On the 10th and 11th of September 2025, 72 participants (selected from over 350 applicants) from more than 45 countries on 6 continents, came together online to compete in SER’s first-ever ecological restoration Hackathon. The Hackathon was developed as a way to enable those unable to travel to Denver for SER’s World Conference, SER2025, including experts from around the world whose voices might not otherwise be heard, to participate and contribute to the sharing of knowledge and ideas at the event.

Delegates selected the “Integrated MRV Kit for Riparian Restoration” project as the overall winner. Congratulations to Adeshola Kukoyi, Aruni Kadawatha, Dorothy Janick, Mae Whyte, Taryono Darusman, Zu Dienle Tan.