IEB Restoration Ecology Group
@restecologyhu.bsky.social
Our main field of research is the study of the restoration of sandy grasslands via field experiments.
HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research, Institute of Ecology and Botany
Hungary
http://restoration-ecology.hu
HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research, Institute of Ecology and Botany
Hungary
http://restoration-ecology.hu
Our team edited and contributed to a new science-based popular booklet on invasive species in Hungary, published by the HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research. Supported by NKFIH (National Laboratories Program, RRF-2.3.1-21-2022-00006). t.ly/jrFI1
February 12, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Our team edited and contributed to a new science-based popular booklet on invasive species in Hungary, published by the HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research. Supported by NKFIH (National Laboratories Program, RRF-2.3.1-21-2022-00006). t.ly/jrFI1
A self-paced 📖learning course✏️ is out from #RESPIN-project and partners on the work and operation of @ipbes.net and @ipcc.bsky.social, and on ways to engage with them🤝🌍:
www.learningfornature.org/en/courses/i...
www.learningfornature.org/en/courses/i...
IPBES and IPCC: Bridging Science, Policy and Practice - Learning for Nature
In this self-paced course, you will learn about the history, goals, activities and processes of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) and the Int...
www.learningfornature.org
February 10, 2026 at 1:59 PM
A self-paced 📖learning course✏️ is out from #RESPIN-project and partners on the work and operation of @ipbes.net and @ipcc.bsky.social, and on ways to engage with them🤝🌍:
www.learningfornature.org/en/courses/i...
www.learningfornature.org/en/courses/i...
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PFAS pollution is poisoning our waters - and our fish.
Data from 7 EU countries shows wild fish often exceed safety limits, sometimes by 100s or even 1000s of times. This threatens not just ecosystems, but also seafood & drinking water.
✊ Nearly 100k signed in 2 days - join them: handsoffnature.eu
Data from 7 EU countries shows wild fish often exceed safety limits, sometimes by 100s or even 1000s of times. This threatens not just ecosystems, but also seafood & drinking water.
✊ Nearly 100k signed in 2 days - join them: handsoffnature.eu
Hands Off Nature – Defend Europe’s Forests, Rivers & Wildlife
Stop the dismantling of European environmental protections. Stand up for forests, wildlife, clean air, and safe water - our nature depends on it.
handsoffnature.eu
February 4, 2026 at 4:51 PM
PFAS pollution is poisoning our waters - and our fish.
Data from 7 EU countries shows wild fish often exceed safety limits, sometimes by 100s or even 1000s of times. This threatens not just ecosystems, but also seafood & drinking water.
✊ Nearly 100k signed in 2 days - join them: handsoffnature.eu
Data from 7 EU countries shows wild fish often exceed safety limits, sometimes by 100s or even 1000s of times. This threatens not just ecosystems, but also seafood & drinking water.
✊ Nearly 100k signed in 2 days - join them: handsoffnature.eu
Midterm report on national restoration plans! Success now hinges on political leadership, proper resourcing and broad stakeholder backing: www.birdlife.org/news/2025/12...
Nature restoration takes off: mid-term assessment of National Restoration Plans
The analysis covers 23 Member States, examining whether they set the foundations for NRPs that deliver on the ground.
www.birdlife.org
February 5, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Midterm report on national restoration plans! Success now hinges on political leadership, proper resourcing and broad stakeholder backing: www.birdlife.org/news/2025/12...
Read EASAC's commentary on the benefits and necessity of nature restoration 👀👉
#restorenature
#restorenature
Restore Nature - or pay trillions in damage...
Launched today: Our new Commentary on "Opportunities in Nature Restoration" highlights nature restoration as a strategic investment in Europe’s security, prosperity, and ecological stability. 👉 easac.eu/news/details...
Launched today: Our new Commentary on "Opportunities in Nature Restoration" highlights nature restoration as a strategic investment in Europe’s security, prosperity, and ecological stability. 👉 easac.eu/news/details...
"Opportunities in Nature Restoration" Commentary launched
This new EASAC Commentary highlights how nature restoration is a strategic investment in Europe’s security, prosperity, and ecological stability.
easac.eu
February 5, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Read EASAC's commentary on the benefits and necessity of nature restoration 👀👉
#restorenature
#restorenature
Technical support from @eea.europa.eu to make the #NatureRestoration Regulation happen:
📑Harmonized guidelines for assessing and monitoring the condition of Habitats Directive Annex 1 habitat types:
t.ly/dgH6K
🌱 #RestoreNature
📑Harmonized guidelines for assessing and monitoring the condition of Habitats Directive Annex 1 habitat types:
t.ly/dgH6K
🌱 #RestoreNature
Technical Guidelines for assessing and monitoring the condition of Annex I habitat types of the Directive 92/43/EEC
The Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) requires Member States to assess and monitor the conservation status of habitat types listed in Annex I (Art. 11) and to submit a report with the results of this mon...
t.ly
January 9, 2026 at 12:19 PM
Technical support from @eea.europa.eu to make the #NatureRestoration Regulation happen:
📑Harmonized guidelines for assessing and monitoring the condition of Habitats Directive Annex 1 habitat types:
t.ly/dgH6K
🌱 #RestoreNature
📑Harmonized guidelines for assessing and monitoring the condition of Habitats Directive Annex 1 habitat types:
t.ly/dgH6K
🌱 #RestoreNature
👩🔬🌾🌳Research and innovation strategic plan for the European Union's agriculture, forestry and rural sectors out in mid 2026.
❗The @ec.europa.eu European Commission would like to hear your views to help identify the priorities.
📋Take the survey: t.ly/bSbl1 until 25 January 2026.
❗The @ec.europa.eu European Commission would like to hear your views to help identify the priorities.
📋Take the survey: t.ly/bSbl1 until 25 January 2026.
Future-proofing EU Agri-Food through research and innovation
t.ly
January 9, 2026 at 9:49 AM
👩🔬🌾🌳Research and innovation strategic plan for the European Union's agriculture, forestry and rural sectors out in mid 2026.
❗The @ec.europa.eu European Commission would like to hear your views to help identify the priorities.
📋Take the survey: t.ly/bSbl1 until 25 January 2026.
❗The @ec.europa.eu European Commission would like to hear your views to help identify the priorities.
📋Take the survey: t.ly/bSbl1 until 25 January 2026.
🦋PollHab is inviting 🫵you to join their online workshop!
📆15 Jan 2026
📋Sign up: t.ly/uwyU1
☑️ learn about pollinator species selected as typical for Annex I habitats of the Habitats Directive
☑️ provide feedback on the selected species and engage in discussion with pollinator experts
pollhab.com
📆15 Jan 2026
📋Sign up: t.ly/uwyU1
☑️ learn about pollinator species selected as typical for Annex I habitats of the Habitats Directive
☑️ provide feedback on the selected species and engage in discussion with pollinator experts
pollhab.com
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Typical Pollinator Species for Annex I Habitats – Online Stakeholder Workshop #2 . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining th...
The PollHab project is identifying and profiling pollinators as typical species of terrestrial habitats listed in Annex I of the Habitats Directive. These species can be surveyed as part of the assess...
t.ly
January 6, 2026 at 1:06 PM
🦋PollHab is inviting 🫵you to join their online workshop!
📆15 Jan 2026
📋Sign up: t.ly/uwyU1
☑️ learn about pollinator species selected as typical for Annex I habitats of the Habitats Directive
☑️ provide feedback on the selected species and engage in discussion with pollinator experts
pollhab.com
📆15 Jan 2026
📋Sign up: t.ly/uwyU1
☑️ learn about pollinator species selected as typical for Annex I habitats of the Habitats Directive
☑️ provide feedback on the selected species and engage in discussion with pollinator experts
pollhab.com
The third Young Citizens Assembly on Pollinators🐝🦋🪰 is coming up!
📆 6-8 March, 2026
📍Brussels
➡️ Finalizing and presenting recommendations for reversing #pollinator #decline to EU institutions, decision makers and stakeholders.
🙋♀️Get involved: t.ly/F0UGd
#Citizenaction
📆 6-8 March, 2026
📍Brussels
➡️ Finalizing and presenting recommendations for reversing #pollinator #decline to EU institutions, decision makers and stakeholders.
🙋♀️Get involved: t.ly/F0UGd
#Citizenaction
Experts working online on very interesting and challenging questions posed by the working groups of the Youth Citizens Assembly on #Pollinators 🦋🐝, gathering 100 young European from the age of 18 to 27 years, today in Brussels!
January 6, 2026 at 12:41 PM
The third Young Citizens Assembly on Pollinators🐝🦋🪰 is coming up!
📆 6-8 March, 2026
📍Brussels
➡️ Finalizing and presenting recommendations for reversing #pollinator #decline to EU institutions, decision makers and stakeholders.
🙋♀️Get involved: t.ly/F0UGd
#Citizenaction
📆 6-8 March, 2026
📍Brussels
➡️ Finalizing and presenting recommendations for reversing #pollinator #decline to EU institutions, decision makers and stakeholders.
🙋♀️Get involved: t.ly/F0UGd
#Citizenaction
Seeking an online 📖learning platform to enhance your knowledge about 🌱#ecological #restoration🌱? Browse the 🌏multi-language🌍 education materials (interactive virtual 🥾🧑🌾field trips included!) of 🟩DERTO🟩 - derto.teamup2restore.eu
Derto
Derto
derto.teamup2restore.eu
December 11, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Seeking an online 📖learning platform to enhance your knowledge about 🌱#ecological #restoration🌱? Browse the 🌏multi-language🌍 education materials (interactive virtual 🥾🧑🌾field trips included!) of 🟩DERTO🟩 - derto.teamup2restore.eu
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🚨From agriculture to energy, mining to chemicals - powerful industry lobbies are trying to weaken the Water Framework Directive, vital EU rules to protect water.
That means more pollution, less resilience, and risks to our health. All for short-term gains of a small few.
Here's what they're up to⬇️
That means more pollution, less resilience, and risks to our health. All for short-term gains of a small few.
Here's what they're up to⬇️
November 24, 2025 at 7:41 AM
🚨From agriculture to energy, mining to chemicals - powerful industry lobbies are trying to weaken the Water Framework Directive, vital EU rules to protect water.
That means more pollution, less resilience, and risks to our health. All for short-term gains of a small few.
Here's what they're up to⬇️
That means more pollution, less resilience, and risks to our health. All for short-term gains of a small few.
Here's what they're up to⬇️
🪲 Regulation on pollinator monitoring published in support of the EU Nature Restoration Law. 🦋 ➡️👀HUNGARIAN text available here: t.ly/cVazC
The EU has published rules for the Pollinator Monitoring Scheme. Butterflies, moths, bees and hoverflies will all be monitored by every Member State. Target to reverse decline in Pollinators by 2030 and increase pops. A big step in conserving biodiversity environment.ec.europa.eu/news/better-...
Better monitoring to support restoration of EU pollinators
The Commission has adopted a new Pollinator Monitoring Scheme to help reverse the decline of pollinator populations by 2030.
environment.ec.europa.eu
December 3, 2025 at 3:22 PM
🪲 Regulation on pollinator monitoring published in support of the EU Nature Restoration Law. 🦋 ➡️👀HUNGARIAN text available here: t.ly/cVazC
Our group is participating in the SEPPI (seppi-pollinate.weebly.com) project, where we are collecting field data to develope an 💻AI based tool👩💻 for monitoring 👀🌱🐝pant-pollinator interactions. Hard fieldwork done, next step is to teach our software! 🔥
September 30, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Our group is participating in the SEPPI (seppi-pollinate.weebly.com) project, where we are collecting field data to develope an 💻AI based tool👩💻 for monitoring 👀🌱🐝pant-pollinator interactions. Hard fieldwork done, next step is to teach our software! 🔥
#peatland #bog #restoration as a national defense strategy? 👀 💦🔫 It is possible, experts claim. Read more here: www.politico.eu/article/russ...
From Kyiv to the Suwałki Gap, bogs return as Europe’s defensive shield
Restoring the EU’s drained bogs would stop both Russian tanks and planet-warming pollution.
www.politico.eu
August 27, 2025 at 1:45 PM
#peatland #bog #restoration as a national defense strategy? 👀 💦🔫 It is possible, experts claim. Read more here: www.politico.eu/article/russ...
Colleagues here at HUN-REN CER have recently published their synthesis study on the effect of European #urban #pollinator-supporting interventions. 🪲🦋🐝
👀Read it here: t.ly/Q-iv4
👀Read it here: t.ly/Q-iv4
Pollinator‐Promoting Interventions in European Urban Habitats—A Synthesis
Syntheses of urban pollinator-friendly management are lacking, hindering policy implementation compared to farmland. Addressing this gap, our re-analytical data synthesis demonstrates the generally p...
t.ly
August 25, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Colleagues here at HUN-REN CER have recently published their synthesis study on the effect of European #urban #pollinator-supporting interventions. 🪲🦋🐝
👀Read it here: t.ly/Q-iv4
👀Read it here: t.ly/Q-iv4
Our group is busy taking measurements in the experimental tent. We are assessing the ability of native grassland plant species to outcompete invasive alien species. At the moment, taking plant height and leaf-related measurements is keeping us busy!
July 30, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Our group is busy taking measurements in the experimental tent. We are assessing the ability of native grassland plant species to outcompete invasive alien species. At the moment, taking plant height and leaf-related measurements is keeping us busy!
❗❗Calling all 💚🐝🪲pollinator enthusiasts between 18 and 35 years of age ❗❗
Up to 15,000 EUR funding for individuals and 70,000 EUR for organizations seeking to take action for wild #pollinator conservation through IUCN's new call! 👀
Up to 15,000 EUR funding for individuals and 70,000 EUR for organizations seeking to take action for wild #pollinator conservation through IUCN's new call! 👀
🚨Funding opportunity: EU Fund for Your Action on #Pollinators.
IUCN has opened two #Pollinator calls for individuals and organisations.
📆 Apply by 9 September 2025
🔗 Find full details and application info here: speciesgrants.iucn.org
IUCN has opened two #Pollinator calls for individuals and organisations.
📆 Apply by 9 September 2025
🔗 Find full details and application info here: speciesgrants.iucn.org
July 28, 2025 at 1:03 PM
❗❗Calling all 💚🐝🪲pollinator enthusiasts between 18 and 35 years of age ❗❗
Up to 15,000 EUR funding for individuals and 70,000 EUR for organizations seeking to take action for wild #pollinator conservation through IUCN's new call! 👀
Up to 15,000 EUR funding for individuals and 70,000 EUR for organizations seeking to take action for wild #pollinator conservation through IUCN's new call! 👀
⚠️IUCN 'SOS' rapid action 💵grants💵 to support quick response to new invasive alien species🦟 incursions and minimise their impacts on local biodiversity, ecosystem services and human wellbeing🚶♂️🍃💚.
New IUCN Rapid Response Fund with EU_Partnerships
to stop the spread of #invasivealienspecies in Europe.
IUCN Save our Species call for proposals in June invites projects on early detection, rapid eradication, and coordinated response.
Interested?👉https://tinyurl.com/yn4ame4c
to stop the spread of #invasivealienspecies in Europe.
IUCN Save our Species call for proposals in June invites projects on early detection, rapid eradication, and coordinated response.
Interested?👉https://tinyurl.com/yn4ame4c
Funding rapid action to combat invasive alien species in Europe - IUCN SOS
Invasive alien species remain one of the biggest causes of biodiversity loss and species extinction. These non-natives animals, plants or microorganisms are
https://iucnsos.org/funding-rapid-action-to-combat-invasive-alien-species-in-europe/"
July 11, 2025 at 4:31 PM
⚠️IUCN 'SOS' rapid action 💵grants💵 to support quick response to new invasive alien species🦟 incursions and minimise their impacts on local biodiversity, ecosystem services and human wellbeing🚶♂️🍃💚.
Festuca seed collection done ☑️
Plus: professional film shots were taken of our work 📽️👀
Plus: professional film shots were taken of our work 📽️👀
July 3, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Festuca seed collection done ☑️
Plus: professional film shots were taken of our work 📽️👀
Plus: professional film shots were taken of our work 📽️👀
#restorenature by removing obsolete barriers on rivers in Europe! 🚣♂️🚣♀️
Are you working to implement the Nature Restoration Law in your country?
This law can change the fate of our rivers, which face huge pressure.
Check out our guidance to enforce its article 9 on river restoration and bring life back to our freshwater ecosystems.
www.clientearth.org/latest/docum...
This law can change the fate of our rivers, which face huge pressure.
Check out our guidance to enforce its article 9 on river restoration and bring life back to our freshwater ecosystems.
www.clientearth.org/latest/docum...
Going with the flow: barrier removal for healthier rivers | ClientEarth
ClientEarth, Living Rivers Europe NGO and WWF's legal briefing on Article 9 under the Nature Restoration Regulation,
www.clientearth.org
July 3, 2025 at 11:59 AM
#restorenature by removing obsolete barriers on rivers in Europe! 🚣♂️🚣♀️
@ec.europa.eu is asking for input on science-based methods for monitoring 🐝pollinators🦋, as prescribed in the EU Nature Restoration Regulation🌱. Deadline: 17th of July.
Click to contribute: t.ly/tHdUN
Click to contribute: t.ly/tHdUN
European Commission - Have your say
European Commission - Have your say
t.ly
July 3, 2025 at 8:30 AM
@ec.europa.eu is asking for input on science-based methods for monitoring 🐝pollinators🦋, as prescribed in the EU Nature Restoration Regulation🌱. Deadline: 17th of July.
Click to contribute: t.ly/tHdUN
Click to contribute: t.ly/tHdUN
Publication alert! 📌📑 t.ly/JTg5S
Learn more about how...
👉grassland restoration monitoring has improved in the N Hemisphere,
👉most evaluations are from high-income countries and at limited temporal + spatial scale,
🟩 authors identified a set of indicators for restoration monitoring harmonization.
Learn more about how...
👉grassland restoration monitoring has improved in the N Hemisphere,
👉most evaluations are from high-income countries and at limited temporal + spatial scale,
🟩 authors identified a set of indicators for restoration monitoring harmonization.
Towards harmonised monitoring of grassland restoration: a review of ecological indicators used in the temperate region
Monitoring restoration success should be consistent with the scope of restoration, therefore indicators are usually target and ecosystem specific. At …
t.ly
July 2, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Publication alert! 📌📑 t.ly/JTg5S
Learn more about how...
👉grassland restoration monitoring has improved in the N Hemisphere,
👉most evaluations are from high-income countries and at limited temporal + spatial scale,
🟩 authors identified a set of indicators for restoration monitoring harmonization.
Learn more about how...
👉grassland restoration monitoring has improved in the N Hemisphere,
👉most evaluations are from high-income countries and at limited temporal + spatial scale,
🟩 authors identified a set of indicators for restoration monitoring harmonization.
New paper! ❗➡️📑 "...seeding with native species is an effective tool for restoring sandy grasslands and preventing the spread of annual invasive species, but our toolbox for preventing perennial invasion in grassland restoration is limited". 👀 Read here: t.ly/rULM3
#restoration #grassland
#restoration #grassland
Restorative seeding controls annual invasive species, but perennials can thrive in the long term despite treatments in sand grassland restoration - Biological Invasions
Biodiversity loss caused by invasive alien species is a major problem in planetary perspective. Ecological restoration can play a critical role in mitigating the impact of invasive species, but the pr...
t.ly
July 2, 2025 at 10:29 AM
New paper! ❗➡️📑 "...seeding with native species is an effective tool for restoring sandy grasslands and preventing the spread of annual invasive species, but our toolbox for preventing perennial invasion in grassland restoration is limited". 👀 Read here: t.ly/rULM3
#restoration #grassland
#restoration #grassland
For sufficient funding in the EU, necessary for the implementation of the Nature Restoration Regulation!
#RestoreNature
#RestoreNature
➡️ 80% of EU habitats are in poor condition
➡️ biodiversity loss harms nature, economy and society as a whole
❔ why does the EU not sufficiently support nature conservation & restoration?
✅ sign the call for action: we need the EU to close the #biodiversity funding gap!
👏💪 @s4fat.bsky.social
➡️ biodiversity loss harms nature, economy and society as a whole
❔ why does the EU not sufficiently support nature conservation & restoration?
✅ sign the call for action: we need the EU to close the #biodiversity funding gap!
👏💪 @s4fat.bsky.social
Have you already seen our 🌱 Call to Action for more funding for #Biodiversity 🌱?
Sign 💚 Repost and 🔁 share with colleagues all over Europe!
Sign 💚 Repost and 🔁 share with colleagues all over Europe!
June 16, 2025 at 11:48 AM
For sufficient funding in the EU, necessary for the implementation of the Nature Restoration Regulation!
#RestoreNature
#RestoreNature