Advancing freshwater restoration

Why does the Soil Mission discuss water management in a very limited way? Water is an integral part of the soil, and it is very important to take into account mutual interactions, not only in the use of NBS, but also in cooperation with end users! Zuzana Boukalova and Karel Charvat spent Soil Week in Madrid working to involve water in the European Soil Mission.

Communicating Science through Personal Journeys of Star Scientists - EcoAdvance at the Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) Virtual Annual Conference, 7-8 Nov 2023

It was a real honor to present EcoAdvance at the Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) Virtual Annual Conference today. Great opportunity to discuss how to keep freshwater restoration on track with leading practicing restorers and restoration scientists. The presentation focused on a new approach: promote the contributions of individuals in addition to the institutions and organizations and document - invideo interviews - their personal advice on how to make meaningful change. We illustrated the approach with our Star Scientist program and included a video of Lisa Waldenberger interviewing Helmut Habersack to talk about how to make a difference to freshwater ecosystems. 

Tomorrow the  UnEnvironment program launches the 2023 edition of the #NatureforLifeHub and we are proud to be part of it.
You can see how the work of individuals makes a  difference to Freshwater Ecosystem Restoration.

Watch the whole video and how Avi Uzan Shiri Firdman Savvas Zotos Mark Horton MBE Christoph Hauer Carme Machí Castañer explain the roles individuals can play. Both instructive and inspirational!

It takes real vison to understand that it is the people -- the individuals - who make a difference..whether by new ideas, pushing important missions forward day by day, overcoming obstacles to restoration and SDGs, not allowing the barriers to stop improvements, thinking around the obstacles, creating new pathways to focus attention on restoring freshwaters and our ecosystems. Good for you Inger Andersen! Please publish their names so their friends and associates can congratulate them on their accomplishments!

We at EcoAdvance (Horizon Europe) are focusing on the people who are making Freshwater Ecosystem Restoration happen. Join our consultation to help move things forward: www.ecoadvance.eu 

EcoAdvance is very proud of partner Helmut Habersack, winner of the 2023 Austrian of the Year in Research. Helmut's contributions to Austria are epitomized by the new University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU) river research Laboratory that enables full scale studies of rivers and their dynamics using the Danube River – just the kinds of research we need to drive improvements in navigation and ecological restoration of the world's critical freshwater ecosystems.

The award process starts with nominations and public voting to narrow the field to three finalists; a jury of experts selects the winner. Helmut, who chaired the Vienna Water Conferences this past summer, said he was surprised to win.  Colleagues Marcel Liedermann and Martin Glas share champaign with Helmut, students and lab staff as they celebrate the award. Austrian Television ORF will broadcast the highlights of the gala, which was accompanied by “Im Zentrum” presenter Claudia Reiterer, on ORF2 on the October 26th, an Austrian national holiday, at 11 p.m.

The world is in the midst of unprecedented planetary crises, and urgency is paramount. To address biodiversity loss and mitigate the severe impacts of #ClimateChange, ambitious action is needed - without delay.

Freshwater Ecosystem Restoration is Key – which is why we at EcoAdvance (Horizon Europe) are joining forces with UNDP at the #NatureForLife Hub, November 7-9.

We will be part of their series of transformative events. Our presentation focuses on individuals making an impact – it can be done. Each of us can play a part.

Hear people who have done it and do it every day: Avi Uzan, Shiri Firdman Carme Machí Castañer; Savvas Zotos; Mark Horton MBE. Together, we'll explore ways to reshape and restore our relationship with nature.

Now is the time to act. Together, let's forge a sustainable future.
Register here: https://bit.ly/NfLHub2023 

Calling for Stakeholder input on centralizing Danube governance structures to optimize impact and uptake of innovative solutions.
A good idea? How? When?

#EcoDalli is holding 2 workshops on the topic to dovetail with the three themes of Europe’s #Ocean Mission.
And it is coordinated with the #12Annual Forum of the EUSDR team European Strategy for the Danube Region.

Join Mirjam Zillober, Albert Scrieciu, Carmen Neagu, Filip Jurić, Dragos Balaican, Maria Tzankova, Youssef Zaiter, Ph.D. to share and learn how we can  improve ecological restoration, protection and preservation of the Danube basin, Danube Delta and Black Sea.

Mark your calendars for October 25 2023, from 9:30 to 12:30 (CEST) - organized by ICLEI Europe and ADRM, to be held as a parallel event within the 12th EUSDR Annual Forum, at the Faculty of Organizational Sciences, Kidričeva cesta 55a, 4000 Kranj, Slovenia.
Link for in-person registration:
https://lnkd.in/eW5Eir5C 
Link for online registration: https://lnkd.in/enp_KQJc 
                      
#FreshwaterEcosystems #DanubeRestoration

Last week, the Vienna Water Conferences (40th International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR) World Congress, 5th World's Large Rivers, and the 30th Conference of the Danubian Countries) were held in Vienna, Austria. With over 1300 participants, the conferences were a remarkable experience of learning, networking, and celebrating.
 
The conferences were kicked-off with the Opening Ceremony which brought together a diverse group of speakers from politics and science!

We had a chance to hear some great speakers, including Aurea Perucho from the Centre for Studies and Experimentation of Public Works (CEDEX), Eva Schulev-Steindl from BOKU, Ernst Woller - Austrian state parliament President, Günter Liebel from the General Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Regions and Water Management, Helmut Habersack from BOKU who is also a member of EcoAdvance (Horizon Europe), and Joseph Lee - IAHR President.

The sustainability and restoration challenges were the top agenda items: how do we match the science, the political-economic realities and restoration? How do we expand what we think we can do to get closer to what we MUST do?

Is that on your agenda? If so share  your thoughts in the comments and register on our website - https://lnkd.in/df5niGJp