Different members of the MERCES consortium will participate in the 8th World Conference on Ecological Restoration in Cape Town (September 24–28, 2019). 
The conference will host a symposium dedicated to the MERCES  project on September 26 from 11-13 am. 

Here the list of contributions and speakers:
1.    MERCES: Marine Ecosystem Restoration İn Changing European Seas (H2020 funded project), Roberto Danovaro
2.    Marine restoration and MERCES Key Habitats/Species: Approaches, timescales, bottlenecks, and up-scaling, Chris Smith
3.    Success stories in restoration actions across coastal-marine ecosystems: The potential for synergies, Simonetta Fraschetti
4.    Principles and key concepts for ecological restoration in the deep-sea, Telmo Morato
5.    Effects of marine restoration on ecosystem services, Hazel Thornton
6.    Stakeholder perceptions on marine restoration: Beliefs, preferences and supporting actions, Nadia Papadopoulou.

MERCES outputs will be presented also in other sessions and several posters. 
Stay tuned on all MERCES social media! 
More info on the SER Conference is available here