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Sat 03 Mar 2007Restoration eco-dramaHorizons:A new information hub for individuals, community groups, businesses and government agencies keen to find out more about ecological restoration was launched earlier this month.The Global Restoration Network (www.globalrestorationnetwork.org) is a free online resource which includes a huge database of case studies, volunteer opportunities, funding organisations, government policies and expert advice from around the world. The website was set up by the Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) with the aim to "make it easier for people to create sustainable restorations and stop wasting time, money and energy reinventing the wheel". The website has been endorsed by the World Conservation Union, the Convention on Biological Diversity and the International Union of Forest Research Organisations. Founded in 1988, the mission of SER is to re-establish "an ecologically healthy relationship between nature and culture".