Name of event: Dune ecosystems – natural processes, restoration, management Keyword: Restoration/recovery and management of habitats/species Country Title of Event Date/Time Location Organising body Contact address, weblink Language of event Financial arrangements Brief description Spain ICCD 2007 – Conferencia Internacional Sobre Restauracion y Gestion de las Dunas Costeras Oct. 3-5 2007. Begins 9.30 Oct. 3; ends 13.00 Oct. 5, with site visit to dunes afternoon of Oct. 5. Santander, Spain Ministerio de Medio Ambiente - Direccion General de Costas; Universidad de Cantabria Afid Congresos S.L. Tel. + 34 94 231 8180; fax: + 34 94 231 8653. Email: iccd07@afidcongresos.com Web: http://www.iccd07/com Spanish and English (with simultaneous translation) Fee 350€ (students 190 €). Fee includes lunches but travel and accommodation at own expense The conference consists of plenaries with parallel sessions devoted to one of the four topics physical processes, biological processes, dune restoration, dune management. For each of the topics, theory, monitoring and surveying, analysis and practice will be discussed. Practical papers detailing the design, construction and performance of case study coastal dune restoration projects and management programmes are encouraged. Topics in more detail: Physical processes Wind transport, dune movement, dune erosion, stabilization. Biological processes Dune wildlife, vegetation establishment. Dune restoration Design, construction, performance of restoration projects. Dune management Management programmes, access and services planning.