The WILDisland project and the work of the DANUBEPARKS Association are featured in a new European open-access publication on wetland restoration and climate change, “Wetlands in a Changing Climate: Restoring Coasts and Floodplains”.
We warmly invite you to join us for the launch of the open-access volume “Wetlands in a Changing Climate: Restoring Coasts and Floodplains”
- When: 26 February 2026, 10:30-12:00 CET
- Where: Virtual event via Zoom
- Register here: https://events.hifis.net/e/bioclimwetlaunch
The virtual event is open to everyone working on (or interested in) wetland restoration at the biodiversity-climate interface – including in government agencies, EU institutions, research institutes, implementation projects and NGOs.
As a participant, you will gain insights into:
- The vulnerability of riverine and coastal wetlands to climate change, and strategies for boosting their resilience.
- How to evaluate and communicate the multifunctional benefits of wetland nature-based solutions.
- Lessons learned from restoring coasts and floodplains all across Europe.
- How to scale up wetland action in the context of the EU Nature Restoration Regulation.
The Special Issue “Wetlands in a Changing Climate: Restoring Coasts and Floodplains” includes 15 peer-reviewed articles by over 100 European authors. It combines the newest findings from wetland science, practice and policy in one transdisciplinary volume of the open-access journal Nature Conservation.
The Special Issue includes the article “Bridging protected areas along the Danube”, showcasing how transboundary cooperation between protected areas along the Danube supports ecological connectivity and long-term wetland conservation. Drawing on the experience of the DANUBEPARKS network, the paper presents WILDisland as a practical, process-based approach that uses Danube islands as indicators of healthy riparian dynamics and functioning floodplain ecosystems.
The publication originates from the project "BioClim-Wetlands", commissioned by the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) with funds from the Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMUKN) and implemented by the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), iDiv and adelphi, in cooperation with the ENCA Interest Group on Climate Change and supporting the implementation of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands.
Register here to join the public launch: https://events.hifis.net/e/bioclimwetlaunch
Please feel free to share this invitation with further interested contacts and we look forward to seeing you there!