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Wetlands International @wetlandsint.bsky.social · 1h

Happy #DamRemovalDay! It's the first one ever. And about time too. Removing obsolete dams is one of the most effective restoration tools - rapidly bringing life and resilience back to rivers. And benefiting people and nature.

Find out more in this superb video

www.youtube.com/watch?v=PceJ...

Rivers are alive

YouTube video by Dam Removal Europe

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MERLIN project @merlin-project.bsky.social · 1h

Happy #DamRemovalDay! There's no better occasion to share that, in our Deba catchment case study (MERLIN Case Study 02), more barriers are coming down — bringing the total number of removed dams there to ten.

🔗 More info here: project-merlin.eu/cs-portal/ca...

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Institute of Hydrobiology and Aquatic Ecosystem Management @boku-ihg.bsky.social · 1d

🌍PhD Opportunity in Freshwater Ecology!

Join the FWF-funded project “Global warming effects on macrophytes’ role in lowland rivers (MARITE)”. Explore how macrophytes buffer water temperature & support ecosystem functions under climate change.
🔗Apply now: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

PhD Position | Institute of Hydrobiology and Aquatic Ecosystem Management

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗣𝗵𝗗 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻! 🤓 Starting Jan 2026, we're investigating how aquatic #macrophytes help lowland rivers cope with rising temperatures. Key goals: 🌱 Measure how macrophytes buffer water temperat...

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MERLIN project @merlin-project.bsky.social · 23h

The EU co-funded @biodiversa.eu partnership has launched its 5th annual joint call for transnational research projects supporting nature restoration practices.

📅 Deadline for pre-proposals submission: 𝟳 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱

More info below.

Biodiversa+ (European Biodiversity Partnership) @biodiversa.eu · 5d

#BiodivConnect is funding research to answer big restoration questions:
🔹 How should we set restoration targets?
🔹 How can we scale efforts effectively?
🔹 How do we ensure long-term resilience?
If your research tackles these challenges, apply now:
➡️ www.biodiversa.eu/biodivconnect

Open Call

Restoration of ecosystem functioning, integrity, and connectivity #BiodivConnect

www.biodiversa.eu

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MERLIN project @merlin-project.bsky.social · 2d

Some of MERLIN's tools and recommendations are now being picked up in European guidance documents to support Member States in implementing the Nature Restoration Regulation: op.europa.eu/en/publicati...

Compilation of existing guidance on ecosystem restoration - Publications Office of the EU

By mid-2026, all EU Member States (MS) will have to prepare through an open, transparent and inclusive process, National Restoration Plans (NRPs) that detail how new binding nature restoration targets...

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Prof Helen Bostock @oceanhelen.bsky.social · 2d

PhD scholarship ay the University of Queensland to work on coastal nutrient pollution with Dr Leslie Huang. 🌊🧪

Major hidden source of land-based nutrients affecting Australian estuaries

study.uq.edu.au

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Tóchar Community Stories @tocharstories.bsky.social · 5d

www.rte.ie/culture/2025.... #Peatlands the story of Ireland's Peatlands by Carsten Krieger - and the unique landscape of blanket and raised bogs that are an iconic part of Ireland's history, landscape and culture. #LoveBogs

For peat's sake - the story of Ireland's peatlands

We present an extract from Ten Thousand Years Deep – The Story of Ireland's Peatlands, the new book by Carsten Krieger.

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MERLIN project @merlin-project.bsky.social · 5d

Honest brokering at #SER2025 in Denver, Colorado — bringing Europe’s dam removal successes to a global audience.

Joint presentation by MERLIN, Foivos Mouchlianitis, and Herman Wanningen.

#damremoval #riverrestoration #policy #action

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Daniel Hering @danielheringude.bsky.social · 6d

Field trip to the Scheld flooplain restoration during a BioAgora workshop.

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MERLIN project @merlin-project.bsky.social · 6d

The Austrian waterway company #viadonau is looking for a Hydrology Specialist with strong expertise in the field. Fluent German and English skills are essential: karriere.viadonau.org/offene-stell...

Spezialist:in Hydrologie (Wien)

Wir haben das Wasser im Blick: Von der Messung über die Auswertung bis zum Online-Service. Bewirb dich und unterstütze unser Team in Wien!

karriere.viadonau.org

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MERLIN project @merlin-project.bsky.social · 7d

Key databases and digital tools to accelerate wetland restoration in Europe: www.linkedin.com/pulse/wet-ho... @wethorizons.eu @wetlandsint.bsky.social

WET HORIZONS: Tools to accelerate wetland restoration in Europe

Last week, WET HORIZONS held its final end-user workshop led by Wetlands International and co-organised by the Universität Greifswald and The James Hutton Institute. The WET HORIZONS project brings to...

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MERLIN project @merlin-project.bsky.social · 7d

New #NetworkNature report explores how to address commonly excluded stakeholders in Nature-based Solutions, offering key guiding principles for more inclusive co-creation: op.europa.eu/en/publicati...

Co-creating nature-based solutions with commonly excluded stakeholders - Publications Office of the EU

This report, developed within NetworkNature+ Task Force 6 on Co-Creation and Governance, highlights the persistent exclusion of commonly excluded stakeholders (CES)—such as marginalised communit...

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Massachusetts Urban Conservancy @massconservancy.bsky.social · 7d

This beaver means business! American beavers change the landscape with their dams, creating new wetlands and improving habitat and water quality. Not a bad gig!

#americanbeaver #damit

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RESTORE4Cs @restore4cs.bsky.social · 7d

𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡! 📢 ✨

📍 Malaga | 🗓️ 3–6 Nov 2025
👩‍🔬 For scientists in wetlands, climate, & biodiversity
🌍 Travel & stay covered
👥 20 participants

𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗼 #𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗘𝟰𝗖𝘀 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗺𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗯𝘆 𝟵 𝗢𝗰𝘁 @ 𝟭𝟮:𝟬𝟬 𝗖𝗘𝗧!
🔗 www1.unisalento.it/bandi-concor...

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MERLIN project @merlin-project.bsky.social · 8d

Key results of the MERILN Systemic analysis of restoration impacts across the 13 #EUGreenDeal Policy areas for 18 MERLIN Restoration Case Studies are now online. Find here real-life examples to inspire the wider restoration community:
project-merlin.eu/files/merlin...

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SEGS James Hutton @huttonsegs.bsky.social · 11d

#KnowledgeExchange amongst #Nature-based Solutions policymakers and practitioners during National @merlin-project.bsky.social Day. From leaky dams to blended finance, we discussed how to upscale freshwater #NbS @ukceh.bsky.social @naturescot.bsky.social @forthriverstrust.bsky.social

A group of people standing near a metal gate in a grassy field, surrounded by wooden posts and wire fencing. Trees and hills are visible in the background under a partly cloudy sky.

A small stream flowing through an open landscape with tall grasses and bushes on either side. Wooden posts line the stream’s edge, with rolling hills in the background beneath a partly cloudy sky.

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MERLIN project @merlin-project.bsky.social · 13d

Exactly! Name, title, and affiliation at the end of the document.

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MERLIN project @merlin-project.bsky.social · 14d

Scientists for Balkan Rivers have issued an #OpenLetter to the Federal Ministry of Environment and Tourism of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and other relevant bodies on the mass fish kill at the #Neretva River. Read the letter here:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...

⚠️ Sign until 𝟮𝟱.𝟬𝟵.𝟮𝟱.

Analysis of the Possible Cause of Fish Die - Neretva.docx

Mass Fish Die-Off Below Ulog Hydropower Plant (September 2025) – Urgent Call for Immediate Investigation and Environmental Impact Review On 12 September 2025, a large-scale fish die-off was observed i...

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Daniel Hering @danielheringude.bsky.social · 16d

Interesting opportunity to gain funding (up to 100 kEuro) for #damremoval or other river restoration acitvities in the Danube River Basin.

DANUBElifelines @danubelifelines.bsky.social · 22d

🌊 DANUBElifelines launches its 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀!
🔹 Get support for restoring migratory fish habitats & river connectivity.

📅 Apply by 31 Dec 2025
💰 Up to €100,000 available

🔗 danubelifelines.eu/associated-r...
✉️ [email protected]

#DanubeLifelines #HorizonEU #RiverRestoration

DANUBElifelines – Call for Associated Regions in the Danube Basin

Join DANUBElifelines as an associated region and support the mission to restore migratory fish and habitats across the Danube River Basin.

danubelifelines.eu

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Alexander Otte @aotte.bsky.social · 16d

Sounds like an excellent initiative and learning opportunity!
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MERLIN project @merlin-project.bsky.social · 16d

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻? Check out our Module 2 of the MERLIN Academy – 57 free lessons packed with tools to:

🔎 identify, prioritise & map stakeholders
🤝 use inclusive engagement strategies
📚 navigate policies & build partnerships

Register here: project-merlin.eu/academy.html

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MERLIN project @merlin-project.bsky.social · 16d

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻? Check out our Module 2 of the MERLIN Academy – 57 free lessons packed with tools to:

🔎 identify, prioritise & map stakeholders
🤝 use inclusive engagement strategies
📚 navigate policies & build partnerships

Register here: project-merlin.eu/academy.html

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MERLIN project @merlin-project.bsky.social · 16d

Charlotte Sugden will present on the economic assessment of nature recovery, outlining the next steps toward achieving outcomes that benefit both nature and communities. She will also discuss the development of a business case for large-scale nature recovery: www.uknee.org.uk/webinars-1/m...

MERLIN project @merlin-project.bsky.social · 20d

In Soraluze (Basque Country, Spain), one more river barrier is coming down. As part of the EU MERLIN project, this weir removal opens the way for fish, fresh flows, and a healthier river. Step by step, continuity is being restored!

🔗 MERLIN CS02: project-merlin.eu/cs-portal/ca...
© Arturo Elosegi

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MERLIN project @merlin-project.bsky.social · 22d

📢 Our first policy brief is out!

This Policy Working Paper illustrates how water
restoration can be embedded in future agricultural policies to
enhance water resilience: project-merlin.eu/files/merlin... #river #wetlands #restoration #CAP #policy

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MERLIN project @merlin-project.bsky.social · 22d

A lovely update from our Finnish colleagues during their National MERLIN Day! 🌱 Approximately 20,000 hectares of former peat extraction sites are now flourishing: www.linkedin.com/posts/tiina-... 🤩

#merlin #neova #syke | Tiina Ronkainen

Yesterday, 4.9., we had national #MERLIN day at Komppasuo where we saw the results of the restoration work we’v done during the MERLIN project 🌱 2021 we started with bare peat at Komppasuo peat extra...

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