SER2025 (30 September – 4 October 2025)
Denver, Colorado USA
How to Accelerate Global Ecosystem Restoration at the Midpoint of the UN Decade Every day, passionate individuals around the world are striving to meet the complex challenge of achieving our ambitious global restoration targets. This includes the 1,300 practitioners, researchers, scientists, funders, investors, students, artists, and engineers who will be gathering at the 11th World …
When we restore ecosystems, we are – both literally and metaphorically – planting native species and trees under the shade of which we may never sit. Just as ecosystems are never static, constantly evolving, so too is our knowledge and understanding of restoration practice. Sharing this knowledge is at the heart of our mission at …
“People must feel that the natural world is important and valuable and beautiful and wonderful and an amazement and a pleasure” – Sir David Attenborough Those fortunate enough to work with or experience nature on a daily basis, understand Sir David’s words implicitly. Nature grounds us and heals us. It protects us and nourishes us. …
The midpoint of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration invites us to take stock of where we are in our journey towards restoring our planet for the benefit of people and nature. The daily headlines remind us of how far we have to go and of all the obstacles in our way. But what if, …
Post-fire restoration to keep Colorado’s communities safe The meandering path of a river or stream, the density of a forest, a healthy and biodiverse wetland—all of these contribute to the beauty and uniqueness of a landscape. But they are much more than just landscape features. Restoration ecologists know that the services provided by these ecosystems …