Europe – Tour du Valat

Ongoing project

Management and restoration of Natural and Agricultural ecosystems

RESCOM – Strengthening the resilience of ecosystems in the Mediterranean

Albania, Europe, France, Mediterranean, Morocco, Tunisia, World

Ongoing project

Dynamics and management of Hydrosystems and Coastal Areas

REST-COAST – Large scale restoration of coastal ecosystems through rivers to sea connectivity

Europe • 2021-2026

Media Publications

Agricultural practices play a decisive role in the preservation or degradation of natural areas

Europe • 4 November 2025

Columba Martinez-Espinosa elected President of the European Section of the Society of Wetlands Scientists

Europe, France, World • 17 September 2025

Launch of a new MOOC on waterbird conservation in North Africa and the Sahel

Africa, Europe, Mediterranean • 7 August 2025

Conserving wetlands helps waterbirds adapt to climate change

Europe, France • 1 July 2025

The local climate of the breeding colonies influences the pre-breeding arrival of the Lesser Kestrel

Africa, Europe • 1 October 2024

The 2024 edition of the Coaches’ Conservation Network of Europe brings together 40 coaches

Europe • 6 June 2024

New article – Is hunting nonintentionally selective? A test using game bird capture-dead recoveries

Europe • 20 October 2022

New article – Assessing spatiotemporal variation in abundance: A flexible framework accounting for sampling bias with an application to common pochard (Aythya ferina)

Europe • 7 June 2022

Newsletter articles

Wetland restoration – Questions for Shane Mc Guinness

Europe • 5 April 2022

REST-COAST – Kick-off meeting of a new Green Deal project of the European Union in Barcelona from 2 to 5 November 2021

Europe • 15 December 2021

Biodiversity: 17 species of European plants believed to be extinct recovered

Europe • 9 March 2021

What should nature restoration across the EU look like ?– Until the 5th of April 2021 to give its opinion

Europe • 8 March 2021

The impact of lead ammunition in wetlands finally acknowledged at the European level – Even the microbiome of flamingos is affected!

Europe • 11 December 2020

New article – When Survival Matters: Is Decreasing Survival Underlying the Decline of Common Pochard in Western Europe?

Europe • 6 October 2020

Is mosquito control compatible with biodiversity conservation?

Europe, France • 27 April 2020

Training on Nature-based solutions with ReNature in Malta

Europe, Malta, Mediterranean • 12 March 2020

New article – Increasing crop heterogeneity enhances multitrophic diversity across agricultural regions

Camargue, Europe, France • 14 August 2019

Newsletter articles

The Mediterranean Waterbird Network: cooperation fostering biodiversity

Algeria, Egypt, Europe, France, Mediterranean, Morocco, Tunisia • 21 June 2019

Newsletter articles

Mediterranean Waterbird Project in North Africa: questions for Khaled Etayeb

Algeria, Egypt, Europe, France, Libya, Mediterranean, Morocco, Tunisia • 21 June 2019

A successful WetNet summer school project in Venice, Italy

Camargue, Europe, France, Italia, Mediterranean • 18 June 2019

The Tour du Valat actively involved in the European Solidarity Corps

Europe • 12 June 2019

Wetnet project Summer school in Venice (Italy)

Camargue, Europe, France, Italie, Méditerranée • 7 May 2019

Over 375,000 citizens speak up to save European rivers and wetlands!

Europe • 13 March 2019

All news in Europe

From June 29 to July 3, 2026

21st Conference of the Society of Wetland Scientists

Events • Europe

iFrom 29 June to 3 July 2026, the Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS) – European Chapter will hold its 21st conference in České Budějovice, Czech Republic. Under the theme ‘Functional Wetlands as a Part of Landscape Hydrological Connectivity and Resilience’, this international meeting will bring together scientists, managers and students. The programme includes plenary sessions, […]