Partnership for European River Restoration

RESTORE is a partnership for sharing knowledge and promoting best practice on river restoration in Europe. It is supported by LIFE+ funding from the European Commission and works closely together with the European Centre for River Restoration (ECRR).

Mission

RESTORE encourages the restoration of European rivers towards a more natural state. This delivers increased ecological quality, flood risk reduction, and social and economic benefits.

Results

RESTORE supports river restoration practices across Europe by:

  • Sharing river restoration knowledge to policymakers, river basin organisation and practitioners

  • Strengthening river restoration networks

  • Developing knowledge transfer tools and organising knowledge exchange events

Map of RESTORE regions