Nature is being restored at the fastest rate ever recorded, says UN

What happened

A new UN Environment Programme report says wildlife habitats are being restored faster than ever before. Some 252 million hectares of land, sea and freshwater habitat in 149 countries are under active restoration, supporting more than a million green jobs.

UNEP chief Inger Andersen called it the makings of one of the largest movements for nature in recorded history.

The honest bit

Progress on land is on track, but only 23% of degraded coasts and seas and 5% of freshwater areas are being revived. Annual investment needs to rise from $64 billion to $296 billion by 2030.