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In spring 2024, the Scottish RESTOREID field team, with staff and students from the Universities of Stirling and Glasgow began fieldwork to deploy rapid biodiversity and pathogen assessments.

Interview and blog post adaptation by Thomas Stollenwerk (BIO-CAPITAL). Originally published on Bio-capital.eu

The RESTOREID project aims to understand the links between biodiversity, restoration, and disease spillover. Lucinda Kirkpatrick is the coordinator of the EU-funded initiative and a Lecturer at the University of Bangor. She met with Thomas Stollenwerk (Oikoplus) online and gave him a fascinating insight into the project work.

Interview conducted by Diego Ibánez (RESTOREID) and adapted for blog post by Thomas Stollenwerk (BIO-CAPITAL). Originally published on Bio-capital.eu

BIO-CAPITAL is not the only Horizon Europe project exploring the links between biodiversity and society. While BIO-CAPITAL develops innovative financing models for biodiversity conservation, RESTOREID focuses on the link between ecosystem restoration and disease prevention.

Discover how our partners at Médecins du Monde Belgique integrate the One Health approach through its innovative projects, including RESTOREID, to connect human, animal, and environmental health and contribute to a more sustainable future.

Last Sunday, 13th of October, we celebrated the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, a commemoration dedicated to encouraging action towards creating more disaster-resilient communities. At RESTOREID, our goal is to explore the connections between nature restoration, biodiversity, and disease prevention. But what relevance does this have to disaster risk reduction?