1. Anastasia Telesetsky University of Idaho College of Law

2. Jens Neuman and Edgar Rodtmann

5.  Legal phenomena where States are investing in reintroducing, revitalizing, or renewing specific ecosystem services to a geographical location that previously delivered the same genre of ecosystem services

6.  Legal argument- Meeting essential human rights for its population requires States to maintain ecological integrity sufficient to deliver key ecosystem services.  Key Ecosystem Services– e.g. Soil fertility and pollination for production; Watershed integrity for clean water

7.  Legal argument- Ensuring territorial integrity for other States requires each State to maintain its own ecological integrity

8.  Aichi Targets  Target 14- Restore 2020 ecosystems that provide essential services  Target 15- Restore at least 15% of degraded ecosystems by 2020  Global Strategy for Plant Conservation  Target 8- At least 20% of threatened plant species will be available for restoration programs

14.  Skilled and unskilled job generator but large- scale restoration work requires government investment  Restoration like other human interventions requires development of legal safeguards

15.  "I know of no restorative of heart, body, and soul more effective against hopelessness than the restoration of the Earth." Barry Lopez - 'Helping Nature Heal'