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Wetlands in a Changing Climate: Restoring Coasts and Floodplains This Special Issue explores the crucial role wetlands play in the context of biodiversity and climate change. It demonstrates the vital benefits riverine and coastal wetlands offer to nature and peopl...

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Building blocks for upscaling freshwater ecosystem restoration: Place-based strategies for a transdisciplinary challenge Freshwater ecosystems are vital for biodiversity and human well-being, but remain amongst the most degraded globally. Nature-based Solutions (NbS) offer a promising pathway to restoration, yet impleme...

📑Drawing on 18 European case studies from the @merlin-project.bsky.social, this #research identifies five essential ‘building blocks’ necessary to successfully upscale #freshwater restoration efforts.

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Wetlands in a Changing Climate: Restoring Coasts and Floodplains This Special Issue explores the crucial role wetlands play in the context of biodiversity and climate change. It demonstrates the vital benefits riverine and coastal wetlands offer to nature and peopl...

📚This article is part of a Special Issue covering research and case studies for #wetland, #coastal and #floodplain #conservation and #restoration from across Europe:

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European riverine and coastal wetlands under pressure: biodiversity and climate change Although European coastal and riverine wetlands occupy a small share of the European land area, these ecosystems host remarkable biodiversity and provide a wide range of ecosystem services fundamental...

Did you know that just 12% of EU riverine and coastal #wetland #habitats are in favorable conservation status? A new paper calls for #wetlands to be moved to the center of #biodiversity conservation.

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Pensoft joined the 9th European Conference of Tropical Ecology (ECTE 2026) | Blog Pensoft participated in this year's 9th European Conference on Tropical Ecology (ECTE 2026) and signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Society for Tropical Ecology (gtö).

🌴About 10 days ago, the 9th European Conference of #Tropical #Ecology - #ECTE2026 wrapped up!

🐝However, we are still buzzing with excitement from all the connections, conversations, and presentations on all things tropical ecology.

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Wetlands in a Changing Climate: Restoring Coasts and Floodplains This Special Issue explores the crucial role wetlands play in the context of biodiversity and climate change. It demonstrates the vital benefits riverine and coastal wetlands offer to nature and peopl...

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This new Special Issue features 15 peer-reviewed articles from 100+ experts, showcasing #nature-based solutions to the #biodiversity and #climate crises.

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New Special Issue in Nature Conservation offers an interdisciplinary resource for wetland ecosystem restoration | Blog New Special Issue in Nature Conservation bridges science, policy & practice for wetland and floodplain restoration.

🎉+300 people joined us for the launch of the newest Special Issue in the #OA #journal @natureconservation.pensoft.net

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📕Or see the full Special Issue on #Wetlands in a Changing #Climate here ⤵️

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The closing remarks synthesized the chapters, translating the discussions into structured guidance and concrete policy recommendations.

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"Wetland restoration involves human-nature relationships, and #wetlands should be treated as a social ecological system," said Dr. Mathias Scholz from @ufz.de

Wetlands in a Changing Climate: Restoring Coasts and Floodplains This Special Issue explores the crucial role wetlands play in the context of biodiversity and climate change. It demonstrates the vital benefits riverine and coastal wetlands offer to nature and peopl...

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The Special Issue is organized into four key themes, ranging from the vulnerability and #resilience of #riverine and #coastal #wetlands to practical case studies in restoration and #policy. 👇

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A major highlight is the exchange across disciplines and borders; with over 100 co-authors from 16 countries, this issue underscores the urgency of #wetland #conservation and provides a vital #interdisciplinary resource for future #restoration efforts.

Wetlands in a Changing Climate: Restoring Coasts and Floodplains This Special Issue explores the crucial role wetlands play in the context of biodiversity and climate change. It demonstrates the vital benefits riverine and coastal wetlands offer to nature and peopl...

📕 Over 300 people joined us for the virtual launch of a new Special Issue: "#Wetlands in a Changing #Climate" published in our #journal.

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🔉 Last chance to catch us at the 9th European Conference of Tropical Ecology - #ECTE2026.

☕ Stop by our booth to learn more about publishing opportunities, and grab a journal sticker with incredible illustrations.

👋 See you there!

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🏔️ We’re back for Day 2 of the European Conference of Tropical Ecology #ECTE2026 with a keynote talk from Prof. Rob Marchant of the University of York and author in @africaninvertebrates.pensoft.net – “Embedding the Past for Balanced Future Tropical Mountain Social Ecological Systems”.

𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲: To protect Africa’s mountain biodiversity, we must bridge 6,000 years of history with future policy. Solutions like Tanzania’s KESHO project prove the past and future are interconnected. 🌍🏔️

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👋We’re at #ECTE2026 until the 26th talking all things scientific publishing.

📚 Whether you have questions about your next #manuscript or just wish browse our diverse #journal catalogue spanning @apr.pensoft.net to @ibe.pensoft.net & more swing by our booth and say hi!

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Virtual Launch: New Special Issue on "Wetlands in a Changing Climate: Restoring Coasts and Floodplains" - 26 Feb, 2026 As the interconnected crises of biodiversity loss and climate change accelerate, riverine and coastal wetlands have become frontline ecosystems for planetary health. To highlight these challenges, the...

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#Wetlands in a Changing Climate: Restoring #Coasts and #Floodplains is designed to be the go-to resource for better #wetland #restoration.

📍 Virtual launch event: 26th February, 2026 at 10:30 CET/ 11:30 GMT

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Visit the @pensoft.net booth to explore the publisher's diverse journal portfolio, including us, the newest 💎 #OA journal, and the next-gen @arphahub.com publishing tool.

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🙌Come over, @pensoft.net is located in the coffee break foyer!

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New topical collection: Individual-based modelling in ecology: learning from the past and the presence for the future With a history spanning 50 years, individual-based modelling (IBM) in ecology has advanced the field and our understanding of how individual-level traits, such as movement, consumption, reproduct...

📣 Call for Abstracts: Individual-based Modelling in #Ecology

How have IBMs evolved over the last five decades, and how will they shape the future of the field?

Contributions for a new topical collection are invited.

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New topical collection 'Individual-Based Conservation' calls for abstracts While conservation science often focus on the 'big picture' of populations and ecosystems, the unique traits of the individual are frequently overlooked. To address this, the diamond open-acce...

Why do individual differences matter for species survival? 🧬
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The Cerrado crisis review: highlighting threats and providing future pathways to save Brazil's biodiversity hotspot This review raises awareness of the Cerrado’s value to society and serves as an informative guide for ecology professionals, policymakers, and anyone interested in biodiversity conservation. Herein, w...

Read more in the comprehensive review here:

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The hidden cost of beef Brazil’s Cerrado is being transformed by industrial agriculture - with British trade playing a direct role in the loss of water systems, biodiversity and climate stability.

What’s happening in the #Cerrado? 🌎

Learn about the multifaceted threats facing South America’s second-largest Ecodomain as covered by Monica Piccinini @monicapiccinini.bsky.social in @theecologist.org ⤵️

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The impact of precipitation and temperature on seed ripening and germination dynamics of some meadow species of Western and Central Europe Weather fluctuations can influence germination dynamics and pose a threat to the conservation of perennial lowland hay meadow species (Natura 2000 habitat code 6510). This study aims to assess the eff...

To ensure effective #restoration in a warming #climate, better understanding of its effects on the #ecological processes is needed. This study explores how temperature & precipitation affected 23 plant species, revealing significant weather-species interactions across harvest periods. Full details⤵️

Only 6️⃣ days left! ⌛ Join us for the virtual launch of “Wetlands in a Changing Climate: Restoring Coasts and Floodplains”, a new Special Issue in Pensoft Publishers’ open-access journal Nature Conservation.
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Prioritizing stream network connectivity for species conservation and sustainable planning Ecological connectivity is crucial for amphibian conservation amid habitat fragmentation from human development. This study assessed stream network connectivity for two stream-breeding amphibians, Ran...

In the Danshui River region of Taiwan, researchers used Rana sauteri and Odorrana swinhoana along with MaxEnt #modelling to see where #habitat suitability and #roadkill risk overlap. The study offers a valuable tool for #Environmental Impact Assessments and better #infrastructure planning.

Dr. Nasrullah Khan welcomed as a subject editor at Nature Conservation Dr. Nasrullah Khan is a plant ecologist and dendrochronologist, working as Professor and Chairperson in the Department of Botany at the University of Malakand, Pakistan.His research focuses on vegetat...

We're delighted to announce that Dr. Nasrullah Khan is joining our team as a Subject Editor!

Read all about his expertise here ⤵️ natureconservation.pensoft.net/news/1132

Pensoft joins the European Conference of Tropical Ecology (ECTE), 2026 Pensoft announced its participation in the upcoming European Conference of Tropical Ecology (ECTE), organized by the Society for Tropical Ecology. This year, the conference will be held from 23 to 27 ...

✈️ We’re heading to #ECTE2026!

Stop by our booth to find the perfect home for your next #manuscript.

Explore our diverse #journal portfolio, from @bdj.pensoft.net to our newest addition, @apr.pensoft.net . 🐝

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