SS1 - The legal labyrinth of restoration laws for ecologists
Amphi A
Alexandra Aragão & An Cliquet
› The legal devil is in the linguistic details. Deciphering the effects of word choice in the European NRR. - Alexandra Aragao, University of Coimbra Institute for Legal Research
11:15-11:30 (15min)
› When Nature Sues Back: How the European Court of Justice Interprets EU Restoration Obligations - An Cliquet, Ghent University
11:30-12:00 (30min)
› Agriculture as driver, problem or solution? The paradoxes of the Nature Restoration Regulation - Enrico Mezzacapo, Scuola Universitaria Superiore Sant'Anna = Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies [Pisa]
11:45-12:00 (15min)
› The Borderless Sea vs. Bordered Law: Legal Hurdles in Transboundary Marine Restoration and Tools to Overcome Them - Elisa Cavallin, Ghent University, Hasselt University
12:00-12:15 (15min)
› Forest ecosystem restoration between ambition and exemptions - Jessica Stubenrauch, Helmholtz Zentrum für Umweltforschung = Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
12:15-11:30 (-1h-45)
› Cost effectiveness of European lake restoration: Insights from the EU project FutureLakes - KAMERGI Najla, UT-SEMIDE
11:15-11:30 (15min)
› Biological vs socio-economic drivers of restoration site placement in Europe - Valerio Mezzanotte, Department of Biology and Biotechnologies ‘Charles Darwin', Sapienza University of Rome
11:30-11:45 (15min)
› The « Climatization » of peatlands: actors, timelines and funding - Lucas Lopez Dovina, Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Sciences, Innovations, Sociétés
11:45-12:00 (15min)
› Unlocking Finance for Coastal and Marine Ecosystem Restoration: Key Challenges and Opportunities - Clara Rodrigues, WavEC Offshore Renewables - Wenting Chen, Norwegian Institute for Water Research
12:00-12:15 (15min)
› Sustainable Grazing and Value Addition: A Pathway to Conservation on the Iori Plateau - Aleksandre Mikeladze, SABUKO – Society for Nature Conservation
12:15-12:30 (15min)
› Socioeconomic benefits of restoration - the case of Croatia's NRP - Gábor Figeczky, International Union for Conservation of Nature, European Regional Office
12:30-12:45 (15min)
› Reference vs. target vegetation for post-mining sites across Europe - Karel Prach, University of South Bohemia [České Budějovice, Czechia]
11:17-11:28 (11min)
› Twenty-Five Years of Grassland Restoration in Mined-Land: Lessons from a Spontaneous and Assisted Site Recovery Experiment - Anita Kirmer, Anhalt University of Applied Sciences
11:28-11:39 (11min)
› Support for restoration in mineral extraction sites: Expanding efforts beyond existing protected habitats - Klara Rehounkova, University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice, Faculty of Science
11:39-11:50 (11min)
› How do plant and animal communities recover after sand extraction in Lanzarote? - Aurora Torres, Universidad de Alicante
11:50-12:01 (11min)
› Natural recovery of vegetation and soil fungi in Mediterranean abandoned cobblestone quarries (Spain) - Josu Alday, Universitat de Lleida
12:01-12:12 (11min)
› Recovery of specialised flora in extractive sites: Restoration approaches and outcomes - Miguel Ballesteros, Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Branišovská 1760, 37005 České Budějovice, Czech Republic
12:12-12:23 (11min)
› Assisted establishment of pioneers after metal mining: does silicification matter? - Nina Nikolic, Institute for Multidisciplinary Research, University of Belgrade
12:23-12:34 (11min)
› Potential of European Natural Vegetation for Creation of Stable Amenity Mini-Forests - Elgene Box, University of Georgia
11:15-11:30 (15min)
› The Miyawaki method for NGOs: constraints, purpose, and opportunities - How can NGOs engage diverse communities through a comprehensive and distinctive approach? How can it be made sustainable in terms of funding and community engagement ? -
11:30-11:45 (15min)
› The Miyawaki method as a scientific approach: early evidence, measurable impacts, and methodological challenges across region - Vito Emanuele Cambria, Botanical Garden of Rome, Department of Environmental Biology, Sapienza University of Rome
11:45-12:00 (15min)
› The Miyawaki method for outdoor education - Daan Bleichrodt, Institute for Environmental Education (IVN)
12:00-12:15 (15min)
› The Miyawaki method as landscaping. - Adrian Wong, SUGi
12:15-12:30 (15min)
› Miyawaki method forest makers as a business endeavor. Can mini forests contribute to the restoration economy? - Nicolas De Brabandere, Urban Forest Europe
12:30-12:45 (15min)
SS10 - Analyzing the socio-economic impacts of deep-sea marine ecosystem restoration
Amphi G
Stephen Hynes & Silvia Gallegati
› A cost-benefit analysis tool for deep-sea habitat restoration decision making - Daniel Norton, University of Galway
11:15-11:30 (15min)
› How much are Cold-Water Corals worth? Public Willingness to Pay for Deep-Sea Restoration in Italy - Silvia Gallegati, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona
11:30-11:45 (15min)
› Willingness to pay for improving ecological status of the Oslofjord - Wenting Chen, Norwegian Institute for Water Research
11:45-12:00 (15min)
› Estimating the value of deep-sea ecosystem restoration in Irish waters using a stated preference approach - Stephen Hynes, University of Galway
12:00-12:15 (15min)
SS17 - From small to great lakes restoration: an overview to promote links and collaborations
Amphi B
Marlène Rolan-Meynard & Althaea Pangaud
› Dealing with invasive species in water bodies restoration projects: manipulation of environmental filters and use of priority effects. - Isabelle Combroux, Université de Strasbourg
11:30-11:45 (15min)
› Divergent plant recovery along a hydrological gradient in restored Sphagnum-dominated peatland pools -
11:45-12:00 (15min)
› Improving monitoring: Reaching a compromise to better assess restoration outcomes in small lakes - Althaea Pangaud, Pôle Écla - écosystèmes lacustres, Risques, Ecosystèmes, Vulnérabilité, Environnement, Résilience
12:00-12:15 (15min)
› Assessing policy coherence in European lake restoration: Insights from Lake Vesijärvi (Finland) and Lake Karla (Greece) - KAMERGI Najla, UT-SEMIDE
12:15-11:30 (-1h-45)
› Biomanipulation and restoration : an alpine lake case study - Marlene Rolan-Meynard, Aix-Marseille Univ., INRAE, RECOVER, 13182 Aix en Provence, France, Pôle Écla - écosystèmes lacustres, Service EcoAqua, Direction de la Recherche et de l'Appui Scientifique, French Biodiversity Agency, France
12:30-12:45 (15min)
SS3 - Towards coherent and effective national restoration plans in the European Union
Amphi A
Aurélien Carré
› National Restoration Plans: a unified framework for guiding nature recovery in Europe - Néstor Fernandez, German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research
15:00-15:15 (15min)
› Landscape-ecological system analysis (LESA): a practical site-based approach to achieve good condition of habitat types and step-wise set an FRA rooted in local evidence - Kris DECLEER, Research Institute for Nature and Forest
15:15-15:30 (15min)
› Advances in mapping habitat condition and favourable reference areas for restoration - Jordi CORTINA-SEGARRA, Department of Ecology and IMEM, University of Alicante
15:30-15:45 (15min)
› Habitat mapping, assessment of habitat condition and restoration priorities: scientific knowledge supporting ecosystem restoration planning in Hungary - Melinda Halassy, HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research
16:00-16:15 (15min)
SS16 - Restoration of river connectivity: from theory to practice
Amphi B
Andrea Mandarino, Maria Alp & Ivan Bernez
› Free Flowing Rivers – Lateral Data Deficiencies - up, over and out - Brian Coghlan, Inland Fisheries Ireland
14:45-15:00 (15min)
› Restoring the Sélune river continuity: how big dam removal reshapes habitats, biodiversity, and landscape uses - Laura Soissons, Station marine Dinard, Dynamique et durabilité des écosystèmes : de la source à l'océan
15:00-15:15 (15min)
› Reconnection alters hydro-ecological interactions in a backwater-dominated side channel of Po River - Edoardo Cavallini, University of Parma - Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability [Parco Area delle Scienze 11/A, 43124 Parma, Italy]
15:15-15:30 (15min)
› Wetland restoration within the river corridor: the case of the Po Piemontese Natural Park (NW Italy) - Andrea Mandarino, Department of Earth, Environment and Life Sciences, University of Genova, Management Authority of the Po Piemontese Protected Areas
15:30-15:45 (15min)
› Restoration of floodplain forest in the Elbe floodplain near Lenzen in Northern Germany - Jochen Purps, Office for regional development and ecological planning (Bad Wilsnack)
15:45-16:00 (15min)
› Lessons learnt on river restoration projects from the demonstration sites network: understanding unfinished projects - Rémy Rivière, AgroParisTech Innovation, Palaiseau, France, AgroParisTech, Montpellier, France
16:00-16:15 (15min)
Grassland, prairie, steppe and other open ecosystem restoration
Amphi C
Christel Vidaller
› Assessing both sides of pastoralism from degradation to restoration : toward an experimental observatory - Emmanuel Corcket, Institut méditerranéen de biodiversité et d'écologie marine et continentale - Christel Vidaller, Institut méditerranéen de biodiversité et d'écologie marine et continentale
14:45-15:00 (15min)
› Rewilding with Przewalski's horses in Mongolia can contribute to fight against desertification - Clémentine Mutillod, Avignon Université, Laboratoire des EcoSystèmes et des Sociétés en Montagne
15:00-15:15 (15min)
› Neigh-borhood conservation: The potential of north Swedish horse pastures to support plant and butterfly populations - Therese Lofroth, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences = Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
15:15-15:30 (15min)
› Comparison of soil seed bank in sand grasslands grazed by cattle or sheep - Gergely Kovacsics-Vári, University of Debrecen, Department of Ecology
15:30-15:45 (15min)
› Restoration of steppe, dry and seasonally wet grasslands based on monitoring of species of Community interest and other target species distributions in north-western Bohemia. - Roman Hamersky, Roman Hamersky
15:45-16:00 (15min)
› Setting Up an Advisory Service for Semi-Natural Grassland Owners: Practices from Estonia - Kaidi Silm, Estonian Ministry of Climate, LIFE IP project “ForEst&FarmLand
16:00-16:15 (15min)
SS19 - Assisted restoration of extractive sites across Europe: what works where?
Amphi D
Klara Řehounková & Miguel Ballesteros Jiménez
› Why do we undertake assisted restoration? - Andy Duncan, Heidelberg Materials UK - Alexandra Hemming, Heidelberg Materials UK - Georgina Watkins, Heidelberg Materials UK
14:45-15:00 (15min)
› Post-quarrying restoration as an opportunity for protected plant species: the Secil-Outão case study - Alice Nunes, CE3C - Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes & CHANGE – Global Change and Sustainability Institute, Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
15:00-15:15 (15min)
› Spreading harvester ant refuse piles enhances restoration success of dry Mediterranean grasslands after soil rehabilitation in former quarries and intensive cultivated sites - Thierry Dutoit, Institut méditerranéen de biodiversité et d\'écologie marine et continentale
15:15-15:30 (15min)
› Turning sandpits into opportunities: Designing post-mining habitats for orchid conservation - András Kelemen, Department of Ecology, University of Szeged, ‘Lendület' Seed Ecology Research Group, Institute of Ecology and Botany, HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research, Vácrátót, Hungary
15:30-15:45 (15min)
› Tailoring quarry rehabilitation across Imerys sites in Europe: Site-specific successes and barriers - Lina Robles, Imerys - Santiago Forero, Patrinat
15:45-16:00 (15min)
› Applying non-expert Biodiversity Net Impact Assessment tools to an actively restored quarry: Are we getting the right answers or asking the wrong questions? - Pedro A. Salgueiro, MED – Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment, and Development & CHANGE – Global Change and Sustainability Institute, IIFA – Institute for Advanced Studies and Research, University of Évora, Portugal
16:00-16:15 (15min)
› A Practical Framework for Monitoring the Impact of Forest Restoration - Rowana Walton, UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre
14:45-15:00 (15min)
› Assessment of forest restoration projects: efficiency of cutting-edge techniques and comprehensive analysis - Jenny Vivian, Forest Research Institute, University of the Sunshine Coast
15:00-15:15 (15min)
› Upscaling Post-Fire Fuel Structure from Plot to Ecosystem Scale for Restoration Monitoring: A Multi-Source Remote Sensing Framework for the Monte Morrone Massif (Italy) - LORENZA SPIRITO, Università degli studi della Tuscia = Tuscia University [Viterbo]
15:15-15:30 (15min)
› Active forest restoration to promote oak regeneration: deadwood manipulation as innovative NBS - Francesco Sforza, Department of Land, Environment, Agriculture and Forestry [Padua]
15:30-15:45 (15min)
› Conservation-oriented restoration triggers rapid biodiversity responses across multiple taxonomic groups in oak forests - Réka Aszalós, HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research, Institute of Ecology and Botany
15:45-16:00 (15min)
› Pathways to recovery: state-and-transition models for birch woodland restoration - Ása L. Aradóttir, Agricultural University of Iceland
16:00-16:15 (15min)
› Night Restoration in Urban University Campuses: A Simulation-Based Engineering Approach for YTU Davutpaşa - Kerem Açıkbaş, Yildiz Technical University
14:45-15:00 (15min)
› Reducing light pollution in Central Europe: early insights from transnational pilot actions on technical interventions, biodiversity monitoring, and community engagement - Marta Polizzi, UNESCO Chair on Sustainable Management of Conservation Areas, CUAS – Carinthia University of Applied Sciences
15:00-15:15 (15min)
› Restoring nature in cities - Gwendoline GRANDIN, Agence regionale de la biodiversité en Ile-de-France
15:15-15:30 (15min)
› Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Adaptation in Urban Coastal Areas: Integrating Remote Sensing and Vulnerability Assessment for Targeted Green Space Restoration - Petar Petrov, University of Forestry, Sofia, Bulgaria
15:30-15:45 (15min)
› Strengthening Urban Biodiversity through Harit Mini Forests in Indian Cities - Ravi Kumar Sharma, HCLFoundation, 3rd Floor, Corporate Towers, HCL Technology Hub, Plot No, 3A, Sector 126, Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201313
15:45-16:00 (15min)
› From mowing regimes to mindsets in UrbanLIFEcircles project: lessons from urban biodiversity restoration in Tartu, Riga and Aarhus - Merle Karro-Kalberg, Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu
16:00-16:15 (15min)
SS7 - Seascape restoration: From policy ambition to system-scale action
Amphi G
Sahar Stevenson-Jones, Joanne Preston, Philine zu Ermgassen, R.J. Lilley, Berry Mulligan & Wietse van de Werf
› Seascape Restoration: From Policy Ambition to System‑Scale Action - Sahar Stevenson-Jones, SER-Europe - Joanne Preston, University of Portsmouth - Wietse Van de Werf, Sea Ranger Service
14:45-16:15 (1h30)
› The marine ecological Recovery Wheel and 5 Star System for temperate seas -
14:50-15:05 (15min)
› State of the world's saltmarshes - Angus Garbutt, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
15:05-15:17 (12min)
› The REBORN Project - Richard. J. Lilley, European Seagrass Restoration Alliance
15:17-15:29 (12min)
› Restorative aquaculture for the safeguard of Ostrea edulis in southern Brittany - Martin Perrot, Seaboost
15:29-15:41 (12min)
› Early ecological trajectories and barriers to recovery following kelp loss in Sussex, UK - Sahar Stevenson-Jones, SER-Europe
15:41-15:53 (12min)
› REDRESS: Restoration of Deep-sea habitats to Rebuild European Seas - Cristina Gambi, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona
15:53-16:05 (12min)
SS6 - Integrating best practice guidelines, community engagement and digital tools for measuring restoration outcomes in mangrove restoration
S1-S3
Nessrine Alzahlawi, Benjamin Christ & Dominic Wodehouse
› Integrating best practice guidelines, community engagement and digital tools for measuring restoration outcomes in mangrove restoration - Nessrine Alzahlawi, Global Mangrove Alliance
15:00-15:15 (15min)
› Study cases - Session Organizer
15:15-15:45 (30min)
SS3 - Towards coherent and effective national restoration plans in the European Union
Amphi A
Aurélien Carré
› Current situation for Article 4 implementation in France, and strategies to fill knowledge gaps on habitat condition and favourable reference areas - Aurélien Carré, PatriNat - Idaline Laigle, PatriNat
17:00-17:15 (15min)
› Development of Habitat Action Plans in Latvia – Experience, Challenges and Results. - Sandra Ikauniece, Nature Conservation Agency
17:15-17:30 (15min)
› How much semi-natural grassland is enough? Setting spatial priorities for conservation in a national context - Liis Kasari-Toussaint, Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu, J. Liivi st. 2, Tartu, 50409, Estonia
17:30-17:45 (15min)
› Quantifying Restoration Needs in Finland's Raised Bogs and Aapa Mires under the EU Nature Restoration Regulation - Antti Sallinen, Finnish Environment Institute
17:45-18:00 (15min)
› From a national plan to regional implementation: The case of the Grote Beek Watershed, Netherlands - Theo Van der Sluis, Wageningen Environmental Research
18:00-18:15 (15min)
SS16 - Restoration of river connectivity: from theory to practice
Amphi B
Andrea Mandarino, Maria Alp & Ivan Bernez
› Auto-regeneration of spontaneous pioneer plant communities of former gravel pits: restoration on the Dordogne river's floodplain - LIFE Nature Dordogne Project, France - Baptiste POTET, Etablissement Public Territorial du Bassin de la Dordogne - EPIDOR (FRANCE)
17:00-17:15 (15min)
› From invasion to restoration: Case studies on mapping, control and monitoring of invasive alien flora in international basin of tagus river (Spain & Portugal) under the project LIFE Alnus Taejo. - Ribeiro Sílvia, MED – Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development & CHANGE – Global Change and Sustainability Institute. Departamento de Paisagem, Ambiente e Ordenamento, Escola de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade de Évora, Portugal.
17:15-17:30 (15min)
› How effective is floodplain restoration in enhancing aquatic biodiversity in running waters? - Evelyne Tales, INRAE UR HYCAR, Antony
17:30-17:45 (15min)
› Methodological approaches to the successful restoration of urban streams - Henriette John, Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development
17:45-18:00 (15min)
› The Challenges of Restoring Urban Streams: The Case of Poznań - Karol Mrozik, Poznań Univesrsity of Life Sciences
18:00-18:15 (15min)
› Solutions to flooding of the Estepona River in the urban center of Bakio (BIZKAIA, SPAIN) - Paola Sangalli, Sangalli Coronel y Asociados SL/ EFIB
18:15-18:30 (15min)
Grassland, prairie, steppe and other open ecosystem restoration
Amphi C
› Habitat suitability modelling of Rhinanthus angustifolius and R. minor as a decision-support tool for grassland restoration - Solvita Rūsiņa, University of Latvia
17:00-17:15 (15min)
› Dispersal and clonal growth of mediterranean grasses: implication for recolonisation and resilience of semi-natural grasslands - Baptiste Lecoq, IMBE Avignon Université, Aix-Marseille Université, IRD, CNRS, Institut Méditerranéen de Biodiversité et Ecologie, Marseille, Avignon, France
17:15-17:30 (15min)
› Promising biocontrol effects of a native hemiparasitic plant against a non-native C4 grass - Hábenczyus Alida Anna, MTA-SZTE ‘Momentum' Applied Ecology Research Group, University of Szeged
17:30-17:45 (15min)
› Restoring plant diversity in lowland grasslands: Efficacy of different seed addition and soil preparation methods - Slodowicz Daniel, HoloSem, Division of Conservation Biology, Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Bern
17:45-18:00 (15min)
› Restoration of species rich grasslands on former arable land require restoration of healthy soil processes - Ondřej Mudrák, Institute for Environmental Studies, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
18:00-18:15 (15min)
› Tales of the Trojan Mouse and Leapfrog Ecology: Long-term experience for making sustainable species-rich grassland and other habits in the public realm - Richard Scott, Eden Project, National Wildflower Centre
18:15-18:30 (15min)
SS20 - Extraction sites as biodiversity hotspots for research and training
Amphi D
Shane Sparg & Thomas Sebrechts
› Extractive sites restoration; the role of research in driving ecological restoration at scale and focused on biodiversity recovery - Nigel Symes, BirdLife International - Europe and Central Asia
17:00-17:15 (15min)
› Pollinators attracting researchers to quarries - Ludovic Pero, Heidelberg Materials France - Laurent Nachbaur, Heidelberg Materials France - Matthias Rohaut, Heidelberg Materials France
17:15-17:30 (15min)
› Strengthening community engagement and biodiversity through the Quarry Life Award - Jops Hill, Heidelberg Materials UK
17:30-17:45 (15min)
› Using extractive sites to stimulate research on biodiversity restoration and management best practice - Shane Sparg, Heidelberg Materials Group
17:45-18:00 (15min)
› Survival of tree seedlings protected with recycled plastic tube shelters across contrasting environments in spain. - Sandra Martin-Gomez, Grupo Sylvestris S.L., Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
17:00-17:15 (15min)
› The trees between the woods: Do trees outside of woodland facilitate plant colonisation to woodland creation sites in agricultural landscapes? - Madeline Richards, Biological and Environmental Sciences [Stirling]
17:15-17:30 (15min)
› Transformation to climate resilient forests - Ines Imbert, European Institute For Energy Research
17:30-17:45 (15min)
› Assessing the impact of land-use history on soil carbon sequestration and nitrogen across Mediterranean and temperate forests -
17:45-18:00 (15min)
› From Carbon to Biodiversity: Evaluating Agroforestry as a Nature-based Solution for Sustainable Forest Development - Garima Mishra, Biodiversity and Climate Change Division
18:00-18:15 (15min)
› Progress towards Restoration of the Longterm Regreening Program in the Smelter-damaged Landscape of Sudbury Ontario, Canada - Peter BECKETT, Laurentian University
18:15-18:30 (15min)
SS8 – Turning shared knowledge into collective action: Regional strategies for nature restoration
Amphi F
Lasse Kurvinen & Petra Kääriä
› A call for harmonization of regional data sets allowing species distribution modelling and integrated impact assessments to better support Baltic Sea restoration planning - Javier Lenzi, Jade University of Applied Sciences
17:00-17:15 (15min)
› Inventory of monitoring activities in Baltic Sea Marine Protected Areas - Georg Martin, Tartu Ülikool = University of Tartu [Estonie]
17:15-17:30 (15min)
› Regional cooperation in large-scale restoration implementation - Petra Kääriä, Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission (HELCOM)
17:45-18:00 (15min)
› Regional Restoration Action Plan and Toolbox - Lasse Kurvinen, Metsähallitus
17:45-18:00 (15min)
SS7 - Seascape restoration: From policy ambition to system-scale action
Amphi G
Sahar Stevenson-Jones, Joanne Preston, Philine zu Ermgassen, R.J. Lilley, Berry Mulligan & Wietse van de Werf
› Seascape Restoration: From Policy Ambition to System‑Scale Action - Sahar Stevenson-Jones, SER-Europe - Joanne Preston, University of Portsmouth - Wietse Van de Werf, Sea Ranger Service
17:00-18:30 (1h30)
› Rebuilding Sejerø Bay: From habitat loss and fisheries collapse to seascape-scale restoration - Henrike Semmler Le, WWF-Denmark
17:00-17:13 (13min)
› Rosalie (Blue Marine) - Rosalie Blue Marine, Blue marine Foundation
17:13-17:29 (16min)
› On the power of alliances in implementing change in marine ecosystem restoration - Richard. J. Lilley, European Seagrass Restoration Alliance - Sahar Stevenson-Jones, Society for Ecological Restoration
17:29-17:48 (19min)
SS25 - Native seed quality for ecological restoration
PN2B
Simone Pedrini, Nancy Shaw & Sandra Malaval
› High-quality seeds for a Europe ready for ecological restoration - sandra malaval, Fédération des conservatoires botaniques nationaux, European native seed producers association
17:00-17:15 (15min)
› Building a native seed quality framework in Australia: from X-ray detection software to batch traceability systems - Simone Pedrini, School of Molecular and Life Science, Curtin University, Bentley, WA
17:15-17:30 (15min)
› Seed quality of native seed produced through direct multi-species harvest - Slodowicz Daniel, HoloSem
17:30-17:45 (15min)
› Towards effective ecosystem restoration in Kenya: Addressing gaps in quality native seed systems - Victor Otieno, Centre for Ecosystem Restoration Kenya, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology
17:45-18:00 (15min)
› Nationwide assessment of genetic variation of grassland plants as basis for the development of generalized seed transfer zones - The German RegioDiv project - Walter Durka, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH - UFZ
18:00-18:15 (15min)
SS6 - Integrating best practice guidelines, community engagement and digital tools for measuring restoration outcomes in mangrove restoration
S1-S3
Nessrine Alzahlawi, Benjamin Christ & Dominic Wodehouse
› Blending community engagement and automated monitoring to report wildlife and biodiversity trends in mangrove restoration - Rod Connolly, Global Wetlands Program (GLOW), School of Environment and Science, Griffith University
17:00-17:15 (15min)
› Urgent need to simplify restoration monitoring protocols in the tropics to track project goals better - Manaswi Raghurama, University of Minnesota [Twin Cities]
17:15-17:30 (15min)
› Working groups - Organizer Session
17:30-18:00 (30min)