Happy International Day of Biodiversity!

Wetlands support a rich array of #habitats and #biodiversity . In fact, 40% of the world's species live or breed in wetlands! 🐸 🌸 🌼 🐞 🐝

WaterLANDS is working to preserve and restore wetlands across Europe.💚

🌿Don't miss the EU Green Week event with WaterLANDS and Wetlands International

🌊Wetlands Solutions for Water Resilience and Disaster Risk Reduction

🗓️ 11 June 2024

🗺️ Brussels

Register now for in-person or online attendance 👉waterlands.eu/news-and-event…

Happy International Day of Biodiversity! 🐦‍⬛🌿🐨🐸

Read below to discover how the WaterLANDS Artist Residency is helping the project, local communities and stakeholders to find new ways of seeing and understanding #restoration ! 👩‍🎨🎨🌎

🎉As we celebrate the International Day for #biodiversity , we are glad to share that REST-COAST's example for #NbS implementation in #coastal regions, has been featured by the EUScience&Innovation🇪🇺!🌿🌊
👇Find the full article below!

*Today* at 12 to 2pm: The Nature Restoration Law: a status update through the WaterLANDS Project on the impacts of + necessity for binding restoration targets to protect ecosystems and the services they provide

📍 Irish Architectural Archive

🔎 eventbrite.ie/e/the-nature-r…

💡 Did you know that the Dragoman Marsh is famous for its rich biodiversity?

It is home to 60% of the bird species in Bulgaria! 🦅🐦🐦‍⬛

Watch the video to learn about the restoration being conducted here through #WaterLANDSH2020 🌿

waterlands.eu/results-and-re…

Dr Gary Goggins presents to environment&planning TU Dublin / OT Baile Átha Cliath Env Mgmt students on the LIFE IP Wild Atlantic Nature project & the ecologically beneficial work being undertaken on protecting and enhancing our blanket bogs by farmers and local communities @MayoNorthEast National Parks and Wildlife Service Dept of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Would you like to find out more about data standards for monitoring peatlands?

If so join us University of Leeds in Geography at Leeds on Thurs 23 May, 10am - 4pm. WaterLANDS

Any questions email [email protected]

Join us bit.ly/3ww85G4

Last week LIFE IP Wild Atlantic Nature had the pleasure of co-hosting colleagues from LIFE Celtic Rainforests CoedCeltaidd_CelticRainforests & Eryri NP Eryri National Park (Snowdonia), Wales who were on a study visit to Glenveagh National Park and Donegal.

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#protectnature #naturacommunities #nationalparks #natura2000 #GenerationRestoration

Join the WaterLANDS project for an update on the #NatureRestorationLaw in Dublin on May 22nd!

Join us for an in-person discussion on the need for binding #restoration targets to protect ecosystems and the services they provide. 🌾💧🌍🌼💚

Register now! eventbrite.ie/e/the-nature-r…

🌱 MERLIN Off-The-Shelf Instruments help access new funding for environmental restoration

💶 Valuable new guides explore the potential of donation-based crowdfunding and corporate donations to support nature recovery projects.

MERLINproject | @merlin-project.bsky.social

freshwaterblog.net/2024/05/02/mer…

We are restoring over 200ha of bare peat 💪🇮🇪 to reestablish the vegetation cover and slow the water flow 🌱 This is key to reduce carbon loss and improve water quality 💧 WaterLANDS and LIFE IP Wild Atlantic Nature will support farmers to implement restoration actions in their lands 🧑‍🌾🚜

💚Explore the Cuilcagh-Anierin Uplands Special Area of Conservation - A WaterLANDS Action Site in Co. Leitrim, Ireland 💚

Watch the video to discover how WaterLANDS and LIFE IP Wild Atlantic Nature are working with farmers to conserve and protect this important area 🌾🌿

waterlands.eu/results-and-re…

Have you done it yet? Opportunity to have a say on the Horizon Europe 2025 work programme.

🌱 Direct link for Cluster 6, Destination 1 - “Biodiversity and ecosystem services”:
👉 ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runne…

Sonia Mena Jara of Wetlands International says 'We are trying to create a holistic approach to #wetland #restoration , under an umbrella of co-creation.' 🌿💚☂️

Watch the full video on the WaterLANDS Integration Workshop here: youtube.com/watch?v=HhY2bZ…

European Research Executive Agency

💚Integrating diverse disciplines for wetland restoration 💚

Watch our new video on the workshop hosted by WP5 lead Wetlands International on how to integrate diverse disciplines like ecology, finance, and governance to achieve holistic restoration 🌿💧🌼🌾🎨🧪

youtube.com/watch?v=HhY2bZ…

🌿Working together for a healthy Eems-Dollard 2050, last week we held a joint annual meeting of REST-COAST & WaterLANDS in Groningen🇳🇱.
🙌Big thanks to everyone who joined & to the organisers of this outstanding gathering Provincie Groningen!
Read more here: bit.ly/3QGf5an

📢 NEW PAPER ALERT! 🚨

Did you know that old-growth #forests in the Balkans harbour the highest forest #carbon sink at the continental level in Europe?

This was one of the findings of a new study by our Università di Udine Università di Torino researchers!

Download it here👇
wildcard-project.eu/old-growth-for…

Wonderful day ☀️ with the team in our peatland training course 🌱learning more restoration techniques WaterLANDS LIFE IP Wild Atlantic Nature #GenerationRestoration

Last day in our annual assembly! WaterLANDS LIFE IP Wild Atlantic Nature 🇪🇺🇳🇱