Berlin ∙ Murali Tummarukudy has been appointed Head of the Global Environmental Restoration Program launched by the G20 countries. He was the head of the UN Disaster Response Force in Geneva and now works at the UNCCD headquarters in Germany. Will take office on April 11th.
He said the new task was to integrate the G20’s ambitious plan aimed at restoring and protecting half of the world’s most ecosystems by 2040. It is estimated that about one billion hectares of land can be rehabilitated in this way.
It is a time when the world is realizing that it has a vital role to play in preventing climate change, preventing natural disasters, enabling sustainable development, and conserving nature and the restoration of habitats. It is in this context, he said, that the project is coming on a scale never before attempted in human history. “Therefore, I am very happy and proud to be able to lead it,” Murali Tummarukudy wrote in a Facebook poster.