Restoring nature starts with people. 🌿 In Georgia's Iori River Valley, restoration is bringing together sustainable grazing, floodplain restoration and policy change to support wildlife and local livelihoods. Learn more: https://www.endangeredlandscapes.org/project/iori-river-valley/

Across Europe, projects funded by the Endangered Landscapes & Seascapes Programme and the Open Rivers Programme can sometimes be found within the same landscapes. Our latest article explores what that looks like. 🔗 https://ow.ly/QWup50ZtN8P

As Europe faces another severe wildfire season, our thoughts are with everyone affected. While restoration can't prevent every wildfire, it can help build more resilient landscapes. Read more: https://ow.ly/QlQr50ZuK5Q

Fighting Fire with Nature: How Europe’s Restoration Projects are Tackling Wildfires - ELSP

Wildfires are a natural part of many ecosystems, but climate change is making them more frequent and severe. Rising temperatures, unpredictable rainfall, and

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What comes next for Gökova Bay?

What does it take to scale marine restoration from one bay to 500 km of coastline? Zafer Kızılkaya shares the lessons, challenges and hope behind one of Türkiye's largest marine restoration projects. 🌊 https://ow.ly/MFWi50ZpY0G

A flooded cave in Gökova Bay wasn't suitable for Mediterranean monk seals to rest and raise their pups. So the Gökova Bay to Cape Gelidonya project built a dry platform. Just eight months later, monk seals had started using it, and today multiple seals continue to return. 💙

What does restoration sound like? Our new article explores the story behind Wings Over Mountains, where music, birdsong and the voices of local communities come together to tell the story of Bulgaria's Eastern Rhodopes. https://ow.ly/mR9I50ZmWyB

Recording the voices of a changing landscape - ELSP

What does restoration sound like? In Bulgaria's Eastern Rhodopes, artists Ivan Shopov and Nico de Transilvania set out to answer that question by recording birdsong, flowing rivers and the voices of local choirs. Their residency with the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds became an exploration of how healthy landscapes also sustain culture, memory and tradition. Discover how Wings Over Mountains offers a new way to experience restoration through sound.

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Healthy seas support both nature and people. Discover how Fauna & Flora and AKD are reconnecting marine ecosystems along 500 km of Türkiye's Mediterranean coastline. 🌊 https://www.endangeredlandscapes.org/project/gokova-bay-to-cape-gelidonya/

The future of the Mediterranean depends on more than protecting wildlife. It depends on the people who know these waters best. See how marine restoration is helping communities and nature thrive together along Türkiye's Mediterranean coast. 🌊 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4GP6-mQhsvg

175,402 hectares. Bigger than Greater London. That's the area directly under restoration across our first seven projects. https://www.endangeredlandscapes.org/restoration-works

🌍 Seven projects. Seven years. More than 175,000 hectares under restoration. Today, we launch Restoration Works, a campaign celebrating the achievements and lessons from seven pioneering restoration projects across Europe. https://youtu.be/8kRbHkplGk4

How do we know if restoration is really working? Ecology is only part of the answer. Our new report explores and why human #wellbeing needs to be part of restoration planning & monitoring from the start. ➡️https://bit.ly/4dB8cTp @endangeredlands.bsky.social @birdlifeglobal.bsky.social

When People are at the Heart of Restoration: Embedding Wellbeing Metrics into Ecosystem Monitoring - Trillion Trees

Ecosystem restoration is increasingly recognised not only as a strategy for addressing biodiversity loss and climate change, but also as a pathway to improve human wellbeing. The measurement and monit...

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🌿 Two rare lichen species have been discovered in Naddle Forest, Cumbria, for the first time in northern England, highlighting the importance of protecting the UK’s remaining temperate rainforest habitats. Read more: https://ow.ly/QMQQ50YVww2

An evening of vision and impact 🌍 Co-hosted with Arcadia, we brought together leaders from across conservation, philanthropy, and research in Cambridge for The power of restoration. A major milestone for the ELSP, reflecting on progress since 2019 and the next chapter of restoration across Europe.

“I’m awoken by a rumble and look across the Danube to see smoke rising.” These predators are reclaiming their home in the middle of a warzone. Read the new BBC Wildlife Mag article on our Danube Delta project: https://ow.ly/GhQa50YNQqo

“I’m awoken by a rumble and look across the Danube to see smoke rising.” These predators are reclaiming their home in the middle of a warzone | Discover Wildlife

Eagle owls were once heavily persecuted. But thanks to a new initiative, these magnificent birds are reclaiming a wetland home

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We are excited to launch the new website for the Endangered Landscapes & Seascapes Programme. It brings together the people, projects, science, and stories behind one of Europe’s largest landscape and seascape restoration initiatives. 🔗Visit us: https://www.endangeredlandscapes.org/

Iceland’s Mýrar wetlands provide vital habitat for migratory birds and fish but they have been degraded by decades of drainage and land conversion. RSPB and Fuglavernd/BirdLife Iceland are working to restore them thanks to new funding from @endangeredlands.bsky.social More: tinyurl.com/y3yrtkjh

Scaling up nature recovery in Europe: eight new large-scale restoration projects receive funding from the ELSP | Endangered Landscapes & Seascapes Programme

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🗺️ Planning Grants Call Now Closed Thank you to everyone who submitted an Expression of Interest for the Endangered Landscapes & Seascapes Programme’s Planning Grants.

📢New album in support of nature and wildlife in the Solent out now! Songs from the Solent, created by Richard Walters for his Artist Residency with the Solent Seascape, is available to download and stream now. 🔗 Find out more: https://bit.ly/3YFTiDa

Songs from the Solent: New album by Richard Walters celebrates local community, culture and the fight to restore coastal nature | Endangered Landscapes & Seascapes Programme

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⏳ Less Than a Month Left to Apply! If you are developing an ambitious restoration plan in Europe, do not miss this opportunity to apply for a Planning Grant of up to US$120,000. 📅 Deadline: 17:00 GMT on 20 January 2026 🔗 Apply here: https://endangeredlandscapes.org/about/funding-opportunities/

⏳ Deadline Approaching! Apply for up to US$120,000 in funding for early-stage restoration planning across Europe. 📅 Deadline: 20 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT 🔗 https://endangeredlandscapes.org/about/funding-opportunities/

📢 Planning Grant Funding Opportunity! We are inviting Expressions of Interest for Planning Grants of up to US$120,000 to support early-stage restoration planning across Europe. Deadline: 20 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT Apply 👉 https://endangeredlandscapes.org/about/funding-opportunities/

🌿 We're attending Communicate 2025: London Rachel Gartner and Iona Haines will be attending Communicate 2025: London on Wednesday 26 November. If you’re attending, connect with Rachel and Iona in person or on LinkedIn ahead of the event. 🔗https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/cc/communicate-2025-4090023

We’re proud to announce that Emilie Reuchlin, co-founder of the Doggerland Foundation, has received Stanford’s 2025 Bright Award for her leadership in restoring the North Sea. 🌊https://www.endangeredlandscapes.org/news/emilie-reuchlin-wins-stanfords-bright-award-for-north-sea-restoration/

Emilie Reuchlin wins Stanford’s Bright Award for North Sea restoration | Endangered Landscapes & Seascapes Programme

Marine advocate Emilie Reuchlin, co-founder of the Doggerland Foundation, has been awarded Stanford University’s 2025 Bright Award for Environmental Sustainability in recognition of her work to restore the North Sea. Supported by the Endangered Landscapes & Seascapes Programme, the foundation is lea…

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🔬 Beneath our feet lies a hidden world of biodiversity. Dr Cristian Navarro Waggershauser (UHI Inverness) shares how DNA metabarcoding is uncovering hidden biodiversity and opening up new ways to understand ecological recovery. 👉 Read more: https://ow.ly/JoS650Xg6FU

Digging deeper into soil biodiversity in Portugal and Scotland | Endangered Landscapes & Seascapes Programme

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🗺️ Missed our Planning Grant webinar? If you couldn’t join us live on Monday, you can now watch the full recording on YouTube. https://youtu.be/jethhw0k_BA?si=C4ZzqnL2ZArdG_eR

After 400 years, beavers have returned to Cairngorms National Park and built a dam at RSPB Insh Marshes. Holding water longer and creating rich habitats, they achieved in months what people had planned for years. 🦫 Find out more🔗 https://bit.ly/3JfCgYA

The dam the beavers built | Endangered Landscapes & Seascapes Programme

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📢 Planning Grants webinar and Q&A on Monday Thinking of applying for a Planning Grant? Join our one-hour session to learn more about the Programme and the application process. 🗓 Monday 3 Nov | 🕥 10:30–11:30 (UK) 🔗 Register: https://jbs-cam.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_UWdZKqLmT6SER3hvuKDQFA

Planning the next step for your restoration work? 🌍 Our Planning Grants (up to US$120,000) support early-stage restoration projects across Europe. Join our webinar on 3 Nov, 10:30–11:30 (UK) to find out more. 🔗 https://jbs-cam.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_UWdZKqLmT6SER3hvuKDQFA

📢 New funding call for river restoration in Europe! The European Open Rivers Programme is accepting applications for projects removing obsolete barriers. Apply by 31 Oct 2025, 13:00 CET. 🔗 Details: https://openrivers.eu/grants/apply-for-a-grant/

Apply for a grant - Open Rivers Programme

We encourage you to explore our grant types, read through the eligibility criteria, and get familiar with the application and assessment processes. All relevant information is available in our Information Guides:

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