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REWET @rewet-he.bsky.social · Aug 5

Europe’s land carbon sink is down 30% in the past decade, risking 2030 climate targets. But the EU can still turn things around. Forests, peatlands, and soils remain powerful carbon allies if we invest, protect, and restore.

Europe’s land carbon sink declines, but its potential stays high

Europe’s forests and land are absorbing less carbon than expected, putting the 2030 target for the sector at risk. But with the right policies and measures, the land use and forestry sector could…

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REWET @rewet-he.bsky.social · Aug 1

Green finance isn’t a luxury: it’s survival.
In her new Horizon interview, Sandrine Dixson-Declève calls for a reset: invest upstream, cut consumption, and stop separating people from the planet.
projects.research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/en/horizon-m...
#GreenTransition #ClimateResilience

Rethinking green investment for Europe’s next chapter: a stakeholder’s vision

As Europe faces growing security and trade challenges, the momentum behind sustainable policies, and especially green finance, has come under increasing pressure.

projects.research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu

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REWET @rewet-he.bsky.social · Jul 29

European Climate Adaptation Plan

All official European Union website addresses are in the europa.eu domain.

climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu

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REWET @rewet-he.bsky.social · Jul 22

Are you ready to shape the future of biodiversity research and policy in Europe? @biodiversa.eu is inviting organisations from across sectors to apply to join its Enlarged Stakeholder Board (ESB) 📌 Apply by 22 July 2025 📥

Call for interest: Join the Biodiversa+ Enlarged Stakeholder Board

Interested in shaping biodiversity research and policy? Biodiversa+ invites organisations to apply to join its Enlarged Stakeholder Board...

www.biodiversa.eu

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REWET @rewet-he.bsky.social · Jul 17

What happens when the whole planet acts like a greenhouse? 🌍
Prof. Marco Bartoli explains how GHGs trap heat — just like glass in a greenhouse.
REWET is tracking emissions from wetlands to help turn them into carbon sinks. 🌱
youtube.com/shorts/IYEPk...
#ClimateChange #GreenhouseEffect #Wetlands

What a greenhouse reveals about global warming

YouTube video by REWET

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Sara Benelli @sarabenelli.bsky.social · Jul 16

Greenhouse gas measurements at the gussola oxbow lake (open lab #6) for the @rewet-he.bsky.social project

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REWET @rewet-he.bsky.social · Jul 17

📣 Join us for our online event, organized by Bax Innovation, starting at 10 CET!

REWET Third Innovation Observatory Event - Accelerating Wetland Restoration: Innovations in Policy, Monitoring & Practice

To register, please send an email to [email protected]

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REWET @rewet-he.bsky.social · Jul 16

Meet Julian Ellis Brown, CEO of Ponda.bio, sharing how innovative private sector engagement can boost wetland restoration at the REWET event!
17 July 2025, 10-12 CET.
To register, please send an email to [email protected]

Ponda - Planet Regenerating fibres

Ponda (formerly Saltyco) is a biomaterials company developing novel textiles from truly regenerative fibres. We connect the regeneration of some of our most precious ecosystems to the production of…

Ponda.bio

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REWET @rewet-he.bsky.social · Jul 14

Innovation in paludiculture and wetland engagement: hear from Alexander Kornelsen, Co-founder & CEO of Mission to Marsh, at REWET’s Innovation Observatory!
17 July 2025, 10:00-12:00 CEST, online.
To register, please send an email to [email protected].

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REWET @rewet-he.bsky.social · Jul 10

Empowering the next generation for wetland restoration! The Youth Engaged in Wetlands initiative represented by Cisca Devereux will bring fresh perspectives to the REWET Innovation Observatory.
➡️ 17 July 2025 - 10-12 CET
To register, please send an email to [email protected].

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REWET @rewet-he.bsky.social · Jul 8

🌿 Join the NetworkNature Annual Event 2025 | Choose Nature on Sept 16 in Brussels! Explore how #NatureBasedSolutions can align biodiversity & economy for a resilient future.
4 sessions | Exhibition | NbS Business Forum launch 🌍
Register now 👉 networknature.eu/networknatur...
#ClimateAction

NetworkNature Annual Event 2025 | Choose Nature.

Choose nature. Unlocking pathways to a resilient economy for people and the planet.

networknature.eu

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REWET @rewet-he.bsky.social · Jul 7

Excited to have Marina Škunca, Head of Nature Conservation at European Peatlands Initiative - Eurosite, keynote speaker at our REWET Innovation Observatory!
Join us online on 17 July 2025, 10:00-12:00 CET!
To register, please send an email to rewet[@]baxcompany.com

REWET @rewet-he.bsky.social · Jul 3

📣 Join us for our next online event
REWET Third Innovation Observatory Event - Accelerating Wetland Restoration: Innovations in Policy, Monitoring & Practice
17th July 2025
10-12 pm EST
Online
To register, please send an email to rewet[@]baxcompany.com

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WET HORIZONS @wethorizons.eu · Jun 26

🌱 Excited for INTECOL 2025 in Tartu! 💧🌾 🪲 🐸

Wet Horizons & sister projects @restore4cs.bsky.social, @rewet-he.bsky.social and @alfawetlands.bsky.social will share new research!🔬💚

Join us!
🎤 Listen to our j𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝟭𝟯!
🌿See us at our 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗵!
#Wetlands #ClimateAction #WetHorizons

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REWET @rewet-he.bsky.social · Jun 27

Can wetland restoration boost Europe’s military security AND climate goals? 🌍💪 A European Wet Defence Line could be the nature-based solution we need. #Wetlands #ClimateSecurity #NatureBasedSolutions #EuropeanSecurity #Biodiversity
www.iucn.nl/en/opinion/w...
@iucnnl.bsky.social

Wetland restoration: a nature-based solution for Europe's security? | IUCN NL

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, now into its third year, changed geopolitical reality in Europe dramatically. While Europe is rethinking its defence strategy, both conventional military strat...

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REWET @rewet-he.bsky.social · Jun 19

🎉 1K views reached!
Our REWET video shows how wetland restoration helps fight climate change 🌿🌍

Watch & share the power of #NatureBasedSolutions →
🎥 youtube.com/clip/UgkxaxB...

#Wetlands #Biodiversity #REWETproject #ClimateAction #EUProjects

Rivoluzione ecologica sul Po: la Lanca di Gussola torna a essere una zona umida

Scopri come la Lanca di Gussola, grazie al progetto REWET, torna a essere una zona umida vitale per l'ecosistema del fiume Po. Attraverso interventi mirati, ...

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REWET @rewet-he.bsky.social · Jun 17

🌍 Wetlands protect biodiversity, capture carbon & build climate resilience.

The #REWETproject created the Wetlands Multi-Stakeholder Platform — a shared space for data, research & real-world restoration stories.

Collaboration is key. Join us: www.stakeholders.rewet-he.eu

#Wetlands #ClimateData

Wetlands Restoration & Conservation | Research & Collaboration

A multi-stakeholder platform for accessing research, open data, and collaboration opportunities on wetland restoration and conservation. Discover it

www.stakeholders.rewet-he.eu

REWET @rewet-he.bsky.social · Jun 13

REWET #WETHORIZONS #RESTORE4Cs and #ALFAwetlands will showcase wetland restoration research at INTECOL 2025 in Tartu 🇪🇪! J👉 More info: intecolwetlands2025.ee #RESTORE4Cs #INTECOL2025 #Wetlands #RestoreNature #Biodiversity #ClimateAction #EUProjects

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Welcome to the homepage of the 12th INTECOL Wetlands conference taking place together with the 20th Annual Meeting of SWS Europe!

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REWET @rewet-he.bsky.social · May 30

🌿 #REWET OL5 is restoring Belgium’s rivers into natural sponges
Bêche River:
▪️ Drainage canals blocked
▪️ Flood risks reduced
▪️ Biodiversity boosted
🦫 At Emmels River, beavers raised the water table 50cm in just 2 months. Sometimes, nature knows best.
www.rewet-he.eu/open-labs/ol...

River Bêche in Belgium, REWET Open Lab 5

Restoring the Amblève and Bêche Rivers: Balancing Water Flows for Biodiversity Recovery. Transformative restoration initiatives in Haute Ardennes harness nature's power for enhanced ecological resilie...

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REWET @rewet-he.bsky.social · May 23

Wetland restoration just got smarter!
Discover WETSET for unified EU wetland data & the Multi-Stakeholder Platform for collaboration across science, policy & practice.
Empower your work, join the movement:
wetset.idener.ai
www.stakeholders.rewet-he.eu
#Wetlands #ClimateAction

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REWET @rewet-he.bsky.social · May 21

We will be at the INTECOL conference in Tartu, Estonia presenting results on peatlands restoration, biodiversity and CO2 modelling. We will also meet our sister projects RESTORE4Cs, WET HORIZONS and ALFAwetlands 🍀 Discover more about the conference: intecolwetlands2025.ee

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Welcome to the homepage of the 12th INTECOL Wetlands conference taking place together with the 20th Annual Meeting of SWS Europe!

intecolwetlands2025.ee

REWET @rewet-he.bsky.social · May 16

Our REWET team was at the Alternet conference in Aveiro, Portugal. They presented the latest findings on wetland management at Paul da Gouxa, a newly designated Nature Reserve in southern Portugal, as part of the EU 2030 Biodiversity Strategy, and one of the REWET Open Labs.

REWET @rewet-he.bsky.social · May 15

Peatland revival in action!
At #REWET Open Lab 4 🇪🇪 (Ess-soo, Estonia), restoration work is turning drained bogs into carbon sinks
💚Multiple strategies
🌾Sphagnum+ reed planting
📡 GHG fluxes tracked via EC tower

rewet-he.eu/open-labs/ol...

#Peatlands #ClimateAction #Restoration

REWET @rewet-he.bsky.social · May 13

🌿 The REWET policy brief from @iucnnl.bsky.social urges stronger coordination across the EU to scale up wetland restoration. From grassroots to government, collaboration is key. 👉 www.iucn.nl/en/publicati...

Policy brief: aligning efforts on the EU road towards healthy wetlands | IUCN NL

Restoring wetlands delivers vital ecosystem services and unlocks economic opportunities. If managed sustainably, European wetlands act as powerful carbon sinks, sequestering vast amounts of greenhouse...

www.iucn.nl

REWET @rewet-he.bsky.social · Apr 29

🔴 Just two days left! 🔴

The registration for the INTECOL Wetlands Conference is open until 1 May 2025!

Join ALFAwetlands, REWET, RESTORE4Cs and WET HORIZONS at the conference taking place at the Estonian National Museum on June 29-July 4, 2025.

alfawetlands.eu/alfawetlands...

ALFAwetlands and sister projects join INTECOL Wetlands Conference in Estonia

The INTECOL Wetlands Conference is taking place together with the 20th Annual Meeting of Society of Wetland Scientists Europe in Tartu, Estonia on June 29-July 4, 2025. ALFAwetlands, together with its...

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