Call for Ecosystem Restoration Case-Studies

Call for Ecosystem Restoration Case-Studies

NetworkNature Ecosystem Restoration Theme
The deadline for the submission of case-studies is the 17th December 2021
Background: NetworkNature is a resource for the nature-based solutions community that is creating opportunities for local, regional and international cooperation to maximise the impact and spread of nature-based solutions (NBS). The project is funded by the European Commission under the Horizon 2020 programme.

NetworkNature has recently started its second topical semester focusing on the theme of ‘Nature-based Solutions for Ecosystem Restoration’, during which NetworkNature aims to share knowledge and experiences of ecosystem restoration by bringing together stakeholders from the different target audiences from across the globe.

Given its objective of synthesising and strengthening the NBS evidence, NetworkNature has opened a call for submission of ecosystem restoration case-studies to gather experiences and knowledge arising from practice. We are interested to learn more about the objectives, context, actions carried out, societal challenges tackled, and the arising benefits to communities. We plan to compile the case-studies in a report that will be shared with our wider community of NBS projects and stakeholders having an interest in improving the uptake of ecosystem restoration across the globe.
1. Case-study Title
2. Identify the main ecosystem types which have been restored during the identified ecosystem restoration project. This classification of ecosystem types is based on the ecosystem type categorisation in the EU-wide Ecosystem Assessment (Maes et al., 2020). More than one ecosystem type can be selected.

Urban ecosystemCroplandGrasslandsForestInland wetlandHeathland and scrubBeaches and dunesRocky areas and other sparsely vegetated landRiversLakesOther
3. Describe the characteristics of the ecosystems that have been restored during this ecosystem restoration project.
4. (a) Where has this ecosystem restoration project been carried out?
4. (b) What is the name of the local area (e.g. park, school, neighbourhood) in which the ecosystem restoration project has been carried out?
5. Identify the main societal challenge area addressed by the ecosystem restoration project. The options below are based on the classification of societal challenge areas by the European Commission (Dumitru and Wendling, 2021). More than one societal challenge area can be selected.

Climate resilienceWater ManagementNatural and Climate HazardsGreen Space ManagementBiodiversityAir QualityPlace RegenerationKnowledge and Social Capacity Building for Sustainable Urban TransformationParticipatory Planning and GovernanceSocial Justice and Social CohesionHealth and Well-beingNew Economic Opportunities and Green JobsOther
7. Describe the ecosystem restoration actions that have been carried out.
8. Explain how ecosystem restoration has led to a net improvement in ecosystem condition and/or services.
9. Describe how the ecosystem restoration actions have involved different stakeholders.
10. Explain how consideration was given to the economic viability of the ecosystem restoration project.
12. What is the global estimated cost of your ecosystem restoration project? Please estimate the cost of the project in Euro (€).
13. Would you like to identify and acknowledge any funding sources?
14. Project website
15. Publications and reports
16. Organisation/s
17. Contact information
18. Further information
If there are any questions or you would like to learn more about the work carried out during the NetworkNature Ecosystem Restoration semester, please get in touch with us on: mario@ecostackinnovations.com ; shreya.utkarsh@iclei.org and roger.roca@iclei.org

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Call for Ecosystem Restoration Case-Studies

The deadline for the submission of case-studies is the 17th December 2021