AIM4NatuRe Initiative for Nature Restoration

Discover the AIM4NatuRe Initiative, a collaborative effort promoting biodiversity and ecosystem conservation through innovation, community engagement, and nature-based solutions in India

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Context: Recently, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) launched the AIM4NatuRe initiative on the occasion of Earth Day.

About AIM4NatuRe Initiative

AIM4NatuRe stands for Accelerating Innovative Monitoring for Nature Restoration.
It is an innovative initiative that will leverage technology and data to enhance nature restoration.
It will complement FAO’s existing AIM4Forests programme and enable the creation of a global dataset on nature restoration progress.
Countries will receive support to build capacity and use the latest technology to monitor and report their progress towards target 2 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF).
Target: Restore at least 30% of degraded ecosystems by 2030.

About Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)

Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is a specialised agency of the United Nations focusing on international efforts to defeat hunger.
It was established in (HQ- Rome)
Sister organisations of FAO: the World Food Programme and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).

Important Initiatives

Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS)
Overseeing the Codex Alimentarius Commission for food standards
Adoption of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (2001).