The Eurasian lynx once thrived in the forests of Britain. These elusive woodland cats, about the size of a skinny Labrador, were lost during the medieval per...

In Autumn 2024, Lifescape became a designated 'responsible body' under new English legislation introducing conservation covenants: a powerful legal tool to protect restored land for the long term. Lifescape's Legal Project Officer Katherine Blatchford visits High Fen, our first conservation covenant...

Estonia is failing to do environmental assessments that are required under EU legislation that governs management of the Natura 2000.

Find out more about Species Recovery Officer Faye Whiley.

Complete Title Guidelines for rewilding Publication Year 2025 Language(s) English Download (2.71 MB) Description These guidelines offer both a call for change and general guidance for users. The following five guidelines, adapted from the ten guiding principles for rewilding (Carver et al., 2021), p...

Adam is a qualified lawyer and co-founder of the Lifescape Project, a UK registered charity working toward the restoration of functioning ecosystems on projects globally. Adam’s experience includes developing legal and financial mechanisms to scale nature restoration, bringing litigation on behalf of grass roots groups to combat ecological degradation, advising on community governance mechanisms, and devising community engagement processes to steer restoration efforts. He has worked on diverse projects ranging from the design of payment for ecosystem services schemes in Rwanda to the restoration of the Eurasian lynx in the UK. Adam is a member of the IUCN’s Rewilding Thematic Group, a steering committee member of the UK’s Rebuilding Nature Alliance, and co-author of numerous articles on rewilding published in academic journals. As CEO of the Lifescape Project, Adam’s role involves leading the pursuit of the organisation’s mission and strategy, executing management decisions under the board of trustees’ oversight. 

Apply now for Senior Ecologist (Species Reintroductions and BNG). , £40,000 - £42,000 per annum, depending on experience + benefits, find a career with meaning today

We are looking for an ambitious and passionate lawyer to join our legal team.

Apply now for Senior Ecologist (Species Reintroductions and BNG). , £40,000 - £42,000 per annum, depending on experience + benefits, find a career with meaning today

This is the final post in a series explaining how we work at the Lifescape Project: how we use different skills, and - most importantly - how we collaborate and combine our five core areas of expertise to tackle the complex challenge of the biodiversity crisis.

When Adam Eagle emailed the CSR lead at Clifford Chance in the first week of his training contract to ask if he could get involved in pro bono to do with rewilding, he couldn’t have known it would…

See our full comments here. While the UK Government has provisionally agreed to give subsidies to Drax, there are still numerous requirements to be met, including review by the Subsidies...

BBC Bitesize speaks with a rewilding expert to find out how to successfully reintroduce a species.

Hidden cameras and a nutty treat are helping conservationists in south Cumbria track pine martens.