Support for restoring the world’s deforested and degraded landscapes is growing rapidly.

一种2014年报告by the New Climate Economy noted that restoring just 12 percent of degraded agricultural land in the world could feed an additional 200 million people by 2030, while providing environmental benefits. Thirty-one countries have made commitments through the波恩挑战这是一项全球倡议，到2020年恢复1.5亿公顷的退化土地和2030年的3.5亿公顷。在非洲and拉丁美洲和加勒比海。

So with all this political momentum, where’s the money?

研究表明，满足了500亿美元的年度恢复和保护需求总数的13-17％。这意味着有短缺每年2500亿美元。Of the money available, most comes from government or philanthropic sources, with only100亿美元per year invested by the private sector.

一种ddressing this financing gap with both private and public funds is key to expanding restoration on a global scale. However, the private sector is usually interested in a return on investment, which has been difficult to enumerate since the costs of restoration are more easily measured than the benefits. Also, investment capital needs to align with the longer timeframe of restoration projects, and business models and policies must be conducive to large-scale restoration.

这是新的恢复经济（NRE）进来的地方。

在多丽丝·杜克慈善基金会并与自然保护WRI旨在扩展恢复以提供环境和财务回报。扩大修复融资将需要从三个角度解决它：

商业

哪些业务模型可以使恢复自身付费？我们正在巴西，肯尼亚和美国探索案例研究；调查可以在不同地理学中复制的创新；并与企业家和公司合作。

科马扎is one example. Based in Kenya, the company is pioneering an approach known as “microforestry” by working with smallholder farmers to plant eucalyptus andMelia Volkensii树木在他们的土地上。Komaza购买树木并管理从托儿所到收获的价值链。通过从蒙巴萨主要港口附近的成千上万的小农户购买树木，科马扎能够在绕过传统种植园模型的同时建造种植园的供应，这些种植园通常需要大面积的土地并具有高运输成本。

Finance

我们如何刺激私人对恢复的投资？我们在多个方面解决了这个问题：了解私人投资者想要什么；扩大对恢复感兴趣的投资者的范围；将修复企业与资本联系起来；并确定公共财务如何更好地利用私营部门。

小型赠款提供商之间的资金鸿沟，他们写了20万美元的支票和机构投资者，他们可能只对2亿美元及以上的想法感兴趣。因此，当我们动员资本进行恢复时，我们需要吸引像althelia。With$120 millionslated for investment in restoration projects throughInitiative 20x20—a program to restore more than 20 million hectares of degraded land in Latin America by 2020—Althelia is accelerating the pace of restoration, generating impact while producing an investment return.

政策

政策如何使恢复在地面上移动？精心设计的政策对于为恢复投资创造有利的环境至关重要。我们旨在确定和制定有效的政策，以释放从私营部门进行扩展和激励投资的障碍。

中国的黄土高原是恢复政策如何具有的主要实例戏剧性的影响。在1980年代和1990年代，森林砍伐和不受限制的放牧导致该国的迅速降解和沙尘暴。然而，到2000年代，禁止这些活动（结合密集造林计划）将曾经贫瘠的景观转变为郁郁葱葱的平原。

What we need is a paradigm shift in restoration, proving its value for investors and environmentalists alike. Ultimately, we hope the New Restoration Economy will help to usher in the greener, cleaner world that we are all eager to see.