Transnational Exchange Lab #4 - online
IMMERSE is organising the fourth Transnational Estuary Exchange Lab (TEEL) on Tuesday 9th November 2021 online. The main theme of this TEEL is ecological restoration and habitat creation with a focus on the Tees & Humber estuaries. The discussion will focus on how IMMERSE measures can contribute to habitat creation, such as direct intervention as in the case of Tees River Trust, holistic realignment measures or through sediment management in three dedicated sessions:
Introductory session: 'Setting the Scene: Healthy estuaries and their societal value'
Flood resilience and nature-based solutions: delivering multiple outcomes
Dr Sue Manson, Environment Agency England
Native Oyster and Seagrass Restoration
Andy Jayes, Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
Session I: 'Habitat Creation and Ecological Interventions incl. Sediment Management'
Habitat Creation in the tidal Elbe
Dr Elisabeth Klocke, Elbe Habitat Foundation
Expected and unexpected effects of managed realignment in an urbanised estuarine environment
Dr Rodney Forster, University of Hull
Yves Plancke, Flanders Hydraulics
Session II: 'Green Financing: Blue carbon credits to fund habitat creation'
Investing in Nature: Ecosystem Services and Funding Mechanisms
Andy Slaney, Environment Agency England
Estuary Edges: Intertidal habitat creation in UK estuaries
Amy Pryor, Thames Estuary Partnership
Tees Estuary Intertidal Habitat Creation
Ben Lamb, Tees Rivers Trust
Tees Tidelands – Rewilding the Tees Estuary
Phil Marshall, Environment Agency England
An introduction to Managed Realignment on the Humber estuary
Dan Normandale
Innovative rain gardens to filter microplastics from stormwater
Karin Karlfeldt Fedje
All sessions aim to provide stakeholders with relevant information regarding habitat creation and/or ecological restoration following the IMMERSE objectives; knowledge transfer and acceleration of measure implementation, whilst increasing cost-efficiency and enhancing stakeholder commitment.
Download the full report of the event here.
Anyone with an interest in North Sea Region estuary management is encouraged to attend the TEELs. For any questions, please contact Frederick Bruce.