Healthy lands for food, water and climate action
A partnership across Latin America and the Caribbean
Key Fact
Initiative 20x20 combines expertise, intent and capital in Latin America and the Caribbean to transform the dynamics of land degradation and advance restoration across the region
Restoration and conservation could deliver 60 percent of emissions reductions needed by 2050 in Latin America and the Caribbean
Restoring and protecting forests and degraded land across Latin America and the Caribbean with Initiative 20x20 will deliver benefits for climate action, welfare, biodiversity and water
Restoring degraded lands in Latin America and the Caribbean could result in net economic benefits of $23 billion in the next 50 years
Initiative 20x20 is a regional partnership to bring more than 20 million hectares of degraded land into the process of restoration by 2020
Restoration Projects
What are we striving for
Our mission is to make Latin America a developing region with a good economy and conservation of natural resources. We care about the nature and conservation of rare plant and animal species. We believe that our initiatives will make life better.
News & Blogs
Feature of the month
Government Ministers Across Latin America and the Caribbean Call for Big Increase in Climate Finance for Restoration
Ministers back vital climate action across the region, with announcement calling for growth in restoration and conservation finance
Events
Videos
Accelerating Restoration in Latin America
Highlights from Initiative 20x20 Annual Meeting
Initiative 20x20 held its 3rd annual meeting in Palmira, Colombia on February 28-March 1 2017 to accelerate the restoration of degraded land across Latin America and the Caribbean. Nearly 150 partners joined.
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Walter Vergara on Initiative 20x20
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Nicafrance
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Greening the Chihuahuan desert
Death by a Thousand Cuts Offical Trailer
Putting pledges into practice in Latin America GLF 2015
