๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ Modelling RESTORation of #wEtlands for Carbon pathways, Climate Change mitigation and adaptation, ecosystem services, and biodiversity, Co-benefits ๐Ÿ’ง

Joined January 2023
๐Ÿ’ง๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ|#WorldWetlandsDay๐Ÿ’ง Wetlands protect us, feed us, & help our climate adapt. Where Waters Breathe, @RESTORE4Cs documentary series, takes you across EUโ€™s coastal wetlands๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐ŸŒŠ, where science, people & nature meet. ๐ŸŽฌ lifewatching.tv/tv-show/restโ€ฆ
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R4Cs researchers led a session on the restoration potential of EUโ€™s coastal wetlands at ESP EU 2026๐ŸŒฟ Our team showcased tools & insights driving climate mitigation, adaptation & co-benefits for biodiversity & communities. Proud to contribute to EUโ€™s nature-based solutions ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บโœจ
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On #WorldBiodiversityDay, we celebrated a fantastic achievement!๐ŸŽ‰ Fabrizio Lecceโ€™s photo "Seals Sunbathing on the Sands of the Oosterschelde Estuary"๐Ÿฆญโ˜€๏ธ,won 2nd place in the Nature & Wildlife category of @WikiCommons Science Competition Italia 2025. ๐Ÿ“ธ commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Cโ€ฆ
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Celebrate #Natura2000Day by diving into Europeโ€™s most remarkable #wetlands ๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ "Where Waters Breathe" documentary series takes you across six Natura 2000 sites, showing why these ecosystems matter for #biodiversity, culture & climate resilience. ๐ŸŽฅ youtube.com/playlist?list=PLโ€ฆ
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@RESTORE4Cs is celebrating a win! ๐Ÿ“ธ ๐ŸŽ‰ Our photo ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐Ÿฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ in the Nature & Wildlife category of #WikiScienceCompetition Italia 2025. A beautiful snapshot from our Dutch Case Pilot is now part of open scientific knowledge on @Wikimedia ๐Ÿฆญโ˜€๏ธ ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Cโ€ฆ
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๐ŸŒฟ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—˜๐—ฒ๐—ฆ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—”๐—ฏ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—ข๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—ก! Submit your work by 15 May & join the flagship @LifeWatchERIC conference on biodiversity & ecosystem eScience in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, from 7-10 July ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ ๐ŸŒน ๐Ÿ”— lifewatch.eu/bees-2026-abstrโ€ฆ
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โ€œWhen we say wetlands protect ecosystems, itโ€™s not a slogan โ€” itโ€™s a fact.โ€ Wetlands are more than landscapes โ€” they are living systems that breathe, shelter, feed, and protect. This is the heart of the Convention on Wetlandsโ€™ mission. As evidenced in the Global Wetlands Outlook 2025 Report natural wetlands make large contributions to the well-being of human society, and that the loss of wetlands results in a loss of those contributions. Nowhere is this clearer than in Romaniaโ€™s Danube Delta, a breath-taking expanse of biodiversity where over 5,000 species thrive. But beneath its beauty lies a history of transformation: large wetland areas reshaped into farmland through past agricultural systematisation. Dive into a story of resilience, restoration, and the living pulse of Europeโ€™s second largest delta. This documentary feature โ€œWhere Waters Breatheโ€ invites you to witness the Deltaโ€™s story โ€” its fragility, its strength, and its fight to remain one of the worldโ€™s most extraordinary wetland ecosystems. @RESTORE4Cs youtu.be/RIzATyKU-r8?si=-IYGโ€ฆ
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Don't miss the FINAL session of Wetlands in Action webinar series๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿ“ข Registration is now open for Session 6 | ๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—น๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒโ€‘๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐˜๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป โš™๏ธ๐Ÿ’ฆ ๐Ÿ“… 06 May 2026 โฐ 10:00-11:30 CEST ๐Ÿ’ป Online ๐Ÿ”— us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regiโ€ฆ
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๐Ÿ“ข #RESTORE4Cs Implementation Roadmap to Guide National Action on restoring EUโ€™s coastal wetlands ๐Ÿ’ง It offers a stepโ€‘byโ€‘step framework to support countries in meeting EU & international commitments on climate, biodiversity ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿฆฉ & wetland restoration. ๐Ÿ”— restore4cs.eu/restore4cs-impโ€ฆ
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๐Ÿ’ง๐ŸŸ ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ | ๐——๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜๐—ฎ ๐ŸŸ๐Ÿ’ง From past land reclamation to todayโ€™s restoration efforts, the #DanubeDelta episode shows how #water circulation shapes #biodiversity, fisheries and #climate resilience ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐ŸŒฟ ๐ŸŽฅ lifewatching.tv/episode/wherโ€ฆ
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๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿฆ… ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ | ๐—–๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐Ÿฆ…๐Ÿ’ง Eutrophication, #climatechange & decades of human pressure have reshaped the shallow, nutrientโ€‘sensitive system of the #CuronianLagoon. Watch the episode to learn more ๐ŸŽฅ lifewatching.tv/episode/wherโ€ฆ
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๐Ÿ’ง๐ŸŒฑ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ|๐—ฆ๐—ช ๐——๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐——๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜๐—ฎ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿ’ง Salt marshes in the South-West Dutch Delta๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ arenโ€™t just beautiful; they store carbon, host wildlife & help protect the coast. ๐ŸŽฅ lifewatching.tv/video/where-โ€ฆ #WhereWatersBreathe #Documentary #Wetlands #EU
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๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿš๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ|๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—”๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐Ÿš๐Ÿ’ง The #RiadeAveiro episode explores how this mosaic of marshes, mudflats & seagrass is adapting to: ๐Ÿ”ธRising sea levels ๐Ÿ”ธStronger tidal dynamics ๐Ÿ”ธSaltwater intrusion ๐Ÿ”ธHabitat loss ๐ŸŽฅlifewatching.tv/video/where-โ€ฆ
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๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿฆฉ ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ | ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฆฉ๐Ÿ’ง In this episode, we travel to the #Camargue in the Rhรดne Delta ๐Ÿ’ฆ- 190,000 hectares of intensely managed #wetlands balancing carbon storage, flood protection & livelihoods. Watch here ๐ŸŽฅ lifewatching.tv/video/where-โ€ฆ
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๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿฆ†๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ|๐—ฉ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐˜๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€๐Ÿฆ†๐Ÿ’ง In this episode we explore how restoration,science &40 years of community action are helping this Natura2000 wetland recover,boosting biodiversity &blue carbon storage. ๐ŸŽฅ lifewatching.tv/episode/wherโ€ฆ
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๐ŸŽฅ ๐Ÿ’ฆ ๐ŸŒฑ ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐ŸŒฑ ๐Ÿ’ฆ ๐ŸŽฅ EUโ€™s coastal #wetlands are on the frontline of #climatechange & the frontline of solutions โœจ Science. Communities. Climate resilience. ๐ŸŽฌ Watch now ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿฝ lifewatching.tv/tv-show/restโ€ฆ #WhereWatersBreathe #Documentary #Europe
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โœจA Sparkling Holiday Season from RESTORE4Csโœจ As we close our project journey,we celebrate an incredible consortium, strong partnerships,& lasting results for wetland restoration & climate action across EU๐Ÿ’ฆ ๐Ÿฅ‚ Cheers to science,collaboration, & impact,& happy holidays to all!
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๐Ÿ“˜ Policy Brief 9 + a global meta-analysis show that coastal wetland๐Ÿ’ง๐ŸŒฟ restoration rebuilds carbon stocks, with no consistent GHG penalty across studies. โš ๏ธ Evidence gaps remain, especially in EU ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ โ†’ better monitoring & harmonised MRV needed. ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป restore4cs.eu/restore4cs-9thโ€ฆ
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๐Ÿ“ฃ 7th Policy Brief out! Social acceptability is essential for successful coastal wetland restoration ๐ŸŒŠ ๐Ÿ“˜ Key recommendations: โœ” Mainstream social acceptability โœ” Strengthen stakeholder engagement โœ” Build trust & integrate local knowledge โžก๏ธ restore4cs.eu/restore4cs-7thโ€ฆ
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