[RWG] Fw: Global Restoration Network Launches Today!
Greg_Eckert at nps.gov
Greg_Eckert at nps.gov
Fri Mar 16 14:32:19 CDT 2007
Folks,
You may have seen this (multiple times). See my note to follow in a
separate email.
Cheers,
Greg
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Gregory E. Eckert, PhD Program Manager
Ecosystem Management and Restoration
Natural Resource Program Center National Park Service
#200 1201 Oakridge Drive Fort Collins,CO 80525
voice 970/225-3594 fax 970/225-3585 greg_eckert at nps.gov
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Mary Kay LeFevour
<mkl at ser.org> To: mkl at ser.org
cc: (bcc: Greg Eckert/FTCOLLINS/NPS)
03/15/2007 02:50 Subject: Global Restoration Network Launches Today!
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE-
MARCH 15, 2007
CONTACTS:
Keith Bowers | SER International Board Chair | kbowers at biohabitats.com |
410.554.0156
Mary Kay LeFevour | Executive Director, SER & GRN | mkl at ser.org |
520.622.5485
Alisa Conroy | Dwell Creative | aconroy at dwellcreative.com | 207.772.0066
GLOBAL RESTORATION NETWORK LAUNCHES TODAY
CHANGING THE PRACTICE OF ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION AROUND THE WORLD
IN THREE CLICKS OR LESS
Tucson, AZ- March 15, 2007- The Society for Ecological Restoration (SER)
International launches an innovative industry tool today, the Global
Restoration Network (GRN)a free, online hub for comprehensive information
on ecological restoration at GlobalRestorationNetwork.org. A unique
industry resource, the interactive website is rich with data, information,
expertise and the latest techniques and innovations in restoration. Freely
accessible to anyone in the world who has an Internet connection, users can
now find the exact information they need to research, implement and improve
their ecological restoration projects in three clicks or less.
“The root of ecological restoration is information, and the Global
Restoration Network is SER International’s answer to the rapid development
of the science and practice of our comparatively young environmental
field,” says SER International Board Chair Keith Bowers. “We’ve gathered a
massive amount of information in a few short decades, but had been lagging
behind in our ability to make that information accessible. We now know
quite a lot about the complex scientific, economic and social factors that
lead to successful, sustainable restoration projects; the GRN makes this
information freely available to everyone who needs it.”
The Global Restoration Network improves the quality of restoration work
worldwide with the click of a mouse. A specially designed database now
allows users to conduct efficient searches by entering specifications such
as the type of biome (wetland, grassland, etc), region of interest, source
of degradation, and more. Search results include annotated links to the
most relevant resources including literature, case studies, data sets,
white papers, organizations, government resources and restoration experts.
The GRN also offers endless lists of potential funders, educational and
volunteer opportunities, video and audio feeds of Restoration Radio
programs/interviews, descriptions of current and past restoration projects,
thousands of links to restoration websites and blogs, and a growing
directory of industry experts.
“Most professionals are vaguely aware of the impressive amount of
restoration happening around the world. There is now a central hub of
information where practitioners, communities, businesses and government
agencies can benefit from one another’s experience and hard work,” says SER
International Executive Director, Mary Kay LeFevour. “The Global
Restoration Network makes it easy for everyone to find the exact
information they need about any type of ecosystem or restoration challenge.
Our hope is that it will make it easier for people to create sustainable
restorations and stop wasting time, money and energy reinventing the
wheel.”
The GRN has been endorsed by leaders of the World Conservation Union
(IUCN), the Convention On Biological Diversity, the Ecological Society of
America, the Center for Biodiversity and Conservation at the American
Museum of Natural History, and the International Union of Forest Research
Organizations. (Visit www.GlobalRestorationNetwork.org to read full
endorsements).
Sponsors of the Global Restoration Network include the U.S. Forest Service,
Biohabitats Inc., Chevron, Temper of the Times Foundation, Blackwell
Publishing and Island Press.
The mission of SER International is to promote ecological restoration as a
means of sustaining the diversity of life on Earth and reestablishing an
ecologically healthy relationship between nature and culture. SER was
founded in 1988, by a diverse group of people including biologists,
ecologists, philosophers, ethicists, community activists, and others. Today
SER has more than 2,000 members worldwide and 14 Independent Chapters
throughout the U.S., Mexico, India, Latin America and the Caribbean,
Australia, Canada, Europe, and Asia.
Global Restoration Network (GRN) is an innovative project of the Society
for Ecological Restoration International that offers the field of
ecological restoration innovative tools and resources to better navigate
the international scope of global restoration. For more information, visit
www.GlobalRestorationNetwork.org.
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MEDIA CONTACT:
Alisa Conroy | Dwell Creative | aconroy at dwellcreative.com | 207.772.0066
Endorsements
“The Global Restoration Network will serve the professional and student
alike as the source of information on restoration,” says Nikita Lopoukhine,
chair of the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas. “IUCN is very
excited by this contribution by [SER International] to the world of
conservation of biodiversity.”
“The Global Restoration Network portal … provides direct access to
technical information on ecosystem rehabilitation and restoration,” says
Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological
Diversity. “…As the world community continues its efforts to significantly
reduce the rate of biodiversity loss, restoration science is becoming an
increasingly important tool. The Global Restoration Network provides access
to proven approaches and methodologies that help to avoid costly mistakes.”
“The Global Restoration Network is an exceptional resource for students,
teachers, and practitioners of ecological restoration, and the scope and
depth of information available through the GRN is remarkable,” said Dr.
Eleanor J. Sterling, Director of the Center for Biodiversity and
Conservation at the American Museum of Natural History. “Ongoing efforts to
conserve biodiversity increasingly rely on the wide dissemination of
knowledge and the forging of new connections between professionals, and the
Society for Ecological Restoration International is taking a major step
forward in addressing these needs by forming the GRN.”
“The Global Restoration Network portal will be extremely useful for
researchers and practitioners interested in forest restoration,” says Dr.
John Stanturf of the International Union of Forest Research Organizations’
Global Forest Information Service. “The increasing awareness of the need to
restore forests around the world to sustainable ecological functioning
increasingly is translated into restoration programs and the Global
Restoration Network will provide needed access to experience with what
works.”
“The GRN offers a wealth of information for researchers and teachers in
conservation and restoration ecology,” said Katherine S. McCarter,
Executive Director of the Ecological Society of America, “and I anticipate
it will quickly become a valuable tool…
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Mary Kay C. LeFevour
Executive Director
Society for Ecological Restoration International
285 W. 18th St., Ste. 1
Tucson, AZ USA
mkl at ser.org; 520-622-5485
www.ser.org and
www.globalrestorationnetwork.org
The mission of SER International is to promote ecological restoration as a
means of sustaining the diversity of life on Earth and reestablishing an
ecologically healthy relationship between nature and culture.
**********************************************************************************************************
Mary Kay C. LeFevour
Executive Director
Society for Ecological Restoration International
285 W. 18th St., Ste. 1
Tucson, AZ USA
mkl at ser.org; 520-622-5485
www.ser.org and
www.globalrestorationnetwork.org
The mission of SER International is to promote ecological restoration as a
means of sustaining the diversity of life on Earth and reestablishing an
ecologically healthy relationship between nature and culture.
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