The Green Deal Restoration Cluster

ABOUT
Warm welcome to this collaborative restoration project.
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- COORDINATING PARTNERS of this collaboration are: WaterLANDS, MERLIN, REST-COAST, and SUPERB. Supporting local partners, these 4 facilitate restoration work.
- RESTORATION SITES. Coordination for restoration work at each site is undertaken by one of the 4 lead partners. There are 46 restoration sites.
- KNOWLEDGE SITES are more mature restoration sites. These sites help guide the partners, informing decisions for current restoration work.
- PARTNERS are primarily located throughout Europe. Many have extended restoration partnerships in their local region.

COORDINATING PARTNERS
WaterLANDS, MERLIN, REST-COAST, and SUPERB are the lead partners who coordinate this collaboration.
WaterLANDS
University College Dublin - Ireland
WaterLANDS contributes to the restoration of wetland sites across Europe that have been damaged by human activity, and is laying the foundations for protection across larger areas. Visit Website
MERLIN
University of Duisburg-Essen - Germany
Mainstreaming Ecological Restoration of freshwater-related ecosystems in a Landscape context: INnovation, upscaling and transformation. Visit Website
REST-COAST
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - Spain
REST-COAST will provide the tools to address some of the key challenges to coastal ecosystems today - all consequences of a long history of environmental degradation of our rivers and coasts. Visit Website
SUPERB
European Forest Institute - Finland
SUPERB (Systemic solutions for upscaling of urgent ecosystem restoration for forest-related biodiversity and ecosystem services) is a Research and Innovation Programme under the EU Green Deal to restore thousands of hectares of forest landscape across Europe. By linking practical and scientific knowledge to be synergistically transformed into action and building a large and powerful multi-stakeholder network, SUPERB is creating transformative change towards large-scale restoration. Visit Website
RESTORATION SITES
There are 46 restoration sites. One of the Coordinating Partners - WaterLANDS, MERLIN, REST-COAST, or SUPERB - is responsible for coordination of each site. Scroll down to view all.
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KNOWLEDGE SITES
There are 25 Knowledge Sites, sometimes referred to as learning or demonstration sites. They are matured restoration sites that support future restoration decisions. Scroll down to view all.
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PARTNERS
There are 149 partners, primarily located throughout Europe. Scroll down to view all.
- Click a map point or partner logo to learn more about each. Hover over map points to find a specific site name. Zoom in, out, or drag map to view a location of your choice.

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FULL MAP
All sites and partners are included in this map.
Interactive navigation:
- Click legend in bottom left corner.
- Click each point to view a pop-up description.
- Click clusters for a menu of sites in that area.
- Double click to zoom in or use + and - symbols, click Home symbol to reset map.