As pressures from climate change, land use, and intensive agriculture continue to mount, restoring Europe's freshwater ecosystems has become an urgent priority. A key question is how farming practices can better support rivers, wetlands, and lakes while remaining productive and resilient.

In this episode of the MERLIN Podcast, the conversation turns to the role of agriculture in freshwater restoration. The hosts speak with Dr. Josselin Rouillard, an Ecologic Institute researcher involved in the EU-funded MERLIN project, about how water-friendly farming can be scaled up across Europe. Drawing on new policy recommendations, they discuss how the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) could be reshaped to better support freshwater ecosystems and promote water-resilient agricultural landscapes.

Join us for an insightful discussion on the close links between farming and freshwater restoration, and on the policies and practices needed to help both thrive across Europe.