SER International Press Room

With members who are restoration experts around the globe, SER International is the journalist's best source of stories, insight and information on ecological restoration. For prompt assistance with interviews, photos or news story ideas, please contact the SER International office in Washington D.C., at info@ser.org or (202) 299-9518. 

SER'S LATEST PRESS RELEASES:

Ecological Restoration as a Tool for Reversing Ecosystem Fragmentation
Release Date: October 8, 2008

Ecosystem fragmentation, along with many other global trends, is causing the natural world to undergo profound changes at all spatial scales from the micro-habitat to the continental. The widespread and unprecedented human impact upon nature has adversely affected ecosystem health and resilience, biodiversity, and the provision of ecological goods and services that all species depend on (e.g. clean air, fresh water and healthy soils). The Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) International maintains that even with the tremendous pressures that humans presently exert upon our ecosystems, fragmentation is neither inevitable nor irreversible. Read the full policy position statement.

Opportunities for Integrating Ecological Restoration & Biological Conservation within the Ecosystem Approach
Release Date: May 19, 2008
The Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) International released its May 2008 Briefing Note on the "Opportunities for Integrating Ecological Restoration & Biological Conservation within the Ecosystem Approach" at the Convention on Biological Diversity’s Ninth Conference of the Parties held in Bonn, Germany, May 19-30, 2008  The SER Briefing Note states that the Ecosystem Approach, as developed by the CBD and others, provides us with a comprehensive framework where ecological restoration and biological conservation represent key support beams. The Briefing Note calls attention to the complementary roles of ecological restoration and biological conservation, and their potential for integration within a unified ecosystem approach. Read the full briefing note.

Ecological Restoration: A Global Strategy for Mitigating Cilmate Change
Release Date: August 6, 2007
The Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) International issued a position statement on global climate change during its recent joint conference with the Ecological Society of America (ESA). The position statement calls attention to the vital role played by terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems in supporting humanity, and the need to protect and restore these habitats in order to mitigate global climate change and its effects. Press release includes position statement and background paper.

Aronson Receives Restoration Communications Award
Release Date: August 21, 2007
James Aronson, co-founder of the Restoring Natural Capital Alliance, has been presented with the prestigious Communications Award by the Society for Ecological Restoration International for his work as a passionate and effective advocate of ecological restoration. Read more about all of SER's 2007 awards recipients.

CSU Professor Receives SER International Award
Release Date: August 18, 2007
Edward Redente, Emeritus Professor of Restoration Ecology at the Warner College of Natural Resources at Colorado State University, has been presented with the prestigious Theodore M. Sperry Award by the Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) International. The award recognizes achievement in elements and approaches that improve restoration programs. This story has been featured in The Denver Post and the Rocky Mountain News. Read more about all of SER's 2007 awards recipients.