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‘Ben Goldsmith, joins Mongabay’s podcast to discuss nature restoration in his home country of England’
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Rewilding England and the world, one acre at a time
Podcast Episode · Mongabay Newscast · 12/08/2025 · 57m
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August 13, 2025 at 9:14 PM
‘Ben Goldsmith, joins Mongabay’s podcast to discuss nature restoration in his home country of England’
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‘This new Buy an Acre project will enable EcoMinga to expand the Olivier Currat Reserve by an additional 485 hectares (1,198 acres)’
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New Buy an Acre project in Ecuador
We are delighted to announce a new Buy an Acre project in Ecuador, protecting the highly precious Olivier Currat Reserve.
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August 13, 2025 at 11:35 AM
‘This new Buy an Acre project will enable EcoMinga to expand the Olivier Currat Reserve by an additional 485 hectares (1,198 acres)’
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“Looking at the woodlands of Scotland and northern England, I know it would do extremely well here.”
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Lynx UK reintroduction: The benefits and challenges of returning carnivores to the British Isles | Natural History Museum
The return of the lynx could help to restore the UK’s countryside, but not everyone is convinced.
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August 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
“Looking at the woodlands of Scotland and northern England, I know it would do extremely well here.”
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“Rewilding is broadening our knowledge of nature in Britain, and throwing in some surprises along the way.”
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Weaving a story of hope with nature recovery
Think big, act wild, goes the strapline at Rewilding Britain, which Sara King puts into practice every day. As well as advising UK rewilding hotspots, she coordinates the Rewilding Network, a communit...
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August 13, 2025 at 11:31 AM
“Rewilding is broadening our knowledge of nature in Britain, and throwing in some surprises along the way.”
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‘Rare species have returned to areas they have not been seen in for generations.’
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Natural England hails recovery of 150 struggling species
Chair Tony Juniper celebrates successes but says ‘collective endeavour’ needed to halt country’s decline in nature
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August 13, 2025 at 6:48 AM
‘Rare species have returned to areas they have not been seen in for generations.’
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‘We found increased exposure to extreme heat has reduced bird populations in tropical regions by 25–38% since 1950.’
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70 years of data show extreme heat is already wiping out tropical bird populations
A study using more than 90,000 scientific observations shows Earth is getting too hot for many tropical birds.
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August 12, 2025 at 7:49 AM
‘We found increased exposure to extreme heat has reduced bird populations in tropical regions by 25–38% since 1950.’
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“One way we can increase the number of climate winners is by managing habitats positively so that threatened species can benefit as well as widespread mobile species.”
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Mediterranean butterfly spotted in the UK for the first time - twice!
Butterfly experts have been sharing their excitement after a species from southern Europe was confirmed to have been seen in the UK for the first time.Two sightings of the Southern Small White have no...
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August 11, 2025 at 8:06 PM
“One way we can increase the number of climate winners is by managing habitats positively so that threatened species can benefit as well as widespread mobile species.”
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‘Parts of Spain and Portugal likely to bear brunt of heat, while drought conditions sweep North America’
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Weather tracker: Europe braces for another heatwave with highs of 44C
Parts of Spain and Portugal likely to bear brunt of heat, while drought conditions sweep North America
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August 11, 2025 at 8:01 PM
‘Parts of Spain and Portugal likely to bear brunt of heat, while drought conditions sweep North America’
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“Native tree seeds will be collected by volunteers, prepared for sowing, then dispersed by drones over areas of ground burnt by a wildfire last year.”
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Drones to scatter seeds over wildfire damaged land in Lochaber - BBC News
A nature restoration group is to target its Seeds from the Sky project at areas of a Lochaber estate.
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August 10, 2025 at 11:13 AM
“Native tree seeds will be collected by volunteers, prepared for sowing, then dispersed by drones over areas of ground burnt by a wildfire last year.”
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‘My Farm Trees is a digital platform that connects seed producers like Kamdem with farmers, seed collectors, and scientists.’
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Can an app restore Cameroon’s native forests? | FairPlanet
Cameroonian farmers are reforesting degraded land with the MyFarmTrees app, blending traditional knowledge, native trees, and digital innovation.
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August 10, 2025 at 9:47 AM
‘My Farm Trees is a digital platform that connects seed producers like Kamdem with farmers, seed collectors, and scientists.’
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August 9, 2025 at 6:53 AM
“Field species have declined. Plants are disappearing. We are worried our children will not see them.”
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“Rangers are the last defence against climate change”: an interview with Environmental Defenders’ Keepers of the Wild
Why there’s still hope for reversing degraded land in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo — according to the people who make it happen
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August 8, 2025 at 8:54 PM
“Field species have declined. Plants are disappearing. We are worried our children will not see them.”
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“Ultimately, we all want the same thing: to see TB eliminated so that farmers, their livestock, and wildlife, can all thrive.”
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Farmer-led project on badger vaccinations begins | The Zoological Society of London
A new project is underway to explore the potential of badger vaccination as part of national control of devastating cattle disease
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August 8, 2025 at 8:52 PM
“Ultimately, we all want the same thing: to see TB eliminated so that farmers, their livestock, and wildlife, can all thrive.”
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‘A young red-billed chough has successfully taken flight from a nest in Kent, marking the first such event in over two centuries’
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Rare bird returning to county after 200 years of extinction
The red-billed chough vanished from Kent as a result of habitat loss and persecution
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August 7, 2025 at 7:05 AM
‘A young red-billed chough has successfully taken flight from a nest in Kent, marking the first such event in over two centuries’
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‘A new peer-reviewed study has linked pesticides as likely cause to a mass die-off of Western monarch butterflies that occurred in 2024.’
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Mass Die-Off of Western Monarch Butterflies Linked to Pesticides, Study Finds - EcoWatch
A new peer-reviewed study has linked pesticides as a likely cause to a mass die-off of Western monarch butterflies that occurred in 2024.
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August 4, 2025 at 7:33 AM
‘A new peer-reviewed study has linked pesticides as likely cause to a mass die-off of Western monarch butterflies that occurred in 2024.’
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‘Plastics are a “grave, growing and under-recognised danger” to human and planetary health’
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World in $1.5tn ‘plastics crisis’ hitting health from infancy to old age, report warns
Plastic production has increased more than 200 times since 1950 and hits health at every stage from extraction to disposal, says review in the Lancet
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August 4, 2025 at 6:58 AM
‘Plastics are a “grave, growing and under-recognised danger” to human and planetary health’
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‘Biologists in Cuba, and specialists at the University of Nottingham, have teamed up with the goal of saving the six known species of Polymita.’
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Mission under way to save 'world's most beautiful' snails
Researchers in Cuba and the UK are working together to reveal the biological secrets of the beautiful but endangered Polymita snail.
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August 4, 2025 at 6:55 AM
‘Biologists in Cuba, and specialists at the University of Nottingham, have teamed up with the goal of saving the six known species of Polymita.’
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Plastic with a past: traceable pots made from reclaimed fishing nets
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Plastic with a past: traceable pots made from reclaimed fishing nets
Discarded fishing gear is getting a second life as elegant, origami-inspired planters - thanks to a Glasgow-based startup transforming ocean waste into smart design
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August 2, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Plastic with a past: traceable pots made from reclaimed fishing nets
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‘Visitors to the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew are in for a treat, with the recent opening of one of its most ambitious projects to date – the Carbon Garden.’
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Inside The Brilliant New Carbon Garden At Kew Gardens 2025
The Carbon Garden at Kew Gardens is a ground-breaking new space that explores the story of carbon and it's critical role in supporting life on earth
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August 1, 2025 at 8:26 PM
‘Visitors to the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew are in for a treat, with the recent opening of one of its most ambitious projects to date – the Carbon Garden.’
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“It’s a great opportunity to discover new things. And what we saw was quite amazing.”
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'Communities' of strange, extreme life seen for first time in deep ocean
A Chinese-led research team captures pictures of life at depths of more than 9km in the northwest Pacific Ocean.
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July 31, 2025 at 7:02 AM
“It’s a great opportunity to discover new things. And what we saw was quite amazing.”
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New documentary by Emmanuel Rondeau and Rewilding Europe – Central Apennines: A Story of Co-existence
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Central Apennines: A Story of Co-existence | Documentary by Emmanuel Rondeau | Rewilding Apennines
YouTube video by Rewilding Europe
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July 30, 2025 at 8:48 AM
New documentary by Emmanuel Rondeau and Rewilding Europe – Central Apennines: A Story of Co-existence
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‘London is leading the way in the movement to have pesticide-free public spaces, which are already the norm in Paris.’
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Half of UK councils still use pesticides in public places, research finds
Pesticide-free movement has grown, but many local authorities still spray weedkiller linked to wildlife declines and cancer
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July 30, 2025 at 7:23 AM
‘London is leading the way in the movement to have pesticide-free public spaces, which are already the norm in Paris.’
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