2021 Scottish Online Conference – Greening Our Grey: Improving the Biodiversity in Urban Landscapes
2021-10-05 10:00 - 2021-10-07 16:00 UTC | On-line event
We will hear from a range of excellent speakers about innovative approaches to using nature-based solutions and blue-green infrastructure in our urban environments and how they can deliver multiple benefits in terms of biodiversity conservation, air quality improvements, climate change adaptation and protection against flooding. We will also be exploring some practical implications of implementing blue-green infrastructure and showcase good practice.
A review of the provision and delivery of biodiversity measures in housing developments will highlight where we are at, and future opportunities. We will also discuss opportunities surrounding vacant and derelict land, higher level policy issues, and the importance of multi-disciplinary approaches and partnerships.
Attendees will gain an increased understanding of the multiple benefits and opportunities for incorporating blue-green infrastructure and nature-based solutions in the planning process and evidence of approaches, innovation, and excellence that they can incorporate into future work.
5th and 7th of October. Full programme and time details on event website. Cost indicated for non CIEEM members.

Floodplain Meadows Partnership Conference 2021 programme
2021-10-13 16:30 - 2021-10-15 14:30 | On-line event
FMP Conference 2021
Scaling up restoration for delivery of nature based solutions.

Tickets on sale now here:
Tickets are £25. Students are free

SERE Webinars: State of Ecological Restoration in Greece
2021-10-13 18:00 - 19:15 | On-line event
Petros Kakouros, Department of Biotic Resources and Management of Protected Areas
Greek Biotope / Wetland Centre

@Pkakouros
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This is the 6th (and 1st after the summer break) of the webinar series by SER Europe in 2021 – Every 2nd Wednesday of the month 18hr CET a SER Europe member will lecture us on the State of Ecological Restoration on her/his Country, followed by a Q&A and a conclusion on best practices and further research+innovation networking.
You can view again the previous webinars here.
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ONLINE LAUNCH: Ecosystem Services Valuation Database
2021-10-14 13:30 - 14:30 | On-line event
Use the Ecosystem Services Valuation Database to assess the monetary value of nature anywhere on earth
The Ecosystem Services Valuation Database (ESVD) is the largest publicly available database and tool with standardized monetary values for all ecosystem services and all biomes on all continents. Standardized and location-specific monetary values allow for readily-available data to be used in decision-making.
Join the online launch event hosted by the Foundation for Sustainable Development and the Capitals Coalition to find out more about the ESVD and the different ways your organisation can use it.
The continued loss of ecosystems and biodiversity is endangering the prosperity of current and future generations. Our goal is to avert biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation and to bring ecosystem services into decision-making, to be used in research and policy-making.​

Network Nature: Achieving the EU Green Deal through nature-based solutions
2021-10-21 10:00 - 17:50 | On-line event
The first annual event of NetworkNature will focus on the semester theme on ecosystem restoration, in line with current EU ambitions for achieving the European Green Deal and the start of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration.
SER Europe will be represented by Board member Richard Scott in the afternoon pannel at 16:40 “How to achieve Ecosystem Restoration targets through joint actions, for NBS”
Nature-based solutions, in Europe and beyond, are an integral part of restoration efforts and represent the building blocks for a sustainable future, including in the field of health, agriculture, climate change and more. Joint action and local, regional and international cooperation are crucial to maximise the impact and spread of nature-based solutions. The recognition of their potential to address societal challenges has translated into an increasingly prominent role of nature-based solutions in the EU policy landscape, with the European Green Deal providing an opportunity to mobilise their implementation and to increase financing. The event will showcase the vision and added value of Network Nature in achieving these objectives.
With the objective of creating a space for dialogue for the nature-based solutions community and to expand the community to establish partnerships with new and impactful actors, the event will gather stakeholders from all target groups, including policy makers, scientific experts, civil society as well as investors and financing institutions, infrastructure planners and builders, landowners and natural resource managers.
The event will be structured in three parts: an opening plenary (10am – 12pm CET); five parallel sessions (2pm – 4pm CET); a closing plenary (4.15pm – 5.50pm).
Detailed agenda here.

Regenerative Agriculture - Polyfarming system manual: design and implement your own regenerative agri-food mode
2021-11-03 15:00 - 16:30 | On-line event
Are you interested in learning about regenerative agriculture and livestock farming and why it is becoming more and more relevant in today’s world? Don’t miss the Presentation of the Polyfarming system guideline!
NOVEMBER 3, FROM 15:00-16:30 (CET). ONLINE.
The guideline is a guide to discover the regenerative model, enjoy learning about it and, in some cases, replicate it, both locally and globally. It has been developed within the framework of the LIFE Polyfarming project. It results from an exhaustive work of documentation, analysis and evaluation of the real experience of implementing the regenerative model in the Planeses farm (Girona).

‘Financing innovative nature-based solutions in cities: how to scale up for the next generation of urban NBS?
2021-11-10 15:00 - 16:30 | On-line event
The European Investment Bank warmly welcomes you to the webinar ‘Financing innovative nature-based solutions in cities: how to scale up for the next generation of urban NBS?’ on Wednesday 10 November at 15:00-16:30 CEST.
Register here to join us for the webinar on 10 November from 15:00-16:30 CEST.
Recent events in Europe have demonstrated the urgent need to adapt our cities to the more frequent, intense and devastating impact of climate change. Integrating nature-based solution (NBS) in cities can be a powerful way to address these impacts and contribute to improving the quality of life in cities. However the roll-out of NBS needs to happen faster and in a more systemic fashion. Based on the lessons learnt from specific urban NBS initiatives, this session will discuss how NBS can be integrated at scale in cities and how such systemic changes can leverage private financing.
Organised by the European Investment Bank with the participation of the European Commission, the World Resources Institute, the cities of Vienna and Athens, GINKGO Fund and ICLEI Europe, this session will focus on urban nature-based solutions (NBS) supported under the Natural Capital Financing Facility and the Cities4Forests initiative, with the aim of identifying recommendations for the next generation of urban nature-based initiatives.
Speakers will include:

Stefanie Lindenberg, Coordinator, Natural Capital Finance Facility, European Investment Bank (Moderator)
Julie Delcroix Coudun, Policy Officer Biodiversity and Nature-based Solutions, DG RTD, European Commission
Elissavet Bargianni, Landscape architect, Department of Resilience and Sustainability, City of Athens
Doris Schnepf, Managing Director of the Green4Cities: Green Deal Neighbourhood Vienna
Todd Gartner, Director of Cities4Forests, World Resources Institute
Laura Nolier, ESG and Impact Officer, GINKGO Fund
Holger Robrecht, Deputy Regional Director, Sustainable Resources, Climate & Resilience, ICLEI European Secretariat
Vasco Ferreira Costa, Senior Loan Officer Climate Finance, European Investment Bank
Guy Hudson, Senior Advisor, Innovation Finance Advisory, European Investment Bank

State of Ecological Restoration in the Czech Republic
2021-11-16 18:00 - 19:15 | On-line event
Karel Prach & Klára Řehounková, University of South Bohemia
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This is the 7th (and one before the last) of the webinar series by SER Europe in 2021 – Now moving to 2nd Tuesdays of the month 18hr CET a SER Europe member will lecture us on the State of Ecological Restoration on her/his Country, followed by a Q&A and a conclusion on best practices and further research+innovation networking.
You can view again the previous webinars here.
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International / European Land Conservation Conference, ILCN/ELCN
2021-12-08 23:00 - 2021-12-10 17:00 | On-line event
The 2021 Global Congress of the International Land Conservation Network (ILCN) and Eurosite – the European Land Conservation Network (Eurosite-ELCN) will bring together an international community of private and civic land conservation practitioners to advance their work and build capacity by sharing expertise in conservation finance, law and policy, organization and governance, land stewardship, and large landscape conservation.
Registration for free on-line attendance.
More information and agenda on event website.

New Policies, New Practices: Launch of the new EU Biodiversity Governance
2021-12-15 10:00 - 12:00 | On-line event
Check out details and registration at the link below.
The European Commission and the Belgian Biodiversity Platform are happy to invite you to our online-event “New Policies, New Practices”, launching the new EU Biodiversity governance. This event was originally intended as a the morning programme to the 7th Biodiversity X-Mas Market on “Biodiversity – New Science, Policy and Practices!” on 15 December 2021. However, due to recent Covid developments, the format and organisation of the event have been reassessed and reduced to the high-level morning session, held virtually while the Biodiversity Market is postponed to spring next year.
While reduced, this virtual event is great occasion to discover the new landscape and the opportunities the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 is bringing for policy, research, and practice with its new governance framework.
A series of high-level talks will allow you to find out more about the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 and the strengthening of the knowledge base for policy and decision-making through new monitoring and review mechanisms and related opportunities (research funding, science-based policy support, implementation, monitoring, governance…). You can find the programme here.
The event will take place virtually on 15th December 2021 from 10:00-12:00.

Restoring our marine environment to tackle climate change
2021-12-21 11:00 - 13:00 | On-line event
Our oceans and seas play an indispensable role in climate change mitigation and adaptation. However, deterioration of the marine and coastal environment is reducing its capacity to do so.
A promising way to improve this capacity is by implementing measures that restore the natural capacity of the environment to mitigate and adapt to climate change. Restoring our marine environment and improving its biodiversity is imperative if we want to maintain all the ecosystem services it has to offer.
In this webinar, we will look at nature restoration projects in two Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas. We will discover how different environmental factors are inventoried and how natural conditions are restored across the Mediterranean. The webinar will address the challenges and solutions of using nature restoration for climate change mitigation and adaptation.
Programme

Welcome and introduction
Isa Vroom – Policy Assistant at EUROPARC Federation.

LIFE ADAPTABLUES project: Adaptation to climate change through management and restoration of European estuarine ecosystems
By Inés Mazarrasa – Researcher at the Environmental Hydraulics Insititute, IHCantabria, of the Universidad de Cantabria (Spain).

ROC-POPLife and ReLife
By Lorenzo Merotto – Marine Biologist and technical scientist at Marine Protected Area Portofino (Italy)

Lets talk about it!
All participants will have a chance to ask questions to the speakers

State of Ecological Restoration in Germany - #SEREwebinars2022
2022-01-18 18:00 - 19:15 | On-line event
Dr. Daniel Lauterbach · Dr. Holger Rössling · Janine Ruffer · Martin Szaramowicz · Michael Zauft
Stiftung NaturSchutzFonds Brandenburg

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This is the 1st of the webinar series by SER Europe in 2022 – This year on 2nd-3rd Tuesdays of the month 18hr CET a SER Europe member will lecture us on the State of Ecological Restoration on her/his Country, followed by a Q&A and a conclusion on best practices and further research+innovation networking.
You can view again the previous webinars here.
Would like you to present your country, region or landscape in a webinar? Write us an e-mail

State of Ecological Restoration in Ireland #SEREwebinars2022
2022-02-15 18:00 - 19:15 | On-line event
Catherine Farrell, INCASE Project, Natural Capital Ireland

Paddy Woodworth, Research Associate, Missouri Botanical Garden, St Louis & Adjunct Senior Lecturer, School of Languages and Literatures, University College, Dublin

Sara Peláez, University of Limerick

Brendan Dunford, Burren Programme

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This is the 2nd of the webinar series by SER Europe in 2022 – This year on 3rd Tuesdays of the month 18hr CET a SER Europe member will lecture us on the State of Ecological Restoration on her/his Country, followed by a Q&A and a conclusion on best practices and further research+innovation networking.
You can view again the previous webinars here.
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The Rewards of Nature Restoration: Will the new EU law deliver?
2022-03-10 14:00 - 15:30 | On-line event
Passionate, committed people across Europe are restoring parts of Europe’s nature for us all. Their stories show that it’s possible to turn the tide on biodiversity loss and climate change, and that it’s already happening.
See for yourself what nature restoration looks like at this event organised by BirdLife Europe, the Endangered Landscapes Programme and UNEP-WCMC.
You will hear from the very people who’ve done restoration on the ground, and see the fruit of their labour through a virtual photo exhibition.
Ahead of the release of the EU Commission’s proposal for a Nature Restoration Law, you’ll be able to reflect, together with a panel of decision-makers and experts, on how this law can be a real game changer for both the people and the nature of Europe, if it is done is the right way.

CREAF-Talk - Bridging the gap between litter decomposition and soil organic matter formation
2022-03-11 12:00 - 13:00
DATE: Friday 11th March 2022
TIME & FORMAT: form 12 to 1pm CET – Online
Seminars will combine online and onsite formats (CREAF, Sala Graus II, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain) but in all cases, talks will be always streamed (not recorded), so they can be followed online.
HOW TO CONNECT: Direct link to François-Xavier Joly’s conference.
SUBSCRIPTON FORM: Subscribe to François-Xavier Joly’s talk!
“The decomposition of plant litter is the dominant process by which soil organic matter, the largest stock of carbon in terrestrial ecosystems, is formed. Despite its importance, major unknowns remain. What are the dominant drivers of decomposition? How does decomposition translate into soil organic matter formation? What role do soil animals play in these processes? In this talk, I will present research findings from various projects that contribute to filling these knowledge gaps. These findings question the use of common methods employed in this field of research and challenge existing views.”
François-Xavier Joly is a soil ecologist interested the interactions between plants and soil organisms, and their impact on soil processes such as plant litter decomposition and soil organic matter formation. After a PhD in Montpellier and two postdocs (Arizona State University; University of Stirling), he is currently working as a junior group leader at the University of Vienna (TER, CMESS). His research aims to better understand the drivers of decomposition, disentangle the underlying mechanisms and respective roles of diverse soil organisms, and bridge the gap between decomposition and soil organic matter formation.
Our free seminars are open to everyone. Our free seminars are open to everyone. Have a look at the CREAFTalks 2020 programme!
For more information, please contact CREAFTalks coordinator Teresa Rosas t.rosas@creaf.uab.cat

Future of Soil Conference
2022-03-15 - 2022-03-17 | On-line event
he Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service – CCIVS, invites you to participate in a free online event on the Future of Soil taking place over three days between the 15-17 March 2022 13:30-15:30 CET.
During the 3-day event, we will hear from an environmental and human rights lawyer, an expert on the state of soil in the EU, a representative from UNESCO and from the FAO, as well as indigenous land guardians, farmers practising regenerative soil strategies, activists, volunteers, young people and urban soil activists who will share why soil is so essential to life on Earth and how they are taking a stand on behalf of soil.
Do you know what you can do to protect, conserve and regenerate soil? Would you like to learn and be inspired?
Day 1 will host a live conference on Zoom to discuss advocating for Soil rights, the Soil4Life Manifesto and Positive Actions for Soil. Day 2 (Voices from soil guardians and activists from the field) and 3 (Volunteering for soil, inspiring stories and voices from the youth) will be pre-recorded. You can write questions for the speakers in the registration form!

Webinar: Russia’s war on Ukraine – what does it mean for people and nature?
2022-03-17 17:00 - 18:00 | On-line event
Event organised by Eurosite.

A creative ecology perspectives from the UK Making Wildflowers Work. New cultural ecologies and land ethics – #SEREwebinars2022
2022-03-22 18:00 - 19:15 | On-line event
Richard Scott
Director National Wildflower Centre, Chair UK Urban Ecology Forum

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This is the 3rd of the webinar series by SER Europe in 2022 – This year on 2nd-3rd Tuesdays of the month 18hr CET a SER Europe member will lecture us on the State of Ecological Restoration on her/his Country, followed by a Q&A and a conclusion on best practices and further research+innovation networking.
You can view again the previous webinars here.
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The Nature of Cities
2022-03-29 - 2022-03-31
About The Nature of Cities
We are The Nature of Cities (TNOC), and the word “of” modifies Nature to mean the character of cities, which we view through a green and blue and community lens. We believe the route to cities that are better for both people and nature is through transdisciplinary dialogue and collaboration. The mission of The Nature of Cities is to curate joined conversations about urbanism across ways of knowing and modes of action. We create transdisciplinary, publicly available, and widely disseminated programs, events, knowledge, and engagements for green city making. We strive for cities worldwide that are resilient, sustainable, livable, and just.
Breaking Down Siloes in Cities
The Nature of Cities Festival is an annual experiment in transdisciplinary collaboration to radically imagine cities that are better for nature and all people.
Program, registration and other information: https://tnoc-festival.com/

Habitat Restoration in Mining Sites (on-line course - in Spanish)
2022-04-04 - 2022-06-10 | On-line event
For the second year SER Europe is giving support to this on-line course on Restoration of Mining Sites organised by the University of Barcelona. The course starts on April 4 and lasts for 100 hours until June 10. All details on the website above and in Catalan and Spanish on this pdf.
Featured Image: Jordi Cortina-Segarra, University of Alicante.

Nature-based Solutions Knowledge Gaps
2022-04-19 10:00 - 11:00
Nature-based solutions are key building blocks of sustainable landscapes, however there are still many knowledge gaps hindering their implementation. How to turn these gaps into stepping stones instead to ensure the spread of effective nature-based solutions?
Join this NetworkNature Webinar to learn, discuss and share knowledge with experts in the field!
Speakers: Mariem El Harrak, Scientific Officer Biodiversa+, NetworkNature Knowledge Gaps Expert
More speakers to be announced soon!

State of Ecological Restoration in Portugal
2022-04-20 18:00 - 19:15 | On-line event
Alice Nunes, cE3c, Faculdade de Ciências da Univ. de Lisboa

António Patrão, ICNF, Portuguese Institute for Nature Conservation and Forests

Patricia M. Rodríguez González, CEF, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Univ. de Lisboa

Patrícia Pinto da Silva, Municipality of Almada

Ana I. Sousa, CESAM & Department of Biology, University of Aveiro
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This is the 4th of the webinar series by SER Europe in 2022 – This year (normally on 3rd Tuesdays of the month) 18hr CET a SER Europe member will lecture us on the State of Ecological Restoration on her/his Country, followed by a Q&A and a conclusion on best practices and further research+innovation networking.
The session will cover restoration in different habitats and landscapes in Portugal:

Introduction and main challenges – Alice Nunes
Burnt areas restoration – António Patrão ICNF
River restoration – Patricia Rodriguez Gonzalez – ISA
Dune restoration – Patrícia Pinto da Silva – CMA
Marine restoration – Ana Sousa – CESAM

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State of Ecological Restoration in Norway
2022-05-10 18:00 - 19:15 | On-line event
Presenters:
Dagmar Hagen, Astrid Skrindo, and Berit Köhler – Norwegian Institute for Nature Research NINA
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This is the 5th of the webinar series by SER Europe in 2022 – A SER Europe member will lecture us on the State of Ecological Restoration on her/his Country, followed by a Q&A and a conclusion on best practices and further research+innovation networking.

Restoration is a new activity in Norway, compared to more populated areas of Europe. During the last decade a number of small, and some few larger, restoration projects have been implemented, and in 2015 the first National Plan for Wetland Restoration was launched. The national commitments for climate change mitigation have been a driver for restoration, as well as the pressure on natural habitats and species. In January 2021, The Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA) and Norwegian Environmental Agency organized the National Kick-off conference for the UN Decade, and the interest for ecosystem restoration is increasing among politicians, managers, scientists and the public.
The Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA) is Norway’s leading institution for applied ecological research, including ecosystem restoration. NINA is experienced in both applied research in ecological restoration, and in carrying out restoration programmes. Ecosystem restoration is a broad topic, and involves a range of sciences, actors and professions. The majority of NINA restoration projects is therefore multidisciplinary in nature, biologists and ecologists working together with social scientists and economists. Our researchers also work in collaboration with managers, landowners, authorities, local user groups, industry and contractors. More on the restoration activity in NINA can be found at Restoration Ecology (nina.no)
NINA has been strongly involved in the, by now, largest restoration project in Norway, transforming a 165 km2 large military area into a National Park. This remarkable project is also nominated as the Norwegian candidate for National Flagship for the Restoration Decade. More information, publications, pictures and films from this project can be found at Hjerkinn military training area (nina.no).
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Standards For Climate: uptake of nature-based solutions in urban and rural areas - with SERE
2022-05-23 13:45 - 17:30
CEN and CENELEC are strongly committed to contributing to the achievements of the Paris Agreement and the UN SDGs supporting the international climate agenda, as laid out in the London Declaration signed by the standardization community early 2022. Standardization has a key role to play in reinforcing a wider uptake of nature-based solutions in urban and rural areas, by providing tools to key players to achieve a successful green transition and supporting European policy ambitions for a greener and climate neutral European economy.
To fully comprehend and benefit from the multiple potentials of nature-based solutions in tackling environmental challenges, European stakeholders need standards that can provide a common approach that enables trust, quality and coherence across sectors and applications.
For this reason, CEN and CENELEC are happy to invite you to an online stakeholders’ workshop that will identify the cross-sectoral gaps and opportunities for the development of new standards to support the uptake of nature-based solutions in urban and rural areas and achievement of global climate objectives.
The exchanges will focus on 3 priority areas for European standardization:

Green & Blue Infrastructure
Construction & Building
Land-use & Soil

SERE Chair Jordi Cortina will be a presenter at this event. – See a Detailed programme in pdf.
Registration: free of charge – but online registration is mandatory.

Cement Industry's Vision to the Future: A 2030 Biodiversity Roadmap
2022-06-01 10:00 - 11:30 | On-line event
CEMBUREAU, the European Cement Association, is organising the online event: “Cement Industry’s Vision to the Future: A 2030 Biodiversity Roadmap“, taking place on Wednesday, June 1 from 10.00 am to 11.30 am (CET). The event will be the occasion of the launch of its first Biodiversity Roadmap taht SER Europe has has the oportunity to review ahead. This is an #EUGreenWeek event.
Join and hear how the cement industry can further contribute in the nature restoration and leverage CEMBUREAU’s 2030 Biodiversity Roadmap.

Make a Difference Week - Global event
2022-06-04 - 2022-06-11 | Global
A Week of Global Restoration Action Hosted by the Society for Ecological Restoration
NEW! Here you can review a template for MAD-Week event registration
that you can translate automatically to your national language. Contact us if you need more help!
Get Involved

Make a Difference Week (MAD-Week), is an annual Celebration week of global Nature Restoration Action where individuals and organizations from around the world organize and participate in local volunteer restoration events. Through Make a Difference Week, everyone, everywhere has a chance to positively impact their local communities by engaging in hands-on restoration projects.
With MAD-Week people of all ages can learn about and engage in the Decade of Ecosystems Restoration set by the United Nations. This year Make a Difference Week will take place from 4 to 11 of June.
MAD-Week event organizers and volunteers engage in a wide variety of restorative activities within a diverse array of ecosystems, doing everything from removing invasive species to collecting native seeds or cleaning natural habitats.
This infographic summarizes the type of activities you can organize in MAD-Week. And on the week website you will find more suggestions on how to plan and organise your event.
Last year there were 144 events globally with more than 3,000 volunteers, and we are planning for Make a Difference Week to be even bigger this year.
You can learn more about MAD-Week here: https://makeadifferenceweek.org/, promoted by the Society for Ecological Restoration (SER). MAD-Week Europe contact: madweek_europe <at> ser.org.

Achieving the new EU nature restoration targets: Needs and benefits (part of Think 2030 Conference)
2022-06-30 11:30 - 12:45 | On-line event
IEEP is organising a roundtable discussion on the upcoming EU Nature Restoration Law, organised during the Think2030 conference on 30 June, from 11:30 to 12:45 CET.
The Think2030 conference is a bi-annual event organised by Think2030, a platform of leading policy experts from European think tanks, civil society, the private sector and local authorities. This year’s edition, titled ‘A future-proof European Green Deal: Overcoming crises, increasing ambition’, will have a hybrid format, taking place online and in Paris on 29-30 June.
As part of the conference, IEEP will be convening a discussion on the EU Nature Restoration Law which is due to be proposed by the European Commission in June. The discussion will focus on the opportunities and challenges of scaling up nature restoration in the EU and how to ensure the successful implementation of the upcoming EU restoration law once adopted.
As a basis for the discussion, IEEP and several other think tanks are currently preparing a policy briefing including recommendations addressed to the EU institutions and the Member States; a draft will be circulated to participants before the event. The aim of the session will be to discuss the draft recommendations and gather inputs from experts and policy-makers. The briefing will then be finalised after the conference, incorporating the outcomes of the discussion.
More information about the conference (including the full programme) can be found at: https://think2030.eu/think2030-2022-conference/
Please register here.

4th International Conference I.S.Rivers – Integrative sciences and sustainable development of rivers
2022-07-04 - 2022-07-08 | Lyon, France
The I.S.Rivers international conference focuses on research and actions in the service of rivers and large rivers, whether natural or highly anthropized. It aims to promote a cross-fertilization of approaches and a dialogue between all stakeholders.
English and French are the two official languages of the event.

I.S.Rivers, a unique occasion in Europe to:

Provide an overview of worldwide river management and restoration practices
Discover the most recent developments regarding knowledge, methodology and decision support tools, integrating research results, for a sustainable management of rivers.

Visit event website for further details.

SER Europe 2022 Conference Alicante
2022-09-05 - 2022-09-09 | Alicante University, Spain
Visit the Conference website for all details and registration options.
Main planned deadlines:

SYMPOSIA, WORKSHOPS AND COURSES

March 22, 2022 (extended)
Deadline for proposal submission
Upon receipt and until March 29, 2022
Accepted proposal notification to coordinators

ABSTRACTS

April 5, 2022
Opening for abstract submission
June 6, 2022
Deadline abstract submission
Upon receipt and until June 20, 2022
Acceptance decision of abstracts

REGISTRATION

until July 5, 2022
Deadline for early registration and presenting authors registration
from July 6, 2022
Late registration

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM

July 20, 2022
Scientific program available on the Conference website

UN Decade Free on-line Course - Ecosystem Restoration 2022
2022-09-19 08:00 - 2022-11-20 17:00 | On-line event
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) are offering a FREE two-part Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Ecosystem Restoration. This course is available thanks to the generous support of the European Union and the Korea Forest Service of the Government of the Republic of Korea through the Forest Ecosystem Restoration Initiative (FERI). This course compiles research from leading institutions engaged in ecosystem restoration and experts in the field to raise awareness and build ecosystem restoration capacity.
Course available in English, Français, Español.
SER Global, as a partner of the UN Decade is directly involved in the course and has pre-approved for credits towards the “Ecological Restoration” category of SER’s Certified Ecological Restoration Practitioner (CERP) program education requirements. Participants who complete Part 1 and Part 2 of this course will be guaranteed to meet 3 of the 6 credits required in the “Ecological Restoration” category. Learn more about the CERP program at https://ser.org/CERPApplications.
View the Course vídeo-trailer.
