From a builderRewildingFrankfurt#RespektTaubeSiehst Du mich? Dein Blick verändert ihr Leben. Tauben sind sehr standort gebunden. Sie kehren immer wieder an ihren Wohnort zurück. Was ist die Lösung? Tauben brauchen ein zu Hause! Und die einzig effektive Möglichkeit die Tauben Population zu regulieren, ist der Eiertausch! Das gelingt nur, mit festen, überwachten Brutplätzen. Daher brauchen wir dringen Taubenhäuser in Frankfurt. Denn nur so kriegen wir es hin das Menschen und Tiere gut miteinander leben können.pigeonsanimal rightsdiy
EventRewildingFrankfurtPhotograph insects for Frankfurt biodiversity researchPhotograph insects for Frankfurt biodiversity research Frankfurt's Umweltamt supports SLInBio (Städtische Lebensstile und die Inwertsetzung von Biodiversität): researchers from Senckenberg, Goethe University, and neighbourhood partners study how everyday city life connects to insect diversity. Residents can join by uploading insect photos to the Insekten Hessen reporting portal. What you can do - Photograph bees, butterflies, or beetles in your garden, balcony, or park (no faces needed) - Upload sightings through the Insekten Hessen meldeportal - Follow project updates on insektenvielfalt-frankfurt.org and join open events when listed - Visit the Insect Embassy art installation by ISOE and HfG Offenbach to learn why urban insects matter How it works Scientists use crowd-sourced images to map distribution and population trends across Hesse. SLInBio links the data to questions about urban lifestyles, green yards, and shared stewardship with NABU Frankfurt, BioFrankfurt, and the Palmengarten. Why it matters Insects pollinate food, recycle nutrients, and signal healthy neighbourhoods. A few phone photos from many streets beat a lone expert survey.insectscitizen-sciencebiodiversity +2
Join inRewildingRio de JaneiroFund your forest-protection project through the Amazon FundFund your forest-protection project through the Amazon Fund Fundo Amazônia, managed by BNDES, puts climate finance into projects that keep Amazon forests standing and living: fire prevention, sustainable forest economies, indigenous territories, and community stewardship. Associations, cooperatives, municipalities, and foundations can submit ideas. Belém and forest cities feel the stakes every day; organisations send proposals through the Fund's public intake in Rio de Janeiro. What you can do - Gather your cooperative, association, or municipal team and sketch one concrete forest-protection or sustainable-use project - Read Como apresentar projetos and match your draft to the Fund guidelines - Submit directly or watch for a chamada pública, then send via the BNDES Portal do Cliente (Fundos, Editais e Chamadas Públicas → Fundo Amazônia) - Skip paid intermediaries: BNDES does not accredit consultants to speed approvals How it works Eligible organisations prepare a technical proposal, protocol it in the Portal, and walk BNDES review stages. Private individuals cannot apply alone; the door is open to groups already building forest protection on the ground. Why it matters When local builders hold the pen on funded projects, Amazon stewardship stays with the people who live beside the trees.amazonforestcooperative +2
VolunteerRewildingFrankfurtPlant a Miyawaki tiny forest at MainWäldchen in FrankfurtPlant a Miyawaki tiny forest at MainWäldchen in Frankfurt MainWäldchen is Transition Town Frankfurt's Tiny Forest pilot: a dense Miyawaki-style planting on about 110 m² in the Grünzug Feldscheidenstraße (Eckenheim). The mini-wood stores water, lowers heat, and gives birds and insects a permanent home neighbours can help tend. What you can do - Join planting and care days announced on mainwaeldchen.de and frankfurt-im-wandel.de/projekt/mainwäldchen - Observe which species colonise the young forest and share photos with the team - Adapt the pattern for another bare corner in your district How it works Volunteers work with the city park strip created in 2022, packing native layers tightly so the forest matures fast. The group hopes many more Wäldchen follow across Frankfurt. Why it matters Small urban forests turn leftover pavement edges into living shade and biodiversity without waiting decades for a single street tree.tiny-forestmiyawakiurban-nature +2
VolunteerRewildingRigaCare for Sporta Pils wild meadows, RigaCare for Sporta Pils wild meadows, Riga Sporta Pils Gardens keep biodiversity meadows on a central brownfield. Ask how to help meadow care beyond allotment plots. What you can do - Browse sportapilsdarzi.lv - Ask about meadow or biodiversity workdays - Visit the gardens and offer habitat help How it works Meadow care sits beside allotments. Confirm volunteer slots with the organiser. Why it matters Riga grows wild flowers where concrete once waited.rigameadowbiodiversity +1
VolunteerRewildingTallinnSteward biodiverse urban natureConnected green for people and pollinators Tallinn aims for biodiverse, blossoming urban nature: linked green networks, lifecycle-smart landscaping, and guidelines that keep species thriving alongside daily life. A connected green network lets people choose sustainable ways of living and getting around. What you can do - Plant native species in community plots; join district clean-ups that protect habitats. - Report invasive or damaged green space through city channels; volunteer with local nature groups. Why it matters Connected urban green supports pollinators, cooling, and daily wellbeing alongside concrete streets.biodiversitynatureurban
RewildingTallinnWalk green routes on everyday tripsGreenery within reach The strategy wants most daily journeys lined with trees, shrubs, or other vegetation, and a connected green network so residents can choose sustainable ways of living and moving. Parks, street trees, and linked paths should be reachable on foot from home. What you can do - Prefer routes through parks and tree-lined streets for errands and school runs. - Take part in district consultations when new landscaping or calm-traffic schemes are planned. Why it matters Visible everyday green makes walking pleasant, cools streets, and signals that nature belongs in the commute, not only in distant reserves.greenwalkingparks
Join inRewildingBrasiliaJoin the Cerrado restoration network in BrasiliaJoin the Cerrado restoration network in Brasilia Collect native seeds, plant trees, and work beside local farmers to help the Cerrado savanna grow back around Brasilia. The Araticum network links seed collectors, farmers, and researchers across nine Brazilian states. What you can do in Brasilia - Fill the Araticum membership form and join the Cerrado restoration network - Take part in a working group on knowledge, local groups, maps, or public policy - Share a native seed restoration Cerrado project that uses natural regrowth, direct seeding, or native-tree farming - Learn from seed collectors, including Cerrado de Pé in Chapada dos Veadeiros - Read the member principles on inclusive restoration before you join How to join The public path is the form on the associe-se page. Members get periodic news and invites to meetings, events, working groups, and task forces. Members follow the charter: wide participation, science plus traditional knowledge, landscape-scale work that keeps farming and wild species together, cooperation, transparency, respect for traditional peoples, and environmental, labour, and human-rights law. The programme is ongoing. Why it matters in Brasilia Araticum (Articulação pela Restauração do Cerrado) started in 2020 with an aim of 2 million hectares by 2030 across nine Brazilian states. By June 2026 more than 27,000 hectares were under restoration, with seeds from more than 150 native species. More than 400 people from 180 organizations take part. Coordination includes Rede de Sementes do Cerrado, Semeia Cerrado, Embrapa, ICMBio, Agroicone, COOCREARP, and WWF-Brasil. The network was named a UN World Restoration Flagship in 2026. This row is separate from the Cultiva Lab garden at SESI Lab in Brasilia: here you join a national savanna network, not a single demo plot. Healthy savanna holds water in the territory, feeds native fruit, and can bring seed income to local groups. Find more community projects in Brasilia. Good to know - How do I become an Araticum member? Fill the membership form. You then receive news and invites to meetings and working groups. - Who can join Araticum? People and organizations that accept the inclusive-restoration principles. The network already holds more than 400 people from 180 organizations. - What will I actually do? You can join one of four working groups: restoration knowledge, stronger local organizations, territorial maps, or opportunities and public policy.restorationsavannaseeds +1
RewildingVilniusSteward Antakalnis garden wildlife, VilniusSteward Antakalnis garden wildlife, Vilnius Miesto laboratorija stewards outdoor solutions: insect hotels, compost, and rainwater. Help habitat care in the Antakalnis yard. What you can do - Read tvarus sprendimai lauke - Ask about insect hotel or compost workdays - Visit Antakalnio g. 17-13 when a public slot is open How it works Habitat tasks sit in the same yard as the educational garden. Confirm open hours. Why it matters Vilnius keeps insects and rainwater in a yard neighbours can tend.vilniushabitatinsects +1
RewildingNairobiApply for a nature adaptation grant in NairobiApply for a nature adaptation grant in Nairobi Community groups can ask the Global EbA Fund for money to plant shade trees, restore reefs, or protect wetlands that help people live with a hotter climate. You draft the proposal offline, then send it through the fund's online form. What you can do in Nairobi - Read the small-grants page and the Grants Procedures Manual before you draft - Prepare the nature adaptation grant form offline, then submit it on the online platform - Apply as a community group, an Indigenous Peoples' organisation, or a non-profit - Shape a project of up to 24 months that uses nature to help people adapt - Check the medium-size grant window on the same site How to join IUCN and UNEP are the secretariat for the Global EbA Fund. Small grants reach up to USD 250,000 with submissions from 28 September to 26 October 2026. Medium-size grants accept submissions from 12 October to 16 November 2026. Confirm the open call on the fund site before you send a file. Community groups, Indigenous Peoples' organisations, non-profits, universities, and consortia can apply. Government bodies can join a consortium but do not receive the grant. Forms are in English and the apply step is online. You do not need to visit a Nairobi office. Why it matters in Nairobi Ecosystem-based adaptation (using forests, wetlands, reefs, or farms so people can live with a hotter climate) can fund shade trees, mangrove planting, or wetland banks that also protect homes and fields. The Global EbA Fund offers catalytic money to test or scale that work. This row does not describe a Nairobi field site. It points groups to the secretariat hub city and the apply process. Find more community projects in Nairobi. Good to know - Who can apply for Global EbA Fund money? Community groups, Indigenous Peoples' organisations, non-profits, universities, and private companies. A government office does not receive the money. - How big is a Global EbA Fund small grant? Up to USD 250,000, for a project of up to 24 months. The 2026 small-grant window runs from 28 September to 26 October. - How do I send an ecosystem-based adaptation grant application? Draft offline from the template, then submit on the platform linked from the small-grants page. Use English.adaptationgrantsrestoration +1
Starter ideaRewildingPortoGuerrilla Wildflower PlantingTurn grey corners into living colour Scatter native wildflower seeds in neglected urban spaces. Low cost, often legal, and surprisingly fast to bloom. What you can do - Choose native mixes suited to your soil and light - Target tree pits, verge edges, or vacant lots with landowner permission where needed - Document before/after photos and share the mix that worked Why it matters Pollinators get corridors through the city, and residents see that beauty can be a collective act, not a municipal contract.natureurbanquick-start
Join inRewildingPragueCare for Troja garden nature in PragueCare for Troja garden nature in Prague Komunitni zahrada Troja mixes community garden beds with nature contact. Help keep the Troja yard a habitat as well as a harvest. What you can do - Read o-nas - Ask about nature-care or habitat tasks - Visit Na Farkach 124 when members welcome guests How it works Community garden with nature focus. Confirm guest hours with the club. Why it matters Prague Troja keeps soil and wild edges in one neighbour yard.praguegardennature +1
LearnRewildingWiesbadenJoin an orchard pruning course in HessenJoin an orchard pruning course in Hessen You can join an orchard pruning course in Hessen through clubs, nature groups, or the training list at the Streuobstwiesenzentrum. Streuobst means an orchard meadow: fruit trees in a field, not a tight plantation. What you can do in Wiesbaden - Start with local Obst- und Gartenbauvereine, nature groups, or Landschaftspflegeverbände (LPV) that often run beginner pruning courses (Fortbildungen overview) - Follow fruit-tree care training with the Pomologen-Verein AG Obstgehölzpflege - Check Altes Forsthaus Germerode for its year course in natural fruit-tree care and Streuobst pedagogy - Compare longer courses via Grün.land, LPV branches, Mainäppel Haus Lohrberg, or Naturschutzakademie Hessen on the same list - Read how orchard meadows support wildlife on the Streuobstwiesenzentrum Hessen home page How to join The centre says orchard meadows are part of the Hessen landscape, give regional fruit, keep old varieties, and feed many animals and plants. Its page cites about 17,500 orchard-meadow biotopes on about 9,100 hectares and lists them as endangered on a Red List without naming which list. The contact page has a phone and no street. The Fortbildungen page is a directory: confirm dates and fees on each organiser's site. The Germerode house calendar checked on 2026-10-05 did not list the year-long pruning course. Why it matters in Wiesbaden An orchard pruning course in Hessen keeps tall trees healthy so meadows stay open, fruity, and alive with insects and birds. LOGL and several LPVs train landscape-fruit growers and tree wardens named on the list. Find more community projects in Wiesbaden. Good to know - Where do I find a beginner orchard pruning course in Hessen? The centre says local fruit and garden clubs, nature groups, and landscape-care associations often offer one. - Does the Streuobstzentrum itself publish a street and weekly hours? No. The contact page has a phone and no street. It points you to courses and to funding advice. - Is the Germerode year course on the house calendar right now? The centre says the house offers it. The house event page checked on 2026-10-05 does not list it. Check the house site before you travel.orchardpruningcourse
SupportRewildingRostockVolunteer with the grey-seal coast team in RostockVolunteer with the grey-seal coast team in Rostock BUND Mecklenburg-Vorpommern trains Robbenschützer from its Rostock team at Hermannstr. 36. After the briefing you join a statewide coast network: keep people and dogs at a calm distance, help with temporary rest fences when officials ask, and report live sightings or strandings to the Deutsches Meeresmuseum. Rangers cover the Vorpommersche Boddenlandschaft national park; southeast Rügen has its own network. What you can do - Contact the Rostock Robbenteam for the next training - Volunteer on MV coasts after you are briefed; this is regional work, not only a Rostock beach - Use the seal-sponsorship link only as extra support. The builder path is the trained volunteer network How it works Training sits in Rostock. Coast shifts follow grey-seal rest on the Baltic shore. Solarpunker does not assign beaches. Why it matters Grey seals need quiet haul-out space. A trained neighbour on the sand is how busy coasts still leave room for rest.sealcoastvolunteer +1
VolunteerRewildingBernJoin Stadtgrun Bern urban nature careJoin Stadtgrun Bern urban nature care Stadtgrun Bern stewards municipal urban gardens and nature. Ask how residents can join urban nature care. What you can do - Read the Gartennetz Bern partner page - Ask Stadtgrun about volunteer or garden pathways - Visit Ostermundigenstrasse 116 when a public slot is listed How it works Municipal urban gardens. Confirm volunteer entry with Stadtgrun staff. Why it matters Bern keeps city nature under hands that also grow vegetables.bernurbannature +1
VolunteerRewildingAthensCare for Tritsis Park green spaces, AthensCare for Tritsis Park green spaces, Athens Tritsis Park hosts planting, cleaning, and education with Green Freaks and ESC partners. Join green care in Ilion. What you can do - Read the ESC opportunity - Ask about local volunteer planting or cleaning days - Meet at Spirou Moustakli 23 when invited How it works Planting, cleaning, education. Confirm whether the next day is open drop-in or ESC-only. Why it matters Athens gains a large park kept green by neighbour hours.athensparkplanting +1
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.rewildingprinciplesnatural processes +2
Join inRewildingAmsterdamNatural 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.natural grazingwildlife comebackherbivores +2
RewildingAmsterdamRewild abandoned farmlandLet retired fields become self-willed nature again Across Europe, marginal farmland is being abandoned. WILDCARD measures how natural vegetation recovery on those lands affects soil carbon, biodiversity, and community preferences. What you can do - Explore the abandoned agricultural land research stream - Map retired parcels near your town and ask who owns them, many regions lack a public conversation about wilding vs. development - Join local stakeholder forums where WILDCARD pilots dialogue with residents and decision-makers Why it matters When people leave the plough, wildflowers, scrub, and eventually forest can return, if communities choose patience over sprawl.abandoned landfarmlandsuccession +2
RewildingPhoenixLiving well with returning wildlifePlan for coexistence when carnivores and neighbours share a place Large carnivores and other comeback species need habitat, and communities need practical tools. Rewilding Europe promotes coexistence guides; The Rewilding Institute advocates for protecting keystone predators across connected wildways. What you can do - Read Rewilding Europe's scaling up rewilding section on Living well with wildlife and local adaptation - Learn why carnivores matter for healthy food webs on The Rewilding Institute: Carnivore protection - Host a neighbourhood discussion: livestock protection, crossing structures, and tourism opportunities Why it matters Fear fades when plans exist, coexistence is a craft municipalities and ranchers can learn together.carnivorescoexistencewildlife +2
RewildingPhoenixWildlife corridors and the Mogollon WildwayConnect mountain wildlands from New Mexico to the Grand Canyon The Mogollon Wildway (Wildlife Corridor) vision links forests and rivers along the Mogollon Rim, a continental step toward connected habitat for wolves, bears, and rivers that still run wild. What you can do - Explore the corridor vision on The Mogollon Wildlife Corridor programme page - Support land trusts and advocates working on Spine of the Continent connectivity in your bioregion - Map local barriers (highways, fences, subdivisions) that block wildlife movement near you Why it matters Islands of parkland are not enough, species need room to roam across gradients of elevation and season.wildwaycorridorMogollon Rim +2
VolunteerRewildingBelgradeTara National Park: fog catchers for Pančić's spruceProtecting a living fossil on Europe's last wild mountain Tara National Park won the Green Innovation Leaders 2026 award for conserving the unique Crveni potok peat bog, the only place on Earth where Pančić's spruce (Picea omorika) grows on sphagnum moss rather than rock. Rangers and biologists installed fog catchers to stabilise moisture as drought and heat threaten this relict Balkan forest. What you can do - Visitors: walk marked trails around Mitrovac and Zaovine; follow park guidance and stay on paths in protected reserves - Volunteers and students: contact Nacionalni park Tara about guided visits and conservation programmes - Neighbourhood groups: learn from Tara's fog-catcher pilot as a replicable tool for drought-stressed wetlands How it works Fine mesh nets condense atmospheric moisture into storage basins, supplementing the bog's water budget through dry seasons. The project partners with the University of Belgrade Faculty of Biology under the EU Green Agenda for Serbia initiative. Why it matters Pančić's spruce survived ice ages; climate change is its next test. Tara shows that local stewardship and appropriate technology can buy time for irreplaceable biodiversity.national-parkbiodiversityspruce +2
VolunteerRewildingBonnEmployee-led biodiversity teams at GIZ sitesVoluntary green initiatives on company properties GIZ supports voluntary employee-led initiatives for biodiversity at offices worldwide. By 2025, biodiversity strategies with action plans will cover owned properties in Germany; rented premises are reviewed next. Combined with paper reduction (65% in Germany, 40% abroad) and longer IT device lifecycles with repair and recycling. What you can do - Start a green team at your workplace: bird boxes, native planting, or a compost corner in the staff garden - Facilities staff: audit one outdoor area for pollinator-friendly planting this season - Neighbours of large campuses: propose a joint biodiversity walk with employee volunteers How it works Awareness campaigns and knowledge-sharing connect staff across country offices; local initiatives feed into corporate biodiversity action plans. Why it matters Corporate campuses can be micro-reserves when staff, not only consultants, own the planting plan.biodiversitygreen-teamworkplace +2
LearnRewildingSarajevoSupport Miljacka urban garden NbS, SarajevoSupport Miljacka urban garden NbS, Sarajevo Urban Garden Sarajevo links riverine nature-based solutions with intergenerational planting near the Miljacka. Support NbS garden days when listed. What you can do - Open the Ecodalli NbS page - Ask organisers about the next planting day - Offer help near the Centre for Healthy Ageing when invited How it works Riverine NbS plus garden workshops. Confirm street details with organisers before travel. Why it matters Sarajevo heals a river edge with gardens that also teach neighbours.sarajevonbsriver +1
