Building synergies to leverage the power
of ecological restoration

About the Ecological Health Network

We live in a world of possibilities. Ecological restoration projects exist worldwide in which people are doing heroic work to bring ecosystems back to health. But there is little connection among these sites. The Ecological Health Network is changing that. We work at the intersection of human health & well-being and ecological restoration, where there are answers to some of the most urgent crises of our time.

Mapuche children helping to restore the Araucaria auracana forest in their ancestral lands. Photo Credit Daniel Pérez.

Winter 2024 Newsletter

Read EHN's latest newsletter to explore 2023 highlights and see what lies ahead for us in 2024.

One of many highlights: In November, EHN affiliate Daniel Pérez hosted the Third Annual Conference of the Ecological Restoration Network in Argentina, bringing together over 400 ecological restoration practitioners and scholars from Latin America. EHN co-founder James Aronson gave a keynote presentation about Holistic Ecological Restoration, and Steering Committee Member and Science Advisor Adam Cross presented about the restoration of drylands after disturbances, including mining.

Strengthening seed and plant supply chains in the US Northeast

Ecological restoration remains constrained by chronic commercial shortages of genetically appropriate, viable seeds and plant material of known provenance for most native plant species. EHN is reinforcing and building network connections to help strengthen the US Northeast’s native seed and plant supply chain. As a result of these efforts we have helped establish the Northeast Seed Supply Network.

Eve Allen is the Director of the Northeast Bioregion and manages the Seed and Plant Supply Chain Program at EHN.

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Network Hubs, Sites, and Regional Networks

Learn about our Network Hubs, Sites, and Regional Networks.

Publications

Cross, A. T., & Aronson, J. (2023). Editorial: Plant-soil-microbe interactions and drivers in ecosystem development and ecological restoration. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2023.1216016

 

From our colleagues in Australia and the Four Islands Ecohealth Network. Stanhope, J., & Weinstein, P. (2023). Exposure to environmental microbiota may modulate gut microbial ecology and the immune system. Mucosal Immunology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mucimm.2023.03.001

 

Sekera, J., Cagalanan, D., Swan, A., Birdsey, R., Goodwin, N., & Lichtenberger, A. (2023). Carbon dioxide removal–what’s worth doing? A biophysical and public need perspective. PLOS Climate, 2(2). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000124

 

News & Press

What's happening at EHN? Read our Winter 2024 Newsletter

Native Seed Network Takes Root in the Northeast, Eve Allen, The Barn Raiser, February 19, 2024

Natural history is essential for reviving North America’s Southeastern Grasslands, Eve Allen, Natural History of Ecological Restoration, September 16, 2023

The ’23 National Native Seed Conference – Cultivating the Restoration Supply Chain and Launching the Northeast Seed Network, Eve Allen and James Aronson (Ecological Health Network), Sefra Alexandra (The Ecotype Project), Geordie Elkins (Highstead Foundation), and Uli Lorimer (Native Plant Trust), Natural History of Ecological Restoration, May 1, 2023