Objectives & Goals

Objectives

Improve the health of terrestrial ecosystems that have been degraded, damaged, or destroyed
Protect and nourish soils
Enhance, protect and maintain biological diversity
Support the development of practical, traditional and scientific knowledge about human health and ecological sustainability
Integrate the improvement of ecosystem health with equitable advances in human health;
Foster the free exchange of information among people working at the intersection of public health and ecological restoration
Respect cultural inclusion, diversity and creativity
Build constructive relations between restoration projects and local people
Support ecological restoration sites around the world in telling their stories
Do no harm

To advance the science and practice of work on the frontiers of ecological restoration.
To link the science and practice of ecological restoration with public health, and provide scientific evidence for this interconnection.
To foster greater public awareness of ecological restoration and the linkage between ecosystem health and public health.
To embody cultural and ethnic diversity in our leadership, partnerships, and practices.
To influence public policy and planning, and investment.
To make clear why eco-health matters so much in our everyday lives and communities and mainstream this understanding.