“Ecological wetland restoration” for wetland managers and practitioners
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About
This online training was organised, from 20 to 22 June, 2022, by Tour du Valat, with the support of MedWet, in the framework of the project “Strengthening the restoration of Mediterranean Wetlands for nature and people”, coordinated by WWF Spain and financed by MAVA Foundation.
The training was aimed at managers wetland managers and technicians from different restoration sites around the Mediterranean basin.
Facilitators:
François Mesléard, Hugo Fontes, Loïc Willm, Brigitte Poulin, Gaëtan Lefebvre and Marc Thibault (Tour du Valat)
Main topics:
The following topics were covered during the training:
- Restoration history and theoretical framework;
- Experiences and practices of Mediterranean wetland restoration;
- Nature-based solutions;
- Restoration adapting to climate change (Mar-o-Sel); and
- Three site visits (Former saltworks, temporary marshes of Camargue and Caissaire)
AGENDA
Day 1: Monday, June 20
Restoration history and theoretical framework:
- Short history of restoration
- Why restore?
- Ecological restoration
- Restoration ecology
Rehabilitation, creation, restoration
- Virtual site visit (Former saltworks)
Day 2: Tuesday, June 21
Experiences and practices of Mediterranean wetland restoration
- examples of restoration of Mediterranean wetlands: from simple actions to complex processes based on a scientific approach when recreating a wetland
- Plan the restoration
Monitoring and evaluation
- Virtual site visit (Temporary marshes of Camargue)
Wednesday, June 22: (Brigitte Poulin, Loïc Willm, François Mesléard)
Restoration adapting to climate change (Mar-o-Sel)
- Virtual site visit (Cassaire)
Contact:
Lisa Ernoul, Tour du Valat
ernoul@tourduvalat.org