‘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 Radboud University).

16:15 – 16:35 – “Challenges and opportunities for seagrass and sea turtle monitoring”. By Marjolijn Christianen (Associate Professor Wageningen University and Research).

16:35 – 16:55 – “Challenges and opportunities for seagrass restoration”. By Laura Govers (Associate Professor Rijksuniversiteit Groningen).

16:55 – 17:10 – Some words by Jan Hendriks (Professor Radboud University), Tjeerd Bouma (NIOZ and Professor Utrecht University) and Steef Hanssen (Assistant Professor Radboud University).

The minisymposium online; make sure to register at least half an hour in advance.

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 Restoration Workshop that was hosted in Portugal in 2010.

Read here: https://www.decadeonrestoration.org/towards-european-seagrass-restoration-alliance

“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 10 avril à Arcachon lors du 2ᵉ Forum européen pour la restauration des herbiers marins (European Seagrass Restoration Workshop).

Read full article here (French): https://parc-marin-bassin-arcachon.fr/actualites/restauration-des-herbiers-marins-leurope-se-reunit-arcachon-autour-des-enjeux-0