Ottawa pledged Monday to restore 19 million hectares of degraded and deforested land by the end of the decade. Canada is thus joining the Bonn Challenge, a global program aimed at restoring natural environments on a planetary scale.
The Trudeau government pledged on Monday to restore an area equivalent to more than three times the territory of Nova Scotia by 2030. Canada has thus confirmed that it is joining the Bonn Challenge, an international program aimed at restore 350 million hectares of land by the end of the decade.
“Canada’s announcement of its commitment to the Bonn Challenge at COP15 is a decisive step that will help place it at the forefront of the movement to halt and reverse the decline of biodiversity,” said Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault.
The Bonn Challenge (Bonn Challenge) is an international program, which brings together 61 countries, launched in 2011 by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). In 2017, 150 million hectares had already been restored.
The objective of 350 million hectares by 2030 is the equivalent of a little more than twice the area of Quebec.
In addition to Canada, countries such as the United States, Mexico and France are signatories to the Bonn Challenge.
“We hope that other countries will take inspiration from the commitment made today by Canada and join this global restoration effort to ensure the health and protection of our ecosystems,” added Minister Guilbeault at the conference. press conference at the Canada Pavilion at COP15.