RESTORE4Cs

A story of change: from cultivated to abandoned fields, from 30,000 to 2,800 hectars of wetland. But also the story of possible collaboration between public administration and local communities. Enjoy the @restore4cs.bsky.social documentary on the Valencian Wetalnds! 👉 bit.ly/46cbkkD

💧🦆 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲 | 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 🦆💧

In this episode of 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲, we explore how restoration, science & 40 years of community action are helping this Natura 2000 wetland recover, boosting biodiversity and blue carbon storage.

Watch here 🎥 www.lifewatching.tv/episode/wher...

🎥 💦 🌱 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲 🌱 💦 🎥

EU’s coastal #wetlands are on the frontline of #climatechange & the frontline of solutions ✨

Science. Communities. Climate resilience.

🎬 Watch now 👉🏽 lifewatching.tv/tv-show/rest...

#RESTORE4Cs #WhereWatersBreathe #Documentary #CoastalWetlands #Nature #Europe

🎥💧𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲 | #WorldWetlandsDay💧🎥

What happens where land & water meet?

𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙒𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝘽𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚, 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗘𝟰𝗖𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀, explores EU’s coastal wetlands🇪🇺

6 stories. 6 wetlands. 1 shared future shaped by restoration, science & community action.

🎬🍿 www.lifewatching.tv/tv-show/rest...

📹 Watch the recording of Session 3 Wetlands in Action webinar series ⤵️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEPM...

Find out more about the webinar ⬇️

www.linkedin.com/posts/alfawe...

@horizoneu.bsky.social @rewet-he.bsky.social @wethorizons.eu @restore4cs.bsky.social @luke.fi @succow-stiftung.de

Check out the #ENVRIHubNEXT session at #EGU26 on Essential Variables for Global Cooperation and Interoperability and submit your abstract by 15 Jan 2026: go.egi.eu/uWLsT

@ilmatieteenlaitos.fi @lifewatcheric.bsky.social @egieinfra.bsky.social @codata-isc.bsky.social @egu.eu

✨𝗔 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗘𝟰𝗖𝘀✨

As we close our project journey, we celebrate an incredible consortium, strong partnerships,& lasting results for wetland restoration & climate action across EU💦

🥂 Cheers to science, collaboration, & impact, & happy holidays to all!

➡️ www.restore4cs.eu

𝟵𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝘁! 📣

📘 Policy Brief 9 + a global meta-analysis show that coastal wetland restoration rebuilds carbon stocks, with no consistent GHG penalty across studies.

⚠️ Evidence gaps remain, especially in EU → better monitoring & harmonised MRV needed.

👉🏻 www.restore4cs.eu/restore4cs-9...

𝟳𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝘁! 📣

Social acceptability is essential for successful coastal wetland restoration 🌊🌱

📘 Key recommendations:
✔ Mainstream social acceptability
✔ Strengthen stakeholder engagement
✔ Build trust & integrate local knowledge

➡️ www.restore4cs.eu/restore4cs-7...

🌿 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗘𝟰𝗖𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗘𝗦𝗣𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 🌿

Our section “Restoration potential of coastal wetlands in Europe for climate change mitigation & co-benefits” has been accepted!

📍 Prague | 🗓 18–22 May 2026
📢 Abstract deadline: 31 Dec 2025

Submit abstracts & join the conference 👉 www.restore4cs.eu/restore4cs-a...

RESTORE4Cs Celebrates Its Final Event in Brussels The RESTORE4Cs project concluded with a final event uniting the consortium, Sister Projects, advisory board, and stakeholders to celebrate achievements and reflect on its legacy.

🎊💧𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗘𝟰𝗖𝘀 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘀!💧🎊

From science & policy impact to cutting-edge tools for wetland restoration, the project leaves a strong legacy for EU climate & nature goals 🌍🌊✨

Thank you to all partners & Sister Projects!

Read more ➡️ www.restore4cs.eu/restore4cs-c...

RESTORE4Cs 6th Policy Brief The 6th RESTORE4Cs Policy Brief presents a groundbreaking approach tracking status, trends, and policy performance of EU’s coastal wetlands.

𝟲𝘁𝗵 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗘𝟰𝗖𝘀 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝘁! 📣

Europe needs better data to protect and restore its coastal wetlands. Our 6th Policy Brief proposes a coordinated framework with 8 policy-ready indicators to track health, restoration, GHG emissions & climate vulnerability.

➡️ www.restore4cs.eu/restore4cs-6...

𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗘𝟰𝗖𝘀 was proud to join the 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗺!💧🇪🇺

Thank you to the European Commission and to everyone who visited our booth to explore our tools, Case Pilots, and the “Where Waters Breathe” documentary series, screened in an exclusive avant-première🎬🥂

👉🏻 www.restore4cs.eu/restore4cs-a...

Project RESTORE4Cs attended the first Water Resilience Forum in Brussels, presenting coastal protection and restoration best practices, the "Where Waters Breathe" documentary, the EU Coastal Wetlands Interactive Platform and much more!
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💧 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲’𝘀 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀?

Today is the EU’s first 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗺, taking place in Brussels 🇪🇺

We're working at the 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗘𝟰𝗖𝘀 stand, displaying the 𝗘𝗨 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗲𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 & 𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙒𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝘽𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 🌍

👉🏻 lnkd.in/ds6Ctcf8

#WaterWiseEU

#RESTORE4Cs 𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝘁! 📣

Policy Brief 5 calls for harmonised indicators and coordinated action to protect #Mediterranean coastal wetlands 💦, key for biodiversity 🌱🐟, climate resilience & carbon storage.

Check it out 👉🏻 www.restore4cs.eu/restore4cs-5...

🇪🇺💧𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗘𝟰𝗖𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗺💧🇪🇺

𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗘𝟰𝗖𝘀 is excited to join the Water Resilience Forum on𝟴 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻’s Jacques Delors Building in Brussels, featuring the debut screening of 𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 “𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲” 🎥

👉🏻 www.restore4cs.eu/restore4cs-a...

🦆 Two new Policy Briefs have been recently released by @restore4cs.bsky.social, one on the importance of funding for wetlands restoration, one proposing a harmonised set of metrics to evaluate protection strategies.
Read more 👉 bit.ly/4rr219o

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