RESTORE4Cs

Tracking Carbon and GHG Dynamics in Wetland Restoration | Webinar | LifeWatching WebTV Discover the first webinar of “Wetlands in Action”, a brand-new webinar series spotlighting wetland research, cross-project collaboration, and innovation in restoration and policy across Europe.

𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀❓ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟭 "𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗛𝗚 𝗗𝘆𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻" 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲! 📣 💧

🎥 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗧𝗩 👉🏻 www.lifewatching.tv/episode/trac...

Sister Project's Webinar Series "𝗪𝗲𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻" continues with the 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟮: 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 📣 💦

🗓️ 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: 16 December 2025
🕚 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 11:00–12:00 CEST
💻 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Online

🔗 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

RESTORE4Cs 4th Policy Brief The 4th RESTORE4Cs PB highlights the urgent need to complement public funding with innovative financial instruments to ensure long-term wetland restoration in the EU.

📣 𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗘𝟰𝗖𝘀 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝘁! 💦

The policy brief explores how blended finance + private investment can close the long-term funding gap for wetland restoration.

Read the 4th Policy Brief ➡️ www.restore4cs.eu/restore4cs-4...

The #RESTORE4Cs team met in Málaga 🇪🇸 for our 𝟳𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗘𝟰𝗖𝘀 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗹𝘆!

Thanks to 𝗘𝗧𝗖-𝗨𝗠𝗔 for hosting us after the Autumn School 2025.

We reviewed project progress, planned final outputs & prepared for our last events in Brussels on 8–9 Dec.

👉🏻 www.restore4cs.eu/restore4cs-c...

𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗘𝟰𝗖𝘀 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗺𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 🍁 closed with a joint field trip to Parque del Guadalhorce, where theory met practice!

Participants explored restoration measures and the link between #GHG dynamics & #wetland ecosystems🦩

A huge thanks to all participants for your energy, feedback & great discussions! 💦🌱

🌿The #RESTORE4Cs 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗺𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 final day brought policymakers & scientists together to shape the future of wetland restoration!

💧Sessions by 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗼 𝗦𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗲𝘇 & 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗼 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗼 introduced our ECoP

🎥 𝗠𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗶𝗿𝗮 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗶 unveiled the documentary screening at EU Commission 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗺,8 Dec 2025!

Share pic for the article "Restoring European Coastal Wetlands for Climate and Biodiversity: Do EU Policies and International Agreements Support Restoration?" overlaid on a close-up photo of a green halophyte plant (glasswort/samphire) growing in coastal soil.

Coastal wetlands are vital for climate and biodiversity – yet they’re barely recognised in EU policy.
Our new study (within @restore4cs.bsky.social) finds major policy gaps and calls for stronger integration across sectors.

Read more 👉 doi.org/10.3390/su17...

#CoastalWetlands #EUPolicy

Day 3 of the #RESTORE4Cs Autumn School 🌿

👩‍🔬 Scientists tested the RESTORE4Cs toolbox & shared Case Pilots
🏛️ Policymakers joined training on policy targets, mapping, spatial data, social acceptance & financing tools

Bridging science & policy for #WetlandRestoration in Europe 🇪🇺💧

Day 2 of the #RESTORE4Cs Autumn School 🍁

🔹 Talks on GHG fluxes, indicators & data – Antonio Camacho & Miguel Cabrera
🔹 Toolbox – Anis Guelmami
🔹REWET presentation – Juan Serratosa
🔹 ECoP – Ana Štrbenac
🔹 Marine Ecology Group – Paula Warren
🔹 Platform demo – Christoph Schröder & Gabriel Martorell

On November 3rd, Annika Tienhaara (ALFAwetlands, Natural Resources Institute Finland) presented on the @restore4cs.bsky.social Autumn School, results of the citizens’ survey:

📊 “Valuing Wetland Restoration: A Choice Experiment on Citizens' Preferences Across Six EU Countries.”

Article will follow!

#RESTORE4Cs Autumn School day 1 🌿

✨Welcome by Sonia Osorio (UMA)
🌊 Introduction to transitional waters by Alberto Basset (UniSalento)
🤝 Sister Projects:
@alfawetlands.bsky.social–Annika Tienhaara
@wethorizons.eu–Lorenzo Pugliese

SWS EU–Columba Martínez Espinosa

🔗 www.restore4cs.eu/restore4cs-a...

The @restore4cs.bsky.social Autumn School is ready to welcome scientists and policy makers, that will learn the science, policy, and practice of wetland restoration. 🌾 We can't wait to learn more!
@alfawetlands.bsky.social @rewet-he.bsky.social @wethorizons.eu @univmalaga.bsky.social

𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲! 📢 💧

The 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗘𝟰𝗖𝘀 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗺𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱: 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 is officially starting today in Malaga, Spain! 🇪🇸✨ 🌊

Let’s restore, learn, & act together 💚🌍

Learn more about the programme 🔗 www.restore4cs.eu/restore4cs-a...

🦇 This #Halloween, beware the real horror: vanishing wetlands.
When they die, they release carbon — haunting our climate.

💀 Let’s bring them back to life!

#RESTORE4Cs is working to revive EU coastal wetlands, turning ghostly landscapes back into vibrant ecosystems that protect us and our planet 🌿💧

The #RESTORE4Cs 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗺𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 🍁💧 (3–6 Nov, Malaga 🇪🇸) presents a rich programme on modelling, data, and policy for resilient coasts.

💧 GHG fluxes & indicators
💧 Digital Toolbox
💧 EU Community of Practice
💧 Documentary Series & field visit

Info & programme 👉🏻 www.restore4cs.eu/restore4cs-a...

💧🌱 𝗪𝗲𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗸𝗶𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝗳! 📣

📅 18 Nov 2025 | 11:00–12:00 CEST
💻 Online Webinar

𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟭: 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗻 & 𝗚𝗛𝗚 𝗗𝘆𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
Feat. @restore4cs.bsky.social, @rewet-he.bsky.social & the SWS European Chapter 🌍

🔗 Register: www.restore4cs.eu/wetlands-in-...

#WetlandsInAction

💧🌿 Discover 𝗪𝗲𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻! 🌿💧

A new #webinar series from #ALFAwetlands, #RESTORE4Cs, #REWET & #WETHORIZONS.

🗓 Nov 2025–Apr 2026
📢 Expert talks + Q&A
🌱 Science, policy, innovation & more!

🔗 www.restore4cs.eu/wetlands-in-...

#WetlandsInAction #HorizonEU #WetlandScience #Research #Europe

On Oct 15, Dr. Diógenes Costa (UFRN 🇧🇷) delivered a powerful talk on #mangrove ecosystem services 🌿 at @uaveiro.bsky.social, in the frame of #RESTORE4Cs 🇪🇺💧

From coastal protection to #biodiversity, mangroves matter more than ever! 🌍🌊

#Wetlands #ClimateAction #Ecosystems #Research #HorizonEU

𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗳 #𝟯 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲! 📣

𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗘𝟰𝗖𝘀 launches a 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 to drive wetland restoration & support 𝗥𝗮𝗺𝘀𝗮𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗫𝗜𝗩.𝟭𝟳🌿🌍

✅ Cross-sector collaboration
✅ Climate-smart restoration
✅ Shared learning & action

🔗 www.restore4cs.eu/restore4cs-3...
🔗 www.wetlandbasedsolutions.org/join-us/

⏳ 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗟!

Only 1 day left to apply for the 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗘𝟰𝗖𝘀 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗺𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 🍁💧

🔹3-6 November 2025 | Malaga, Spain 🇪🇸
🔹Deadline: 9 October at 12:00 PM CET 🔔

🚀 𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁 - 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆!

🔗 www.restore4cs.eu/restore4cs-a...

#RESTORE4Cs #Wetlands #Training #Ecology #ApplyNow

🔔 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝟮 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗳𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆!

The 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗘𝟰𝗖𝘀 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗺𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱🍁 is calling on 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝘄𝗲𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀, and 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 working on 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲, 𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆, and 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀.

⏳𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 𝟵 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 – 𝟭𝟮:𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗠 𝗖𝗘𝗧

Apply now 👉🏻 www.restore4cs.eu/restore4cs-a...

🌍 On #WorldHabitatDay, take action for the planet 🌱
🔔 Last days to apply to 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗘𝟰𝗖𝘀 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗺𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱! 💧🍁
🎯 Wetlands restoration, GHG, DSS tools, EU policy
💡 For early-career researchers & restoration pros
✅ Travel & stay covered!
🕛 Deadline: 9 Oct, 12:00 CET

🔗 www.restore4cs.eu/restore4cs-a...

𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗘𝟰𝗖𝘀 rocked #EuropeanResearchersNight 2025! 🎉

🌿 From poster exhibits in Lecce to interactive games in Turin, we shared how wetlands restore nature & fight climate change. 💧

🎮 Missed the event? Try our wetlands game here:
🔗 iris.cnr.it/handle/20.50...

👉🏻 www.restore4cs.eu/restore4cs-a...

𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡! 📢 ✨

📍 Malaga | 🗓️ 3–6 Nov 2025
👩‍🔬 For scientists in wetlands, climate, & biodiversity
🌍 Travel & stay covered
👥 20 participants

𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗼 #𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗘𝟰𝗖𝘀 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗺𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗯𝘆 𝟵 𝗢𝗰𝘁 @ 𝟭𝟮:𝟬𝟬 𝗖𝗘𝗧!
🔗 www1.unisalento.it/bandi-concor...

🌍💧 Meet #RESTORE4Cs at #EuropeanResearchersNight 2025!

📌 𝟮𝟲/𝟬𝟵, 𝟭𝟲:𝟬𝟬–𝟮𝟯:𝟰𝟱 – 𝗟𝗲𝗰𝗰𝗲
Poster @Unisalento’s EU Corner (Ex Convento degli Olivetani)

📌 𝟮𝟳/𝟬𝟵, 𝟭𝟰:𝟬𝟬–𝟭𝟲:𝟬𝟬 – 𝗧𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻
🎮 Sfidare la Scienza delle Zone Umide!
A fun, interactive game with CNR IRCRES 🌿

Learn. Play. Act. 🧠

#ERN2025

𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗲𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀! 📢

The #RESTORE4Cs 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗺𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 takes place in Malaga 🇪🇸 from 3–6 Nov!

🌿 Only 20 participants
🌍 Travel, stay & lunch covered*
🧠 Learn how wetlands help fight #ClimateChange!

📅 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝟮𝟵 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 – 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗲𝗱!

(*Within defined cost limits)

Our 📸 "𝘋𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘣𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘭𝘵𝘢 𝘞𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘓𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘢 𝘙𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘺 𝘋𝘢𝘺" by Fabrizio Lecce & Madeira Scauri is on display at the #COP15 #Ramsar Photo Exhibition!

🌿 Honoured to share a scene from our #DanubeDelta Case Pilot among 120 photos celebrating Wetlands of International Importance.

👉🏻 www.ramsar.org/photo-galler...

🌿 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗘𝟰𝗖𝘀 joined global leaders at #RamsarCOP15 in Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 to showcase how #wetlands are key to #ClimateAction 💧

At a special event led by 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗪𝗲𝘁 & 𝗜𝗨𝗖𝗡 𝗢𝗥𝗠𝗔𝗖𝗖, we shared tools, training, and #policy insights to scale restoration across Europe 🇪🇺

🔗 www.restore4cs.eu/restore4cs-j...

What's new in the #BoardOfOpportunities this week:

🍇 @restore4cs.bsky.social Autumn trainings for scientists and policy makers

🍇 AQUARIUS-RI Transnational Funding Call Open

Learn about them, and share your opportunities & events through our moderated self-service platform
👉 bit.ly/3Z81xZD

Stay tuned for updates on the upcoming @restore4cs.bsky.social training opportunities!
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🍁 3-6 November: Autumn School for the Scientific Community
🍁 5-6 November: Training for Policy Makers
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Read more! 👉 bit.ly/3TSCgiP