Posts Tagged ‘Wetlands’
Marker Wadden – a unique project
Eurosite member Natuurmonumenten (Dutch Society for Nature Conservation) is restoring one of the largest freshwater lakes in Western Europe by construcing islands, marshes and mud flats from the sediments that have accumulated in the lake in recent decades. This area, called the “Marker Wadden”, will form a unique ecosystem that will boost biodiversity in the…
Read MoreSurvey for Improving Lake Manager and Scientist Dialogue
The Polytechnic Institute of Bragança (IPB) in Portugal is conducting research on the management of lakes. For this research they aim to get an understanding of global lake manager’s perspectives on the role of science in management and their experiences collaborating with scientists. The survey set up by the Netherlands Institute of Ecology in collaboration…
Read MoreInternship opportunity at WWT
Do you want to get experience at an international conservation organisation protecting the world’s wetlands? This is your opportunity. The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT) is looking for an International Engagement Intern to support work on Wetland Link International (WLI) and World Wetland Network (WWN), develop relationships with other wetland conservation organisations, research and develop…
Read MoreWetlands as a nature-based solution to climate change
Climate-adapted wetlands can play an instrumental role in mitigating the adverse impacts of climate change and function as natural climate buffers – also for other land use and economics. Developing robust, connected and resilient wetlands is an objective of the Eurosite Wetlands and Climate Change working group. The working group was set up following the…
Read MorePeatland Action in Scotland
More than 20% of Scotland is covered in peat. To help protect and restore this immense resource a project called “Peatland Action” has been underway since 2012 to kick-start peatland restoration and increase understanding of peatlands across the country. Eurosite member Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) is partner in this project.
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