💧 Freshwater Restoration Community of Practice

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Welcome to the discussion thread for the Freshwater Restoration Community of Practice, co-hosted by the ERIP and the Freshwater Challenge! :tada:

Here, you can:

:check_mark: Introduce yourself to the Community of Practice (CoP) by sharing your country of work, your job title, and how you integrate or are hoping to integrate freshwater ecosystems into your restoration work

:check_mark: Post follow-up questions or reflections after Freshwater CoP meetings

:check_mark: Connect with fellow professionals to share your everyday insights, questions, and challenges related to freshwater restoration

:globe_showing_americas: Everyone is welcome to join this CoP, whether or not you are part of an ERIP country team. We encourage open, respectful dialogue and look forward to learning from one another through this exchange!

:droplet: Thank you for being part of the Freshwater community!

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Dear colleagues,

Thank you for joining the first meeting of the Freshwater Restoration Community of Practice! It was a real pleasure to learn together and hear your reflections.

As promised, here are the materials and resources shared during the session:

:date: More details to come soon about the date and time of the next Freshwater CoP session, which is planned for August - keep an eye out!

:exclamation_question_mark: In the meantime, if you have any questions for our experts, feedback on the first CoP session, or freshwater-related topics you’d like to discuss, you can get the conversation started right here in this discussion thread!

Thank you again for being part of this community! We look forward to continuing the exchange. :droplet:

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Huge thanks to all who turned up for this kickoff meeting! We received a lot of helpful input on topics that you’d like to dig into further, as well as confirmation that this can be a valuable space for cross-country exchanges.

As a reminder, there is a webinar next week (27 May) that may be of interest to many of you:

“Freshwater Ecosystems Restoration – experiences and examples from around the world”
May 27th April at 14:00 CEST

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82681120485?pwd=zuaTfjl0RfkrKQUCp38unTkUS0j5ep.1

Meeting ID: 826 8112 0485

Passcode: 966303

This webinar will focus on the recently released restoration report published by WWF UK in support of the Freshwater Challenge: SOCIETAL BENEFITS OF LARGE-SCALE RIVER AND WETLAND RESTORATION. The report highlights 88 documented case studies of river and wetland restoration from around the world.

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