Posts Tagged ‘Eurosite Working Group’
Eurosite 2017 Annual Meeting: Registration open until 10 September
We are happy to announce that this year’s annual member’s meeting is generously hosted by our member Parks and Wildlife Finland (Metsähallitus). It will take place at Haltia – The Finnish Nature Centre in Espoo, Finland from 25 to 27 September 2017. More information can be found here. Join us in Finland!
Read MoreSpecial newsletter issue Marine and Coastal Protected Areas
The ocean and seas provide important benefits to people, including food, oxygen, economic opportunities, recreation, and cultural value. Marine and coastal protected areas (MCPAs) can be a powerful tool to protect, and possibly restore, the ability of ecosystems to provide these benefits. Sharing ideas and good practices is part of an MCPA manager’s everyday life.…
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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