MERLIN Podcast: Bringing Europe’s freshwaters back to life
MERLIN projectEurope’s freshwaters are in an alarming state. Water pollution, habitat destruction and the ongoing effects of climate change have caused significant biodiversity loss and ecological decline across the continent. There is a pressing need for major freshwater restoration projects which tackle these declines and bring rivers, streams, peatlands and wetlands back to life. MERLIN is a major European U... more
| Publishes | Infrequently | Episodes | 16 | Founded | 4 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | NatureScienceNatural Sciences | |||
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In March 2026, MERLIN scientific coordinator Daniel Hering stood before a Brussels room full of European policymakers and set out what four years of freshwater restoration had found. The evidence is clear, the tools are ready, the Nature Restoration ... more
The Nature Restoration Regulation is now European law. National Restoration Plans are being written. The targets are set. So why does transformative, large-scale ecological restoration remain so stubbornly difficult to achieve, and what would it actu... more
Freshwater restoration should be at the heart of how farming is managed in Europe, according to new recommendations.
Reshaping the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) to support freshwater ecosystems by encouraging water-friendly farming practices is a... more
In this podcast we take a tour of the MERLIN Academy, an online platform which offers free resources and training to support researchers, practitioners and policy makers in applying cutting-edge freshwater restoration concepts to their work.
We hear... more
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The show centers on large-scale freshwater restoration in Europe, weaving together science, policy, and practical implementation. Across episodes, the conversations span governance, financing, and cross-sector collaboration, with recurring emphasis on translating research into action, scaling pilots to continent-wide impact, and aligning with EU policy instruments like the Nature Restoration Regulation and Water Framework Directive. Guests come from ecology, economics, governance, and education, offering concrete case studies, funding insights, and learning tools aimed at practitioners, policymakers, and land/water managers. A notable strength is the explicit focus on scaling and replication—bridging laboratory findings with real-world appl... more
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