Society for Ecological Restoration

The Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) is a conservation organization based in the United States, supporting a "global community of restoration professionals that includes researchers, practitioners, decision-makers, and community leaders".[1] The organization was founded in 1988.[1] The mission of the organization is to: "advance the science, practice and policy of ecological restoration to sustain biodiversity, improve resilience in a changing climate, and re-establish an ecologically healthy relationship between nature and culture."[2]

SER produces definitions and standards for the practice of ecological restoration, including the SER International Primer on Ecological Restoration (2004),[3] International Standards for the Practice of Ecological Restoration (2016),[4][5][6] and a certification program for professionals: Certified Ecological Restoration Practitioner (CERP).[7]

References
  1. "About SER". www.ser.org. Society for Ecological Restoration. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  2. "SER 2017-2020 Strategic Plan (August 2017)" (PDF). Society for Ecological Restoration. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  3. Society for Ecological Restoration International Science & Policy Working Group (2004) The SER international primer on ecological restoration. Society for Ecological Restoration International, Tucson, Arizona.
  4. McDonald T, Gann GD, Jonson J, Dixon KW (2016a) International standards for the practice of ecological restoration – including principles and key concepts. Society for Ecological Restoration, Washington D.C. http://www.ser.org/?page=SERStandards
  5. Higgs, Eric; Harris, Jim; Murphy, Stephen; Bowers, Keith; Hobbs, Richard; Jenkins, Willis; Kidwell, Jeremy; Lopoukhine, Nikita; Sollereder, Bethany; Suding, Katherine; Thompson, Allen; Whisenant, Steven (May 2018). "On principles and standards in ecological restoration". Restoration Ecology. 26 (3): 399–403. doi:10.1111/rec.12691. hdl:1826/13291.
  6. Gann, George D.; McDonald, Tein; Aronson, James; Dixon, Kingsley W.; Walder, Bethanie; Hallett, James G.; Decleer, Kris; Falk, Donald A.; Gonzales, Emily K.; Murcia, Carolina; Nelson, Cara R.; Unwin, Alan J. (May 2018). "The SER Standards: a globally relevant and inclusive tool for improving restoration practice-a reply to Higgs et al". Restoration Ecology. 26 (3): 426–430. doi:10.1111/rec.12819.
  7. "Certified Ecological Restoration Practitioner Program". www.ser.org. Society for Ecological Restoration. Retrieved 22 January 2019.


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