I love maps! It’s so easy to get lost in a good map! Maps play a central role in answering those fundamental questions – the ‘what’, ‘where’, ‘how’ and ‘when’ of ecosystem restoration. (I think we all know the ‘why’ for seagrass restoration or you wouldn’t be reading this blog…).  We all rely heavily on accurate […]

This week ESRA is at NORA6 “Working together for oyster restoration” as part of a Panel on Collaboration for restoration success organized by Sahar Stevenson-Jones (SER, Society for Ecological Restoration-Europe).  Panellists: Ute Jacob (Bio-Agora Project) Stefano Carboni (NORA Board, Native Oyster Restoration Alliance) Richard Lilley (ESRA Board, European Seagrasses Restoration Alliance) Alison Debney (Zoological Society […]

‘Using and producing science for seagrass ecology and restoration’. Marjolijn Christianen and Laura Govers will follow Marieke van Katwijk‘s retirement lecture with a presentation each about the challenges and opportunities in future seagrass work. 15:30 – 16:15 – “Using and producing science for seagrass ecology and restoration”. Retirement lecture by Marieke van Katwijk (Senior Scientist […]

The 2nd European Seagrass Restoration Workshop was a great success, and huge thanks must go to the incredible team at le Parc naturel marin du Bassin d’Arcachon (PNMBA) for hosting the event. With 211 delegates in attendance, ESRW2 represents a significant growth in the size of the seagrass restoration community participating since the 1st European Seagrass […]

“Restauration des herbiers marins : l’Europe se réunit à Arcachon autour des enjeux environnementaux“Véritables poumons de la mer, les herbiers marins jouent un rôle crucial dans la biodiversité et le stockage du carbone. Pourtant, ces écosystèmes fragiles sont en déclin. Pour partager leurs travaux, plus de 200 acteurs européens se sont réunis du 8 au […]