Programme 04.11.2025

Ask a Scientist: From Nature Restoration to National Restoration Plans - what support can the latest science offer?

4 November 2025, at 10.00-11.30 CET 

Online

Programme
10.00

Opening words

Helga Pülzl, Assistant Director, European Forest Institute 

10.05

Forward-looking forest restoration: lessons from SUPERB

Elisabeth Schatzdorfer, Principal Scientist, European Forest Institute

10.30

Panel discussion: challenges and opportunities 

Moderator: Gesche Schifferdecker, European Forest Institute

Florian Claeys, European Commission, DG Environment 

Lukasz Rejt, Ministry of Climate and Environment, Department of Nature Conservation, Poland

Jenni Roche, National Parks and Wildlife Service, Ireland

Katarina Tumpa, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Croatia

11.25

Closing remarks

Helga Pülzl, Assistant Director, European Forest Institute