Policy Archives - RESTORE4Cs

RESTORE4Cs 9th Policy Brief and New Global Meta-Analysis on Coastal Wetland Restoration and Climate Mitigation

NewsBy Madeira Scauri December 23, 2025

RESTORE4Cs has released Policy Brief 9, “How Can Coastal Wetland Restoration Mitigate Climate Change? What We Know and What Is Still Unclear”, alongside a new global meta-analysis preprint examining how coastal wetland restoration affects carbon storage and greenhouse gas (GHG) pathways. Coastal wetlands, including saltmarshes, seagrass meadows, mangroves, and brackish or freshwater coastal wetlands, are…

RESTORE4Cs 8th Policy Brief

NewsBy Madeira Scauri December 22, 2025

RESTORE4Cs has released Policy Brief 8: “Advancing a Coherent Framework for Assessing European Coastal Wetland Condition”. Coastal wetlands are among Europe’s most productive and valuable ecosystems. They support biodiversity, protect coastlines from flooding, store carbon, and sustain livelihoods. Yet despite their importance, coastal wetlands remain poorly defined and inconsistently monitored within European policy frameworks, resulting in fragmented…

RESTORE4Cs 7th Policy Brief

NewsBy Madeira Scauri December 16, 2025

RESTORE4Cs has released Policy Brief 7: “Social Acceptability: The Key Ingredient for Enhanced Coastal Wetland Restoration”. Coastal wetlands deliver essential ecosystem services, biodiversity protection, flood prevention, and carbon storage, yet they continue to face mounting human-driven pressures. As restoration efforts expand across Europe, a critical insight emerges: technical excellence alone is not enough. Without understanding and integrating…

RESTORE4Cs 6th Policy Brief

NewsBy Madeira Scauri December 15, 2025

RESTORE4Cs has published its 6th Policy Brief, “European Coastal Wetland Indicators: A proposal for monitoring policy processes across space and time”, presenting a groundbreaking approach to track the status, trends, and policy performance of Europe’s coastal wetlands. Coastal wetlands: small in area, huge in value Although they cover less than 0.6% of the EU-27 +…

RESTORE4Cs 5th Policy Brief

NewsBy Madeira Scauri December 2, 2025

RESTORE4Cs has released Policy Brief 5: Advancing Policy Integration Across Mediterranean Countries: Aligning with the Barcelona Convention and International Commitments Through a Common Evidence-Based Strategy. The brief highlights the urgent need for coordinated, science-based policy action to halt and reverse the rapid loss of Mediterranean coastal wetlands, ecosystems essential for biodiversity, climate resilience, and regional…

RESTORE4Cs Contributes to Consultation on the European Water Resilience Strategy

NewsBy Madeira Scauri March 21, 2025

In recognition of World Water Day 2025, we are proud to highlight the key messages of RESTORE4Cs’ feedback to the European Commission’s Call for Evidence for the European Water Resilience Strategy. Funded under Horizon Europe, RESTORE4Cs plays a pivotal role in supporting the EU’s mission to enhance water resilience through nature-based solutions for climate adaptation…

Key Results from RESTORE4Cs Online Workshop on Tools and Indicators for Coastal Wetland Restoration

NewsBy Madeira Scauri February 26, 2025

On February 19, the RESTORE4Cs project hosted the workshop “Tools and Indicators for Coastal Wetlands Restoration to Promote Climate Resilience in Europe.” This engaging online event attracted up to 70 participants from public authorities, European organisations including the European Environment Agency and the European Commission, academia, private sector, and civil society. The event featured presentations…

Joint Seasonal Greetings from RESTORE4Cs, ALFAwetlands, REWET, and WET HORIZONS

NewsBy Madeira Scauri December 20, 2024

As 2024 comes to a close, the collaboration between four EU-funded projects focusing on wetland restoration is growing ever stronger and more impactful. Together, we are reflecting on this year’s achievements while already planning for 2025, setting the stage for joint efforts to advance research, raise awareness, and build capacities for wetland restoration. Wetland restoration…

Online Workshop on Tools and Indicators for Coastal Wetland Restoration to Promote Climate Resilience in Europe

Events, NewsBy Madeira Scauri December 19, 2024

The RESTORE4Cs project is pleased to announce an upcoming online workshop on “Tools and Indicators for Coastal Wetland Restoration to Promote Climate Resilience in Europe,” scheduled for 19 February 2025 from 10:00 to 13:00 CET. This workshop will present and discuss the critical role of coastal wetland restoration and respective monitoring systems in enhancing climate…

Coastal Wetlands: Evidence for Climate and Nature Targets Workshop

Events, NewsBy Madeira Scauri May 6, 2024

All major European Union policies recognise the key role of wetlands to achieve the EU objectives regarding climate neutrality, biodiversity protection, zero pollution, flood protection, and circular economy. Hence, assessing the current extent and condition of European wetlands, their current and potential greenhouse gas fluxes, and their medium to long‐term mitigation capacity through restoration, or…