It’s Day 3️⃣ of the #SpongeBoostmeets2025 and our hosts - CIREF are taking us on a field trip to one of our case study areas - the Xistral mountain. 🏞️
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🧵 Here's a thread with highlights from Day #2 of the 1st annual @spongeboost.eu project meeting, taking place this week in Spain!

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🎙️We conclude this block of project achievements with WP5’s team, @pensoft.net and @umwelthilfe.bsky.social, at #SpongeBoostmeets2025, who provide an overview of the #communication and #dissemination efforts to date. Follow all our channels for the latest project updates.📲

👉Within Day 2 of #SpongeBoostMeets2025, WP2 leads from Bureau Stroming took the floor to introduce S.P.O.N.G.E, an internal online platform serving as a database for all projects, dedicated to enhancing the #sponge function of #landscapes.💽🧽

📚 As #SpongeBoostMeets2025 moves forward, we’re highlighting key achievements from the project’s 1️⃣st year. Currently in the spotlight are WP1 leads from UJEP, sharing their work on a literature review and the synthesis of the best available knowledge.💡

🤔What’s SpongeBoost without its case study sites?📍At the #SpongeBoostmeets2025 Aniela Stachnik from CIREF takes us through the project’s case studies, highlighting each location and outlining the #restoration activities that our partners will focus on in these areas.💡

⏭️ #SpongeBoostMeets2025 continues with an in-depth overview of the project's objectives and case study areas, presented by coordinator Mathias Scholz. This was followed by a comprehensive walkthrough of the Work Packages, led by our project manager Michael Vieweg.📋

🤝An official introduction is in order - both for our SpongeBoost partners and their institutions, as well as our guests joining us for #SpongeBoostMeets2025. Looking forward to a productive day ahead!🙌

Day 2️⃣ of #SpongeBoostmeets2025 is officially kicking off with a warm welcome by our organisers and the hosts of our annual meeting in Santiago de Compostela - @CIREF and @cispac.bsky.social.👏 Keep posted with today's updates. 👉🔔

🧑‍💼Jan Macháč (UJEP) highlighted the importance of institutional and stakeholder analysis, presenting a 5-step comparative research process: identify stakeholders, conduct interviews, analyse transcripts, triangulate results, and finalise pilot areas. #SpongeBoostmeets2025

💬 We began with a policy session led by Paul Brotherton from Wetlands International Europe, who explored how SpongeBoost can impact #water management and #climate resilience. He outlined key #EU policies, including the water framework and #flood directives. #SpongeBoostmeets2025

Welcome to the historic town of Santiago de Compostela, where the first AGM meeting of SpongeBoost is taking place! 👋 We're just beginning, so keep up with the live updates. 🔔
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