SER2025 (30 September – 4 October 2025)
Denver, Colorado USA
Since 2017, the Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) has partnered with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM) and its Ecosystem Restoration Thematic Group (ERTG) to co-host global fora on pressing issues in ecological restoration. Previous fora have generated valuable outputs that have informed global initiatives, including the UN …
The UN General Assembly declared 2021 – 2030 as the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (the UN Decade). During the Decade’s first five years, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) as leading organizations of the UN Decade, together with numerous partners and collaborators, …
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, …