Restoration in Action: SER and Microsoft on standards-based restoration across ecology, culture, and community (Western Session, 2026)
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This webinar brings together three ecological restoration projects supported through collaboration between the Society for Ecological Restoration (SER), Microsoft, and local partners. Set in Wales, the United States, and Denmark, the presentations explore how community groups, conservation professionals, volunteers, and public-private partnerships are restoring vulnerable landscapes while strengthening biodiversity, climate resilience, and the connections between people and nature. The featured projects span a reclaimed 35-acre wildlife site in Newport, the restoration of a heavily visited oak forest in Iowa, and heathland conservation in Denmark’s Wadden Sea National Park. Together, they address challenges including historic fly-tipping, invasive species, changing forest composition, habitat encroachment, and altered water levels. Speakers will share the history and ecological context of their sites, the practical actions taken, the outcomes achieved, and the lessons emerging from several years of sustained restoration work. By featuring SER partners from around the world, the session shows how collaborative, standards-based ecological restoration turns shared commitments into meaningful action for ecosystems and communities. By showcasing SER partners from around the world, this webinar demonstrates how collaborative, standards-based restoration can transform shared commitments into meaningful action for ecosystems and communities. It offers practical guidance for restoring nature through inclusive, cross-sector partnerships.
