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EU Green Deal at a Crossroads: Scientists Sound the Alarm for Immediate Action

In a moment of environmental urgency, over 1,800 scientists and 30 scientific organisations from across Europe have issued a resounding call to EU policymakers to halt the rollback of the European Green Deal and reignite its transformative potential. This appeal highlights critical threats to the EU’s environmental commitments and the...Read More

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Sign SERE’s co-authored Letter of Concern on the Rollback of EU Green Deal Ambitions

SERE has co-authored an open letter to express its concern on the rollback of EU Green Deal ambitions. In the letter, the scientific community urges the new EU Commission, Parliament, and Member States to restore the European Green Deal’s original ambition by reversing recent deregulations that undermine transformative environmental goals...Read More

Call to Action! Scientific Statement on updated EU Water Pollution Standards

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An urgent message from Athénai’s Georges to the Society for Ecological Restoration – Europe network “In June 202, we celebrated that the European Commission announced that the EU’s key water legislation, the Water Framework Directive will not be changed. However, only a few years later, the EU’s water protection rules...Read More

European Open Rivers Programme: Call for applications

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The European Open Rivers Programme is pleased to announce a new call for dam removal applications (Categories A and B) from 12:00 pm CET on 29th October to 12:00 pm CET on 29th November 2024. The Programme now requires only one application for all grants, and you can apply via...Read More

Tartu Declaration of SERE2024: Make it Happen!

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The Tartu Declaration SERE2024, issued at the 14th European Conference on Ecological Restoration, emphasizes the urgent need to effectively implement the EU Nature Restoration Law, which came into force on August 18, 2024. It highlighted the critical role of nature restoration in addressing the climate and biodiversity crises, recognizing NRL...Read More

The European Conference on Ecological Restoration is looking for its host location for 2026

Announcement: Invitation to SERE’s General Membership Meeting

We celebrate the final adoption of the EU Nature Restoration Law

Launch of the SER-WWF Standards for Forest Restoration in the Mediterranean at the Ministry of Ecological Transition, Spain

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WATCH LIVE! SER Europe together with SER and WWF, have recently developed Standards for Mediterranean Forest Restoration projects. The Standards will be officially presented at the premises of the Spanish Ministry for Ecological Transition, which has also collaborated in their development. The event, in Spanish, will take place on Wednesday,...Read More

Scientists reprimand EU decision-makers for rolling back the Green Deal and call for responsible decision-making

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In an open letter published on 29 May SERE joins science associations and networks across Europe in criticising European decision-makers for a series of decisions that undermine the EU’s environmental agenda and international obligations, resulting in an overall attack on the Green Deal, on nature, and the future of EU...Read More