Restoring ecosystems for life
Restoring ecosystems across land and sea
Restoring ecosystems for generations to come
Restoration Works: seven projects; seven years of restoration impact.
Habitats across Europe are degrading at alarming rates. Our mission is to reverse that change.
The Endangered Landscapes & Seascapes Programme is building a future in which landscapes and seascapes are enriched with biodiversity, establishing resilient and more self-sustaining ecosystems that benefit both nature and people.
million dollars (USD) pledged for restoration in Europe.
largescale restoration projects supported.
million ha of land and sea projected to be influenced by project actions.
communities benefiting from project actions.
IUCN Globally Threatened Species benefiting from project actions.
204,955 hectares of land and sea directly under restoration.
USD of co-funding secured across projects and the programme.
Sejerø Bay
Denmark
In Sejerø Bay, northwestern Zealand, this project is restoring and reconnect eelgrass meadows, mussel beds and stone reefs degraded by overfishing, stone extraction and pollution. By rebuilding habitats and fish stocks such as cod and eel, it will demonstrate how marine recovery can boost biodiversity, strengthen climate resilience and engage communities in stewardship.
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Sejerø Bay
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WWF Denmark
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Denmark
Iori River Valley
The Iori River Valley forms part of the Caucasus biodiversity hotspot and supports a unique blend of steppe and forest habitats. This landscape is home to threatened species, long-standing pastoral traditions, and a network of communities dependent on the land and water for their livelihoods.
Restoring nature, rebuilding hope in Ukraine’s Danube Delta
For nearly three decades, Oleg Dyakov has worked to restore the wetlands and wildlife of Ukraine’s Danube Delta. With Rewilding Ukraine, he has helped reconnect lakes to the river and bring large grazers back to the islands and steppes. Russia’s full-scale invasion has made that work more difficult, with restricted access, drone attacks and fires threatening restoration sites. Yet Oleg and his colleagues have continued, while also welcoming Ukrainian veterans and their families into the Delta. Their visits show why this recovering landscape matters to people as well as wildlife.
Meet Bienvenido, the first bison calf born in the Iberian Highlands herd
Fewer sheep, greater value: a new approach to pastoralism in Georgia
First 15,000 horse mussels placed on Dogger Bank in restoration trial
Listening to Polesia’s hidden biodiversity
