The inclusion of several biomes is key to achieving multiple benefits. We find that restoring 15% of converted lands in priority areas could avoid 60% of expected extinctions while sequestering 299 gigatonnes of CO 2-30% of the total CO 2 increase in the atmosphere, or 14% of total emissions, since the Industrial Revolution. Here we develop and apply a multicriteria optimization approach that identifies priority areas for restoration across all terrestrial biomes, and estimates their benefits and costs. Although ambitious national and global targets have been set, global priority areas that account for spatial variation in benefits and costs have yet to be identified. Nature volume 586, pages 724–729 ( 2020) Cite this articleĮxtensive ecosystem restoration is increasingly seen as being central to conserving biodiversity 1 and stabilizing the climate of the Earth 2. Global priority areas for ecosystem restoration
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