The 14^th EDGG Special Feature ‘Restoration, monitoring, conservation and phytosociol-ogy of semi-natural and natural grasslands in Central Europe’ follows a long tradition of published grassland studies in Tuexenia. It is part of the series of Special Features and Issues organised by the Eurasian Dry Grassland Group (Becker et al. 2016, Deák et al. 2017, 2018, Török et al. 2016, Valkó et al. 2016, 2018, 2019). The Eurasian Dry Grassland Group (EDGG; http://www.edgg.org) is a network of researchers and conservationists inter-ested in the classification, ecology, conservation and restoration of Palaearctic natural and semi-natural grasslands (Venn et al. 2018, Dengler et al. 2019). The main aims of the EDGG are to facilitate research and scientific discussions on any aspect of Palaearctic nat-ural and semi-natural grasslands by organising conferences and field workshops, to support the publication of grassland research results, to compile a grassland vegetation plot database (GrassPlot; Dengler et al. 2017, 2018) and to promote policies and legislation towards protection, adequate management, and restoration of Palaearctic grasslands.