About SER Europe
The European chapter of SER is an international non-profit organisation for ecological restoration.
Please have a look to our major past events.
OUR MISSION
To promote ecological restoration as a means of sustaining the diversity of life on Earth and re-establishing an ecologically healthy relationship between nature and culture.
OUR COMMITMENT
We try to facilitate dialogue among restorationists, both scientists and practitioners, by organising conferences, workshops and training courses :
- We try to provide practical advice for cost-effective restoration
- We encourage research and research networks
- We publish the international journal of Restoration Ecology
- We promote awareness of and public support for restoration and restorative management
- We contribute to public policy discussions.
If you are interested in joining our Society, please click here.
As a member you will receive electronic newsletters and discounts on publications and conferences.
BOARD MEMBERS SERI European Chapter
| Chair Norbert Hölzel Institute of Landscape Ecology University of Münster 48149 Münster, Germany nhoelzel@uni-muenster.de |
At large Jim A. Harris Institute of Water and Environment Cranfield University, Silsoe Bedfordshire MK45 4DT United Kingdom j.a.harris@cranfield.ac.uk |
| Vice Chair Francisco A. Comín Campus Aula Dei Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología-CSIC Avda. Montañana 1005. 50192 Zaragoza, Spain comin@ipe.csic.es |
Katalin Török Institute of Ecology and Botany Hungarian Academy of Sciences 2163 Vácrátót Hungary kati@botanika.hu |
| Secretary Kathrin Kiehl Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Landscape Architecture University of Applied Sciences Osnabrueck, Postfach 1940 49009 Osnabrueck Germany K.Kiehl@fh-osnabrueck.de ser.europe@wzw.tum.de |
Tiemo Timmermann Institute of Botany and Landscape Ecology University of Greifswald 17489 Greifswald Grimmer Str. 88 Germany tiemo@uni-greifswald.de |
| Conference Sabine Tischew Hochschule Anhalt (FH) Fachbereich 1 Strenzfelder Allee 28 D-06406 Bernburg Germany tischew@loel.hs-anhalt.de |
Thierry Dutoit UMR CNRS IRD IMEP IUT Avignon Site Agroparc BP 1207 84914 Avignon Cedex 9 France thierry.dutoit@univ-avignon.fr |
| Practitioners and website Kris Decleer Research Institute for Nature and Forest 1070 Brussels Kliniekstraat 25 Belgium kris.decleer@inbo.be |
PAST EVENTS
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DATE |
LOCATION |
EVENT |
|
14-16 September 2009 |
eské Budìjovice, Czech Republic |
Czech-German workshop on restoration after mining activities. Click here for the report. |
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29 June - 3 July 2009 |
Münster, Germany |
SER Europe Summer School 2009 |
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8-12 September 2008 |
Ghent, Belgium |
SER2008: 6th European Conference on Ecological Restoration 'Towards a sustainable future for European ecosystems - Providing restoration guidelines for Natura 2000 habitats and species'. Click here for an extensive report with conference conclusions, press release, pdf and movie clips of keynote presentations, abstracts etc. |
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4 June 2008 |
Surrey, England |
Creative Conservation: One Step Beyond - Creative Conservation Practice: New Approaches. Half Day Seminar: Forest Research, Alice Holt Lodge, Farnham, Surrey. The program of the seminar can be downloaded here. |
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21-24 May 2008 |
Erfurt, Germany |
Third Conference of the Competence Network Urban Ecology. "Urban Biodiversity & Design - Implementing the Convention on Biological Diversity in towns and cities". For more information, visit http://www.urbio2008.com |
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12-17 May 2008 |
Fülöpháza, Hungary |
SER field course on sand grassland restoration in practice organised by the Institute of Ecology and Botany and the Kiskunság National Park in Fülöpháza (Hungary). The aim of the course is to introduce ongoing restoration experiments to the participants, and test methodologies that are suitable for monitoring the restoration success. More information can be found here |
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3-6 April 2008 |
Bernburg, Germany |
Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (GfÖ) and SER Field Days. Theme: “Restoration of non-forest Natura 2000 sites in cultural landscapes and areas strongly influenced by human activities”. A report and photographs of the meeting can be seen here. |
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21-23 November 2007 |
Madrid, Spain |
Challenges and new perspectives on the revegetation of forested landscapes. For more information, see http://www.revegetacion.blogspot.com |
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8-11 October 2007 |
Lamoura, France |
International conference “Peat and peatlands 2007”. “Peat in horticulture and the rehabilitation of mires after peat extraction: which issues for tomorrow?”. More information in the call for communications. |
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3–5 October 2007 |
Santander, Spain |
International conference on management and restoration of coastal dunes. More info… |
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23-27 September 2007
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Nijmegen, The Netherlands |
SER Europe Summer School 2007: “Restoration ecology of low-productive ecosystems”. The lectures, presentation and evaluation of this event can be downloaded here. |
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6–8 September 2007 |
Freising (Munich), Germany |
Workshop "Wiederherstellung und spontane Ansiedlung von Trocken- und Halbtrockenrasen in urspruenglichen und urban-industriellen Lebensraeumen". (Vierte Jahrestagung der AG Trockenrasen & Zweiter Workshop "Floristik und Geobotanik - Beitraege zu angewandten Fragestellungen"). For more information, click here. |
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3-4 September 2007 |
Cornwall, UK |
The great creative conservation bazaar at the Eden Project. To find out more, contact Clare Thompson or Richard Scott, or visit the http:// www.sensorytrust.org.uk website. |
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23–25 July 2007 |
Brandenburg, Germany |
Workshop on Restoration Ecology. This workshop was held at the Brandenburg University in Cottbus, Brandenburg. The workshop program can be downloaded here. |
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12–14 July 2007 |
Irdning, Austria |
Workshop "Erosion Control with Plant Material in Landscaping". For more information, click here. |
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12–13 October 2006 |
Cornwall, UK |
One step beyond. A creative conservation meeting. |
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25–29 September 2006 |
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SER Europe Summer School 2006 |
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5-9 September 2006 |
Irdning, Austria |
Conference Soil bioengineering: Ecological Restoration with Native Plant and Seed Material. |
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22–26 August 2006 |
Greifswald, Germany |
SER2006: 5th European Conference on Ecological Restoration. Click here for the conference report, press release, etc. |
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18–21 July 2006 |
Lisboa, Portugal |
Symposium: The use of organic residues in ecological restoration within the II Congreso Iberico de Ecologia organised by SPECO and AEET. Further information www.aeet.org |
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26 June – 2 July 2006 |
Biebrza National Park, Poland |
Short Intensive Course on Wetland Water Management. For more information, click here; a pdf flyer can be downloaded here, and an application form here |
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30 March - 1 April 2006 |
Friesing, Germany |
annual workshop of the ecological society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland. More info here |
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12-18 September 2005 |
Zaragoza, Spain |
SER2005: 17th World Conference & 4th European Conference on Ecological Restoration. More info here |
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19-24 September 2004 |
Sokolov, Czech Republic |
SER Europe Summer School 2004: |
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7-11 July 2003 |
Bremen, Germany |
SER Europe Summer School 2003: |
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25-31 August 2002 |
Budapest, Hungary |
SER2002: 3rd European Conference on Restoration Ecology. More info here |
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4-7 September 2000 |
Liverpool, United Kingdom |
SER2000: 12th World Conference & 2nd European Conference on Restoration Ecology. More info here |
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1998 |
Groningen, The Netherlands |
SER1998: 1st European Conference on Restoration Ecology. More info here |