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Meanwhile in Maryland 🇺🇸 Together with our partner, Blue Oyster Environmental, we’ve been testing locally produced Mother Reef bricks—and we’re thrilled to report that the initial settlement and survival results in US waters are looking great! 🦪 #OysterRestoration #ChesapeakeBay #nativeoyster

Closer and closer to the day that these babies get to go swimming in the sea for the first time 🌊

Yesterday, the #NatureRestorationLaw entered into force! 🤩 It’s a truly historic moment as the law sets legally-binding targets for Member States to restore 20% of land areas and 20% of seas by 2030, and all ecosystems in need of restoration by 2050. This day follows years of advocacy and campaigning from the #RestoreNature movement to get the Nature Restoration Law across the finish line. 🙌 A massive thank you to everyone who made it possible 📽️🫶 #Rewilding is the ideal way for EU member states to transform their degraded ecosystems into “high quality” nature governed by #NaturalProcesses. Such a transformation would not only help them meet their nature restoration targets, but would see fully functional and well-connected #ecosystems deliver a wide range of benefits. 🌿 Benefits that encompass everything from cleaner air and more fertile soil to stronger, more sustainable economies, greater resilience to diseases (such as Covid-19), and an enhanced ability to lock up and store atmospheric carbon. 📽️ Watch the video recap of the campaign and let’s work together to restore our rivers, forests, seas, wetlands & green our cities all around Europe 🦋

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗢𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝘄 (𝗡𝗥𝗟)?🇪🇺 ➡️ Last month, the EU adopted the Nature Restoration Law, aiming to protect 20% of the EU’s degraded ecosystems by 2030, and all by 2050, with a focus on areas that mitigate the impact of natural disasters. 🌱 The law sets targets for specific ecosystems, habitats, and species, and we are thrilled to see oysters highlighted in the NRL, underscoring their ecological significance. Oyster Heaven’s restoration approach aligns seamlessly with the NRL’s objectives. Out of the eight example marine measures listed, our techniques directly address 50% of them. ✅ 🦪 #NatureRestorationLaw #EcosystemRestoration #DegradedEcosystems #2030 #OysterRestoration https://lnkd.in/dq6ApW7e

𝗟𝗲𝘁'𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀! 📷 Pictured here is Hunstanton Beach. Once upon a time, this coast was filled with oysters as far as the eye could see (swipe for 1909 photo). Today, native oysters have become a rare sight. 🦪 💭 As our oceans degrade, over time we tend to forget what their original state looked like. 💡 This gradual change in perception is called 'shifting baselines,' a silent threat to conservation efforts 🌱 📖 Learn more about this perceptual change and its consequences for marine restoration in our latest blog. 🔗https://lnkd.in/e5tiMGkM #ShiftingBaselines #OceanConservation #SaveOurOceans #HistoricalRecords #OysterRestoration #EnvironmentalAwareness

Let's make it our mission to restore our oceans to the vibrant wilderness they once were. #NatureRestoration #Impact #Rewilding

Busy days in the UK! 🇬🇧 Prepping for a large oyster reef in North Norfolk with our local partners Norfolk Seaweed and Exo Environmental.🌊 Over the last few weeks, we deployed several batches of Mother Reef bricks settled with native oyster spats at 3 test sites. 🧱 🦪 Assessing survival, growth, and predation, these findings will help us fine-tune our large-scale reef restoration plan. #NorfolkSeaweed #ExoEnvironmental #OysterReefRestoration #pilotproject #oceanhealth #biodiversity

🌊 Op pad met onze Nederlandse partners van ons Purina Ocean Restoration Programma! Op 4 juli waren we samen met media op pad met onze partners Oyster Heaven en Sea Ranger Service. Deze twee organisaties spelen een belangrijke rol in ons gezamenlijke streven om de oceaan te herstellen. De oceaan is cruciaal voor al het leven op aarde maar deze rol wordt ernstig bedreigd als gevolg van klimaatverandering en menselijk handelen. In alle vroegte gingen we in Yerseke op pad om de oester kraamkamers aan de waterkant te bekijken. Het is fantastisch om te zien en te horen dat Oyster Heaven met zoveel bevlogenheid en passie werkt aan het herstellen van verloren gegane oesterriffen. Oesters zijn natuurlijke waterfilters die waterkwaliteit verbeteren en de groei van zeegrasvelden bevorderen. De Sea Rangers van Sea Ranger Service namen ons mee naar de Krabbendijke om de zeegrasweides te bekijken. Zij ontwikkelen methodes om zeegrasvelden te kunnen planten; deze zijn zeer geschikt voor het vastleggen van CO2, vasthouden van substraat (bodem) met hun wortels en bieden een thuis aan talrijke soorten zeedieren. Onze gezamenlijke inspanningen zijn belangrijk dit tij te keren 🐟 🐚 🌱

🎥 As part of Nestlé Purina PetCare Europe’s ‘Ocean Restoration Program,’ a captivating series on ocean restoration efforts has been produced by BBC StoryWorks Commercial Productions for Purina. In this Blue Horizons series, an episode filmed in The Netherlands highlights the crucial role of seagrass and oysters in ocean health 🌊 We are thrilled to see Natacha Juste-Poinapen, Oyster Heaven's microbiologist who joined the oyster restoration mission in 2022, featured in this episode. She shares insights about the important work of restoring oyster reefs. 🦠 Curious to learn more about Natacha’s fascinating journey into oyster regeneration? Check out her blog post on our website! 📍https://lnkd.in/exatYN3q

🌱 Great news for biodiversity! The EU has passed the Nature Biodiversity Law, a crucial step in addressing the alarming decline in nature. 🐟 With over 80% of Europe's habitats in poor shape and biodiversity under threat, this law aims to restore at least 20% of the EU’s land and sea by the end of the 2030. 🌍 #NatureRestorationLaw #Biodiversity #EuropeanGreenDeal https://lnkd.in/ee7S3vae