黑兹尔•桑顿 (Hazel Thornton) 是联合国环境规划署世界养护监测中心的自然恢复高级项目官员。

恢复关键物种,恢复生态系统,造福人类和地球

Rhinoceroses in Namibia, 2016. Southern white rhinos in Africa are considered near threatened; black rhinos are critically endangered. Pixabay/kolibri5
Oyster bed, Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration, United States, 2007. USEPA Environmental-Protection-Agency via Wikimedia Commons
Recovering pelicans, Alabama, United States, 2011. Tom MacKenzie, USFWS, Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration via Wikimedia Commons

生态系统恢复为有效制止并扭转生态系统退化、改善生态系统服务,以及恢复生物多样性提供了机会。