IUCN in 2011, the Challenge surpassed the 150-million-hectare milestone for pledges in 2017.

Semester theme: 
2. Ecosystem restoration
Language: 
EN