Repair & ReuseAmsterdamRepair CaféFix things together instead of throwing them away A free monthly gathering where neighbours repair electronics, clothes, and furniture alongside volunteer coaches. Skills are shared, waste stays out of the bin. What you can do - Bring one broken item and sit with a fixer who talks you through the repair - Offer a skill (soldering, sewing, bike tuning) even for a single afternoon - Partner with a café or library for tables, sockets, and tea Why it matters Repair culture builds confidence, keeps useful objects circulating, and turns consumption into craft.repairskillsmonthlyzero-waste
RewildingAmsterdamProforestation: let forests grow oldHalt management and measure carbon and biodiversity gains The WILDCARD Horizon Europe project studies proforestation, leaving forests to mature without extraction, as a rewilding pathway that can store carbon and shelter rare species. What you can do - Read how WILDCARD assesses proforestation across Mediterranean and Alpine forests on their proforestation work page - Discuss where local woods could keep standing deadwood, old trees, and undisturbed understory - Follow project papers and the WILDCARD Rewilding Forum for stakeholder dialogue Why it matters Old forests are living archives, when we stop treating every stand as timber, climate and wild neighbours both benefit. Source & repost Shared here so you can get inspired or find action already happening near you. Solarpunker does not own or organise it. Source: WILDCARD: Assessing proforestation · WILDCARD project: Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme. © WILDCARD 2024.proforestationforestcarbonWILDCARDresearchEU
CommunityAmsterdamFree Introduction to Rewilding online courseLearn rewilding practice from 20+ countries Rewilding Europe and the Open University host Introduction to Rewilding, a free online course with eight modules, badges, and a completion certificate, no prior training required. What you can do - Enrol via the online rewilding course page - Work through modules on land, river, and sea rewilding with real European case studies - Draft your own personal rewilding action plan as the final module suggests How it works - Flexible self-paced study with interactive content and practitioner interviews - Designed for curious residents, students, land stewards, and early-career conservationists Why it matters Skills spread faster than slogans, a free course lowers the barrier for anyone ready to help nature lead locally. Source & repost Shared here so you can get inspired or find action already happening near you. Solarpunker does not own or organise it. Source: Introduction to Rewilding: Rewilding Europe · Hosted with The Open University (UK). Photo: Nelleke de Weerd / Rewilding Europe (all rights reserved; editorial repost).courseeducationOpen UniversityrewildingfreeEU
RewildingAmsterdamRewilding principles: let nature leadEleven shared principles for a wilder Europe Practitioners across Europe co-created a set of rewilding principles that guide landscape recovery: letting natural processes shape land and sea, working at nature's scale, and building hope through action today. What you can do - Read the full Rewilding principles and discuss which apply in your watershed or valley - Start a local conversation: grazing, river dynamics, wetland recovery, or wildlife corridors near you - Share the principles with a land manager, park ranger, or councillor who stewards public green space Core ideas (paraphrased) - Letting nature lead: restored processes (flooding, grazing, predation) reshape places without a fixed end state - Working at nature's scale: enough connected space for species and processes to thrive - Building nature-based economies: livelihoods linked to living ecosystems, not extraction alone Why it matters Rewilding is a builder's invitation: less control, more curiosity, and landscapes where people and wild nature share the future. Source & repost Shared here so you can get inspired or find action already happening near you. Solarpunker does not own or organise it. Source: Rewilding Europe: Rewilding principles. Photo: Hans Koster / Rewilding Europe (all rights reserved; editorial repost).rewildingprinciplesnatural processesEuropelandscapesEU
CommunityAmsterdamJoin the European Rewilding NetworkConnect with 100+ field rewilding initiatives The European Rewilding Network (ERN) links action-focused projects across 30+ countries so members swap know-how on species comebacks, community engagement, and natural grazing. What you can do - Explore members on the ERN map and list - If you run a long-term rewilding initiative, apply via the network application form (contact ern@rewildingeurope.com) - Attend Rewilding Intros webinars and member exchanges listed on Rewilding Europe's channels What members gain - Peer connections across Europe, quarterly ERN Updates, and promotion through Rewilding Europe communications - Access to facilities such as the Natural Grazing Facility and European Wildlife Comeback Fund when criteria are met Why it matters Landscape-scale change spreads faster when practitioners learn from each other's wins and honest failures. Source & repost Shared here so you can get inspired or find action already happening near you. Solarpunker does not own or organise it. Source: European Rewilding Network · Rewilding Europe. Photo: Rewilding Europe / wildlife comeback programme imagery (all rights reserved; editorial repost).ERNnetworkrewildingEuropeexchangeEU
RewildingAmsterdamNatural grazing and the Wildlife Comeback FundRestore herbivore-led landscapes and fund translocations Natural grazing by wild or semi-wild herbivores rebuilds mosaic habitats. The European Wildlife Comeback Fund helps ERN members fund ready-to-go species translocations when permits and feasibility work are complete. What you can do - Learn how grazing shapes grasslands and forests on the natural grazing programme page - If you manage land, explore the Natural Grazing Facility to match herbivore supply and demand across network members - Support or follow comeback projects via the wildlife comeback programme and ERN updates Why it matters Hoofprints and horns are engineers, when grazing returns, flowers, birds, and predators often follow. Source & repost Shared here so you can get inspired or find action already happening near you. Solarpunker does not own or organise it. Source: Natural grazing: Rewilding Europe · Wildlife comeback · European Rewilding Network. Photo: Staffan Widstrand / Rewilding Europe (all rights reserved; editorial repost).natural grazingwildlife comebackherbivorestranslocationERNEU
AmsterdamDate TBDPijp Repair CaféFix-it morning with volunteer coaches Bring one broken item; leave with skills as well as a working object. When & where - First Sunday of each month, 11:00–14:00 (recurring pattern) - Community centre, De Pijp, map pin approximate
