FRIDAY-SUNDAY, 23-25 AUGUST
23-25 August |
Long pre-conference excursions |
SUNDAY, 25 AUGUST
8:30-14:00 | Pre-registration for all participants in Oecologicum (address: Liivi 2, Tartu - GOOGLE MAPS) | |||||
09:00-13:00 | 1. Crash course (indoor): Soil and Water Bioengineering as Nature-Based Solution. An introduction | |||||
09:00-12:00 |
1. Workshop: Remote sensing-based monitoring of peatlands and their restoration |
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09:00-11:00 |
2. Workshop: Accelerating wetland restoration, conservation, and sustainable management - Empowering stakeholders to find new means and ways to deal with the current challenges |
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14:00-17:00 |
3. Workshop: Is Harmony Possible in Restoration: Resolving Conspiracy Theories and Dispelling Myths in Ecological Restoration |
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14:00-16:00 | 4. Workshop: Co-creating a European Science Service for Freshwater Biodiversity | |||||
14:00-16:00 | 1. Crash course continues (outdoor): Soil and Water Bioengineering as Nature-Based Solution. An introduction |
MONDAY, 26 AUGUST
09:00 |
Full-day tours from Tartu and Tallinn (ending in Tartu) |
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19:00-21:00 |
Icebreaker (open-air event) |
TUESDAY, 27 AUGUST
08:00-18:30 | Registration and info desk are open | |||||||||||
09:00-09:30 |
ROOM: Bridge - BROADCAST! |
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09:30-10:30 |
ROOM: Bridge - BROADCAST! |
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10:30-11:00 |
Coffee break |
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11:00-12:30 |
ROOM: Bridge |
ROOM: Hurt - BROADCAST! |
ROOM: Maailmafilm |
ROOM: Manninen |
ROOM: Moora 1.1. Ecological restoration in marine ecosystems: lessons learnt, challenges and opportunities |
ROOM: Teatrisaal 5.0. Restoration of grassland and dryland ecosystems |
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12:30-13:30 |
Lunch |
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13:30-14:30 | ROOM: Bridge - BROADCAST! Plenary session: Marko Kohv |
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14:30-16:00 |
ROOM: Bridge |
ROOM: Hurt - BROADCAST! |
ROOM: Maailmafilm |
ROOM: Manninen 4.0. Restoration of forest ecosystems |
ROOM: Moora 1.1. Ecological restoration in marine ecosystems: lessons learnt, challenges and opportunities |
ROOM: Teatrisaal 5.0. Restoration of grassland and dryland ecosystems |
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16:00-17:00 |
Coffee break + poster session |
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17:00-18:30 |
ROOM: Bridge |
ROOM: Hurt - BROADCAST! 12.0. Various topics of ecological restoration |
ROOM: Maailmafilm |
ROOM: Manninen 4.0. Restoration of forest ecosystems |
ROOM: Moora 9.4. Results-based payment schemes for habitat restoration and maintenance |
ROOM: Teatrisaal |
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18:30-19:00 | Group photo, gathering in the reception | |||||||||||
20:00-23:00 |
Welcome reception at Barge Hall |
* Read more about sessions HERE.
WEDNESDAY, 28 AUGUST
08:30-15:00 | Registration and info desk are open | ||||||
09:00-10:00 |
ROOM: Bridge - BROADCAST! |
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10:00-10:30 |
Coffee break |
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10:30-12:00 |
ROOM: Bridge |
ROOM: Hurt - BROADCAST! |
ROOM: Maailmafilm 2.0. Restoration of freshwater ecosystems |
ROOM: Manninen 12.0. Various topics of ecological restoration |
ROOM: Moora |
ROOM: Teatrisaal 8.0. Restoration of ecosystem functions, interactions and services in changing climate |
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12:00-13:00 |
Lunch |
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13:00-15:00 |
ROOM: Bridge |
ROOM: Hurt - BROADCAST! 12.5. Education and Training to bridge the gap between Science, Practice and Policy of restoration |
ROOM: Maailmafilm |
ROOM: Manninen
14:00 - 15:00 9.2. Standards-based restoration for elevating outcomes from the European Nature Restoration Regulation |
ROOM: Moora |
ROOM: Teatrisaal 8.1. Restoration of ecosystem functions, interactions and services in changing climate |
ROOM: Kallas |
15:00-18:30 |
Half-day field tours |
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19:30 |
Emerging ER Professionals gathering at the Gunpowder Cellar of Tartu SERE’s Young#ER network will proudly host a gathering of Emerging Ecological Restoration Professionals from 19:30 at the Gunpowder Cellar of Tartu (Address: Lossi 28, 51003 Tartu, Estonia) on August 28th, 2024. Please come join us (non-emerging professionals are also welcome) for an evening of relaxed networking in this historic and emblematic venue with the highest pub ceiling in the world! Drinks and food at attendees’ own expense. |
* Read more about sessions HERE.
THURSDAY, 29 AUGUST
08:00-18:00 | Registration and info desk are open | |||||
08:30-09:30 |
ROOM: Bridge - BROADCAST! |
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09:30-10:30 | ROOM: Bridge - BROADCAST! Finance panel discussion, coffee break is served |
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10:30-12:00 |
ROOM: Bridge |
ROOM: Hurt - BROADCAST! 10.1. Accelerating the achievement of EU nature restoration goals through LIFE |
ROOM: Maailmafilm 7.4. Nature-Based Solutions: Examples of Soil and Water Bioengineering in Urban Restoration |
ROOM: Manninen
2.1. Restoration of river connectivity: planning, implementation, monitoring, and assessment |
ROOM: Moora 12.1. The added value of Long-term Ecological Research (eLTER) site network to upscale restoration |
ROOM: Teatrisaal 5.0. Restoration of grassland and dryland ecosystems |
12:00-13:00 |
Lunch |
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13:00-14:00 |
ROOM: Bridge - BROADCAST! Plenary session: Jens-Christian Svenning |
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14:00-15:30 |
ROOM: Bridge |
ROOM: Hurt - BROADCAST! |
ROOM: Maailmafilm |
ROOM: Manninen 13.5A Unlocking landscape restoration finance in Europe |
ROOM: Moora 13.4A Supporting restoration through the development of nature-positive economies |
ROOM: Teatrisaal 12.7. Scaling-up restoration using limited interventions |
15:30-16:30 |
Coffee break + poster session |
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16:30-18:00 |
ROOM: Bridge |
ROOM: Hurt - BROADCAST! |
ROOM: Maailmafilm 13.3B Workshop: Managing stakeholder conflicts in landscape restoration |
ROOM: Manninen 13.5B Workshop: Unlocking private finance for ecosystem restoration |
ROOM: Moora 13.4B Restoring natural processes and ecosystem function at landscape scale |
ROOM: Teatrisaal 10.2. Fostering LIFE projects’ commitment to Principles & Standards for Ecological Restoration |
20:00-00:00 |
Conference dinner at AHHAA centre |
* Read more about sessions HERE.
FRIDAY, 30 AUGUST
08:30-16:00 | Registration and info desk are open | |||||
09:00-10:00 |
ROOM: Bridge - BROADCAST! |
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10:00-10:30 |
Coffee break |
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10:30-12:00 |
ROOM: Bridge |
ROOM: Hurt - BROADCAST! 10.1. Accelerating the achievement of EU nature restoration goals through LIFE |
ROOM: Maailmafilm |
ROOM: Manninen |
ROOM: Moora 6.0. Returning biodiversity to agricultural ecosystems: above- and belowground |
ROOM: Teatrisaal |
12:00-13:00 |
Lunch |
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13:00-14:30 |
ROOM: Bridge |
ROOM: Hurt - BROADCAST! 10.1. Accelerating the achievement of EU nature restoration goals through LIFE |
ROOM: Maailmafilm
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ROOM: Manninen 12.3. Exploring ecological restoration through the lens of history |
ROOM: Moora 6.0. Returning biodiversity to agricultural ecosystems: above- and belowground |
ROOM: Teatrisaal 5.3. Floodplain Meadows - managing and restoring species-rich grasslands on floodplains |
14:30-15:00 | Coffee break | |||||
15:00-16:15 |
General assembly |
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16:15-17:00 | Closing ceremony |
* Read more about sessions HERE.
SATURDAY, 31 AUGUST
08:30 (bus leaves) |
3. Crash course: Restoration of transition zones between ecosystems: example of lagg zone / transition zone in bog landscapes. Practical views and information (techniques) needed for planning and assessing results
NB! Buses leave Tartu at 8:30 on August 31. The course ends by 14:00 on September 1. |
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09:00 (buses leave) | Full-day tours from Tartu (ending in Tallinn) | |||||
09:00-13:00 |
6. Workshop: Urban biodiversity friendly practices and biodiversity monitoring in Tartu city |
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09:00-14:30 | 2. Crash course: Direct Seed Harvest for Ecological Restoration of Grasslands | |||||
10:00-15:00 |
7. Workshop: New indicators for genetic diversity and how their application can aid ecological restoration |