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 processes +3
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).ERNnetworkrewilding +3
CommunityBrusselsCall to Action for a Wilder EuropeAsk leaders to make large-scale restoration a priority Dozens of organisations endorsed a Call to Action for a Wilder Europe, urging citizens, policymakers, land managers, and financiers to scale practical rewilding as part of the European Green Deal and national nature recovery. What you can do - Read the Call to Action and share it with #CallForAWilderEurope - Raise one concrete ask locally, for example free-flowing rivers, wetland rewetting, or natural grazing support - Invite your club, school, or municipality to discuss how rewilding fits your region Sector asks (folded summary, not separate listings) - Citizens: welcome wildlife comeback and enjoy wilder landscapes - Policymakers: prioritise ecological restoration at scale - Land & water managers: restore floodplains, wetlands, and grazing systems - Financiers & communities: invest in nature-based economies and coexistence Why it matters Policy follows visible public hope, when neighbours ask for wilder rivers and forests, councils find room to act. Source & repost Shared here so you can get inspired or find action already happening near you. Solarpunker does not own or organise it. Source: Call to Action for a Wilder Europe · Rewilding Europe. Solarpunker paraphrases coalition asks for local discovery; we do not endorse every policy position. Photo: Staffan Widstrand / Rewilding Europe (all rights reserved; editorial repost).advocacyCallForAWilderEuropepolicy +3
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. 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: Rewilding abandoned agricultural land · WILDCARD project: Horizon Europe. © WILDCARD 2024.abandoned landfarmlandsuccession +3
