Webinar series on wetland restoration

Wetland Restoration refers to the implementation of concrete actions for the recovery of wetlands towards a more natural state and is crucial to maintain critical wildlife habitat, help meet watershed goals and contribute to human well-being.

Photo: wetlands in Oristano (Sardinia). © MedWet / C.Amico

This series of webinars is focused on “wetland restoration”, including criteria for prioritizing and planning of interventions, monitoring and case studies. The series is divided into 4 webinars, with the involvement of 13 international experts involved through freely accessible recorded speeches.

The goal of this webinar series is to increase the know-how and the willingness to promote wetlands conservation and restoration in the context of a green economy by providing professionals and personnel of public bodies dealing with wetland restoration/conservation projects, and wetland managers from priority restoration sites around the Mediterranean region with current knowledge and real examples of hands-on best practices.

The event is organized by a joined efforts of partners implementing the themes M1 and M3 of the MAVA foundation strategy.

1. Integrate NbS, based on cost-benefit analysis, in your management plans and land use planning.
2. Connect and build dialogues between the different local actors & sectors that take into account the needs and benefits for all.
3. (Re-)Create a sustainable balance between human needs & natural resource availabilities in your country/region.

Webinar 1: Introduction to wetland restoration

1.1- What is wetland restoration?

By Lisa Ernoul – Tour du Valat

1.2- Why restore wetlands?
https://youtu.be/ajdCK6VDVok

By Giuseppe Dodaro – MedWet

1.3- Where to restore: how to prioritize

By Carlota Viada – WWF Spain

1.4- How to restore: process & approach

By Corrado Battisti – Ecosystem manager, director of a regional reserve

Webinar 2: How to restore wetlands

2.1- How to restore wetlands: wetland and water quality

By Fabio Masi – IRIDRA

2.2- How to restore wetlands: river restoration and rehabilitation (b)

By Pedro Teiga – Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP)

2.3- How to restore wetlands: how to control or eradicate invasive species

By Elena Tricarico – University of Florence

Webinar 3: Monitoring the success of wetlands restoration

3.1- Monitoring: introduction & overview

By Rui Cortes 

3.2- Monitoring: bird monitoring in wetlands

By Corrado Battisti – Ecosystem manager, director of a regional reserve

3.3- Monitoring: how to monitor water quality in wetlands

By Bruno Boz – MedWet

Webinar 4 – Wetland restoration: case studies from the Mediterranean

4.1- The IUCN NbS Standard

By Lourdes Lazaro – IUCN MED

4.2- wetland restoration case study: the Iberian Peninsula

By Antonio Guillem – Global Nature

4.3- Coastal wetland restoration case study: Gulf of Oristano

By Vania Statzu – MEDSEA

4.4- Coastal wetland restoration case: Azraq Wetland Reserve: a story of wetland conservation, management and restoration

By Nashat A. Hamidan – Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (Jordan)