ecosystems that will affect our food security, our water security, we are losing species on an unprecedentedate. so maintaining, restoring, procting, expanding, natural ecosystems has multiple benefits. >> my hope is that the developed countries, those most responsible for climate change, will recognize the enormous potential of restoration. what we've seen in china, in africa and around the world is that it's possible to rehabilite large-scale damag ecosystems. if we can transfer the capital, the technolo and empower the local people to restore their own environment, it'll have enormous benefits. estoration can sequester carbon, reduce biodiversity loss, mitigate against flooding, drought and famine. it can ensure food security for people who are now chronically hungry. why don't we do this on a global scale? reyes: el salvador's civil war came to an end more than 20 years ago, but the families of those killed or disappeared are still seeking justice. i'm elaine reyes in washington, d.c. and this is "americas now." first up, civil war in el salvador killed tens of thousands of people in the 19