Today is World Environment Day, and it seems like everyone is talking about it-from your Instagram feed to your inbox and all the news outlets.
You noticed that, didn’t you?
For us, every day should be dedicated to the environment, not just today.
However, there is one thing we want to focus on today more than ever: a slogan launched by the United Nations that struck us as effective and explanatory:
Our Land. Our Future. We are #GenerationRestoration
We are the generation destined to restore ecosystems, or at least we should be.
It is a great responsibility, don’t you think?
We all know that land is essential for life on our planet, but crucial ecosystems such as croplands, forests and grasslands are threatened by degradation.
Currently, more than 2 billion hectares of land are degraded, impacting 3.2 billion people, especially Indigenous peoples, rural communities, small farmers and the very poor.
Every year, 55 million people are affected by drought, threatening global food production.
If we do not address this problem, land degradation could reduce food productivity by 12 percent by 2040, raising prices by up to 30 percent.
We must become the #GenerationRestoration.
We cannot turn back the clock, but we can join forces to lend a hand to nature by acting today, making smart choices and raising our voices to help restore ecosystems.
How can we do this?
We can grow forests, green our cities, harvest rainwater and consume soil-friendly foods.
There is some too little-known but critically important information that we want to share with you:
- Saving nature starts on your plate: The way we produce and consume food is responsible for more than 80 percent of biodiversity loss.
- There are foods that heal the soil: Some foods can help repair the soil. Try to include more legumes, such as beans, lentils, chickpeas and peas, in your diet.
- Bats sustain our fruit supply: More than 300 fruit species depend on bats for pollination. Without them, we could say goodbye to bananas, avocados and mangoes.
- Fish also need land: Many fish survive on insects attracted to long grasses and flowers.
- Mangroves are climate heroes: They extract up to five times as much carbon from the atmosphere as terrestrial forests.
- Trees mitigate climate: Growing trees along roads can lower the maximum temperature in cities by up to 5 degrees Celsius.
If you want to learn more about how to help restore ecosystems, you can check out this guide we found inspiring at this link!
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