Chapters:

0:00 Countdown
4:33 Introduction to the launch event of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration by Saima Mohsin, Royal Botanic Gardens in London

7:15 Opening remarks by the Secretary General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres to launch the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration

10:03 Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme Inger Andersen – Celebrating World Environment Day 2021 and setting stage for the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration

12:21 Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations QU Dongyu – Elaborating on FAO’s role as the co-lead in the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration

14:29 Video message by Pope Francis on the launch of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (read by a Cardinal)

18:43 Video message by Imam Ahmed El-Tayeb, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar on the launch of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration

23:25 Dialogue between Gisele Bundchen and restoration ecologist John D. Liu on the motivation for Restoration

31:11 Video message by Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan – Host of World Environment Day

34:02 Video message by Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel marking World Environment Day and the launch of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration

36:58 Video message by the Democratic Republic of Congo’s President and African Union Chairperson Felix-Antoine Tshisekedi explaining Africa’s role in the UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration - delivered by UNEP

41:47 #GenerationRestoration Dialogue – Executive Secretary of UNFCCC Patricia Espinosa & UNEP’ National Goodwill Ambassador for Thailand Alex Rendell: Climate Action needed for the next generation

47:52 Video message by Barbados’ Prime Minister Mia Mottley – Latin America & Caribbean Strategy for the implementation of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration

51:31 Musical performance by Rocky Dawuni – “African Roots”

1:00:33 Denmark’s Minister of the Environment Lea Wermelin & Minister of Development Cooperation Flemming Moller Mortensen – Denmark’s support to the UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration and the link between environment & development cooperation

1:02:46 #GenerationRestoration Dialogue between the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification Executive Secretary Ibrahim Thiaw and 10-year-old South Aftican artist Romario Valentin - raising awareness for the Great Green Wall in the Sahara and Sahel

1:07:43 Video message by Finland’s Minister of the Environment and Climate Change Krista Mikkonen to highlight Finland’s support to launching the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration

1:10:10 #GenerationRestoration Dialogue between Executive Director of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity Elizabeth Mrema and UN Environment Programme Young Champion of the Earth Niria Alicia Garcia

1:18:41 Video message by E.ON’s CEO Dr. Leonhard Birnbaum on private sector commitments to restoration

1:20:58 Panel Discussion: “How to build a movement” - Tom Crowther (ETH Zurich), Louise Mabulo (Young Champion of the Earth), Xiye Bastida (Fridays for Future), Jordan Sanchez (spoken word artist)

1:31:52 Spoken Word Curtain Raiser by Jordan Sanchez

1:33:18 Leadership Dialogue between Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme Inger Andersen & Dr. Jane Goodall

1:42:20 Inspirational message by Don Diablo, DJ

1:43:30 World Premiere of Don Diablo & Ty Dolla Sign’s “Lovesong to Mother Earth”