Restoring the World's Ecosystems

Building Conservation Networks is a research-based installation project created by Lesia Mokrycke to raise awareness about the degradation of the urban forest, to illuminate relationships between water and terrestrial ecosystems, and to connect living trees with human experience. The project underscores the key message that protecting ancient trees in urban areas and restoring habitat can significantly decrease carbon emissions and safeguard the planet.

This creative urban design and public art project identifies historic, monumental trees as key anchors in the ecological and cultural life of the city. Landmark, Monument trees contain information that give us clues about times past and can foster stronger and more resilient urban forests.

Our work to raise awareness and restore critical ecosystems aligns with the goals of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration to prevent, halt and reverse the degradation of ecosystems on every continent and in every ocean. Led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), this UN Decade's mission is to ramp up restoration and put the planet's ecosystems on track to build a sustainable future.

As a core partner, Tropos focuses on four key areas of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration: Forests, Urban Areas and Freshwater. That means that every Monument Tree protected, new tree planted, and local property restored through our work contributes to this global effort to revive ecosystems worldwide.