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Vice President, Climate Action at Salesforce | Board Member #GenerationRestoration | Stubborn Climate Optimist
Fascinating study in Frontiers Environmental Science: large-scale ecosystem restoration works. And it can be cost-effectively monitored from space. The authors found on average 50% more vegetation, resulting in higher top-layer soil water retention (+13%) and local cooling (-0,5℃) across two large-scale Justdiggit restoration sites in Tanzania. This saves lives & improves livelihoods. Every US$ invested in restoration can yield up to US$30 in returns. Time to restore landscapes at unprecedented scale! 1 billion hectare (3x the size of India) by 2030 is the goal of #GenerationRestoration. How can we take restoring Planet Earth to the next level? Full study here: https://lnkd.in/dVygufmH Mendy van der Vliet, Yoann Malbeteau, Darren Ghent, Sander de Haas, Thijs van der Zaanm Rajiv Sinha, Rasmus Houborg Planet Andrew Zolli Wessel van Eeden Dennis Garrity Chris Armitage Julian Fox Ann-Kathrin Neureuther Brian Neill Siddarth Shrikanth