The Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) is a

conservation Conservation is the preservation or efficient use of resources, or the conservation of various quantities under physical laws. Conservation may also refer to: Environment and natural resources * Nature conservation, the protection and manageme ...

organization based in the United States, supporting a "global community of restoration professionals that includes researchers, practitioners, decision-makers, and community leaders". The organization was founded in 1988. The mission of the organization is to: "advance the science, practice and policy of ecological restoration to sustain

biodiversity Biodiversity or biological diversity is the variety and variability of life on Earth. Biodiversity is a measure of variation at the genetic ('' genetic variability''), species ('' species diversity''), and ecosystem ('' ecosystem diversity'') ...

, improve resilience in a changing climate, and re-establish an ecologically healthy relationship between nature and culture." SER produces definitions and standards for the practice of ecological restoration, including the ''SER International Primer on Ecological Restoration'' (2004), ''International Standards for the Practice of Ecological Restoration'' (2016), and a certification program for professionals: Certified Ecological Restoration Practitioner (CERP).

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