At COP15 summit, U.N. announces nature restoration priorities through 2030

An arborist walks in a tree nursery in the watershed area, part of a push to restore water catchment areas and prevent droughts, near Sao Paulo, Brazil in an undated photograph. Lucca Messer/United Nations Environment Programme/Handout via REUTERS.

The United Nations on Tuesday announced its top priorities for restoring ecosystems from South America's Atlantic Forest to the Ganges River in India.

With countries negotiating a global conservation pact at the U.N. nature summit in Montreal, the U.N. sought to boost momentum by naming 10 flagship restoration initiatives to receive funding and scientific expertise.