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RESTORING ECOSYSTEMS

ACCELERATING GENDER EQUALITY AND SOCIAL INCLUSION IN ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION

Level: Intermediate | Estimated completion time: 2 hours | Certificate upon completion

Skills: Applying an intersectional lens, designing inclusive restoration, addressing equity barriers in restoration, integrating traditional knowledge in restoration practices

Want to ensure your restoration efforts deliver real, lasting results? This journey explores how monitoring and evaluation (M&E) can transform restoration from a one-time intervention into a continuous, learning-driven process. You’ll learn how to track progress, measure outcomes, adapt strategies, and engage stakeholders — all while ensuring that your efforts are both effective and equitable.

Task 1: Why GESI matters for restoration
Task 2: Advancing gender equality: barriers, strategies, and enabling environments
Stop and check 1
Task 3: Understanding the pressing issues for Indigenous Peoples in restoration projects
Stop and check 2
Task 4: Accessible restoration: Including persons with disabilities
Stop and check 3
Task 5: Engaging youth in restoration
Stop and check 4
Final test
Certificate of completion

Additional Resources

Website
United Nations Decade on Restoration (UN)
This is a global UN initiative catalysing large-scale ecosystem restoration for people, nature and climate from 2021–2030.
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Brief
Monitoring Gender Equality and Social Inclusion in Forest and Landscape
The guidelines outline new approaches to conserving biodiversity by strengthening ecological connectivity through networks and corridors, integrating science and practice across ecosystems and scales.
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Report
Becoming #GenerationRestoration: Ecosystem Restoration for People, Nature and Climate (UNEP)
This report presents the case for why we all must support a global restoration effort.
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Report
Gender Mainstreaming in Coastal and Marine Ecosystems Management (UNEP)
This report covers principles, case studies and lessons learned for mainstreaming gender principles into marine and coastal ecosystem governance.
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Report
Gender and Environment Statistics: Unlocking Information for Action and Measuring the SDGs (UNEP)
This report proposes 18 indicators to track gender–environment interlinkages across sectors.
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Article
Securing Women’s Land Rights for Increased Gender Equality, Food Security and Economic Empowerment (UN)
This article demonstrates how women’s secure land rights bolster restoration and food security.
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Report
Best Practices in Gender and Biodiversity: Pathways for Multiple Benefits (UNEP, CBD)
This publication showcases effective gender-responsive actions that support biodiversity goals.
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Toolkits
Resources and Tools for Capacity Development on Gender Mainstreaming (UN)
This resource is a repository of UN-wide gender mainstreaming tools, including audits and training modules.
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Guide
Resource Book for Mainstreaming Gender in UN Common Programming (UNDG)
This book presents strategies and norms for integrating gender equality across UN country programming.
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