Restoration Barometer
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Restoration Barometer

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Assess and report national or subnational restoration progress using a standard framework of eight action and impact indicators
End Product(s)

Report and online dashboard of restoration progress relative to eight indicators.

The Restoration Barometer (launched in 2016 as the Bonn Challenge Barometer) is a platform for national and subnational governments to report a standardized framework of indicators of restoration across terrestrial ecosystems (including coastal and inland waters). It consists of eight indicators under two dimensions: action and impact. The action dimension includes indicators of: (1) policies and institutional arrangements, (2) funding for restoration, (3) technical planning, and (4) existing monitoring systems. The impact dimension includes indicators of: (5) area of land where functionality has been improved by restoration, (6) climate and carbon sequestration, (7) biodiversity, and (8) economy. Government focal points who want to use the Restoration Barometer should contact IUCN using their website or the email address Barometer@iucn.org to request access.


The Barometer was designed to help national and sub-national governments streamline reporting progress towards international restoration commitments, including the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, the Bonn Challenge, the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, the Paris Agreement, IUCN’s Land Degradation Neutrality Target, and 1t.org. While some tools and strategies for collecting information on these indicators are suggested by the Restoration Barometer Guide for Governments, all data collection must be planned and implemented by the agencies themselves. In 2022, a pilot pathway for private sector reporting was launched under the Barometer in close coordination with 1t.org and Restor. Currently, only government focal points can create an account on the Restoration Barometer’s website. Private sector and NGO stakeholders interested in using the tool should email Barometer@iucn.org to request access.

Scale
Landscape
Technical skills/resources required
Internet connection
Cost
Free
Language(s) available
English, French, Russian, Spanish