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Exploring what it means to rewild the earth — and ourselves.
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#introductions Hi, we're Rewilding Magazine, an independent publication dedicated to exploring the people, places, ideas and debates connected to the global #rewilding movement. Lovely to be here!
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"Creative expression of all types holds a unique ability to capture attention, keep people engaged and make them care.
"And it could be a key tool for motivating people outside of the rewilding movement to get involved."
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"And it could be a key tool for motivating people outside of the rewilding movement to get involved."
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The rewilding movement needs more art
For people to take action, they need to care first. That’s where creative works can help.
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January 28, 2026 at 11:59 PM
"Creative expression of all types holds a unique ability to capture attention, keep people engaged and make them care.
"And it could be a key tool for motivating people outside of the rewilding movement to get involved."
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"And it could be a key tool for motivating people outside of the rewilding movement to get involved."
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The Joy of #Rewilding -- by Kat Tancock of @rewildingmag.bsky.social for @sejorg.bsky.social (edited by me) www.sej.org/publications...
The Joy of Rewilding
Rewilding is a global movement to restore natural processes and boost biodiversity. It’s also the name of an online magazine launched by journalists Kat Tancock and Domini Clark. Their goal? To expose...
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January 28, 2026 at 8:55 PM
The Joy of #Rewilding -- by Kat Tancock of @rewildingmag.bsky.social for @sejorg.bsky.social (edited by me) www.sej.org/publications...
"Start small. Do a little garden bed here or there, and then expand it as you go. You don’t have to do the whole garden all at once. And you learn from it. When something doesn’t work, it gives you the opportunity to put something else in its place."
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“It’s always changing, and you just adapt”
This Australian urban gardener has spent the past 14 years transforming her yard into a native-plant paradise that welcomes local wildlife.
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January 24, 2026 at 7:24 PM
"Start small. Do a little garden bed here or there, and then expand it as you go. You don’t have to do the whole garden all at once. And you learn from it. When something doesn’t work, it gives you the opportunity to put something else in its place."
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"Lubuk larangan tells a quieter story of #rewilding. Here, rewilding happens not through large-scale intervention but through communities agreeing to limit their activities so natural processes can resume."
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How Lubuk Larangan Is Helping Ecosystems Survive
On Sumatra Island in Indonesia, the practice of lubuk larangan balances immediate human needs with the long-term health of riverine ecosystems.
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January 10, 2026 at 9:42 PM
"Lubuk larangan tells a quieter story of #rewilding. Here, rewilding happens not through large-scale intervention but through communities agreeing to limit their activities so natural processes can resume."
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There are problems with binary definitions of nativeness
“Dilemmas arise from the dynamic nature of species' distribution ranges on longer time scales,
in the application to smaller regions defined by arbitrary borders,
& limited knowledge of species' past distributions”
doi.org/10.1002/oik....
“Dilemmas arise from the dynamic nature of species' distribution ranges on longer time scales,
in the application to smaller regions defined by arbitrary borders,
& limited knowledge of species' past distributions”
doi.org/10.1002/oik....
A graduated nativeness definition for overcoming dilemmas and difficulties of vascular plant species
Nativeness is a concept central to biodiversity conservation and invasion biology, but there are several problems related to a classic binary nativeness definition. Dilemmas arise from the dynamic na...
doi.org
December 14, 2025 at 10:40 AM
There are problems with binary definitions of nativeness
“Dilemmas arise from the dynamic nature of species' distribution ranges on longer time scales,
in the application to smaller regions defined by arbitrary borders,
& limited knowledge of species' past distributions”
doi.org/10.1002/oik....
“Dilemmas arise from the dynamic nature of species' distribution ranges on longer time scales,
in the application to smaller regions defined by arbitrary borders,
& limited knowledge of species' past distributions”
doi.org/10.1002/oik....
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This is a wonderful project from @hometreecharity.bsky.social for the restoration of upland native oak forests
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Kerry farmers and landowners offered financial support for participation in nature restoration
A charity is offering financial support to farmers and landowners who participate in its new project aimed at restoring nature on the Iveragh Peninsula.
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December 14, 2025 at 11:57 AM
This is a wonderful project from @hometreecharity.bsky.social for the restoration of upland native oak forests
www.independent.ie/regionals/ke...
www.independent.ie/regionals/ke...
"The Swan River project transitioned land that was full of noxious weed into a thriving forest – the biodiversity increase is incredible, all the way from the different microbes and organisms in the soil to the birds in the air, and everything in between."
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Rewilding for relationship and reconciliation
Project Forest is working with Indigenous communities in western Canada to take on projects with traditional land use top of mind.
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December 14, 2025 at 6:05 PM
"The Swan River project transitioned land that was full of noxious weed into a thriving forest – the biodiversity increase is incredible, all the way from the different microbes and organisms in the soil to the birds in the air, and everything in between."
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In 1980, Devaki Amma met with a life-threatening car accident. Her recovery was slow and excruciating.
But, amidst the darkest of the clouds, Devaki Amma found a silver lining – a native #forest she raised and planted with her own two hands.
#rewilding
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But, amidst the darkest of the clouds, Devaki Amma found a silver lining – a native #forest she raised and planted with her own two hands.
#rewilding
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“I didn’t know I was building a forest”
This 90-year-old woman in India offers a lesson on how small, incremental action can lead to meaningful change.
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November 30, 2025 at 12:44 AM
In 1980, Devaki Amma met with a life-threatening car accident. Her recovery was slow and excruciating.
But, amidst the darkest of the clouds, Devaki Amma found a silver lining – a native #forest she raised and planted with her own two hands.
#rewilding
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But, amidst the darkest of the clouds, Devaki Amma found a silver lining – a native #forest she raised and planted with her own two hands.
#rewilding
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"There are 14,000,000 square metres of parks, boulevards and golf courses in #Vancouver. Six million of that is lawn. We’ve transitioned 7 percent of that. We'll keep increasing as and when we can."
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The city turning lawns into pollinator meadows
In Vancouver, a city-led (and research-backed) initiative is converting chunks of park land into wilder ecosystems.
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November 7, 2025 at 7:52 PM
"There are 14,000,000 square metres of parks, boulevards and golf courses in #Vancouver. Six million of that is lawn. We’ve transitioned 7 percent of that. We'll keep increasing as and when we can."
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“Reconciliation ecology,” a term coined in 2003, aims to increase biodiversity in human-dominated landscapes. Think of it as conservation for the Anthropocene.
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Love the Habitat You're With
Locals in Tucson, Arizona are applying “reconciliation ecology” techniques to rehabilitate the region’s degraded landscapes and waterways.
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November 1, 2025 at 4:24 PM
“Reconciliation ecology,” a term coined in 2003, aims to increase biodiversity in human-dominated landscapes. Think of it as conservation for the Anthropocene.
www.biographic.com/love-the-hab...
www.biographic.com/love-the-hab...
"Manoharan uses the visual language of scientific illustrations to tell a different story. Instead of 'objectively documenting' plants and animals, her compositions are about personal history and cultural grief."
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The Scientist Who Tells Stories Through Botanical Illustration
In using drawing as a way to understand nature, artist and ecologist Hashveenah Manoharan discovered her culture, her history and herself.
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October 26, 2025 at 5:50 PM
"Manoharan uses the visual language of scientific illustrations to tell a different story. Instead of 'objectively documenting' plants and animals, her compositions are about personal history and cultural grief."
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So much global political doom and gloom but so much heartening action happening at grassroots - the more we all take part in local, loving action for the planet (and us), the better we all feel and the more real hope for the future. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Next great leap’: grassroots movement to wild East Anglia goes national
Set up by three ‘eco-anxious’ farmers, WildEast has created UK-wide version of pledge to encourage people to restore nature
www.theguardian.com
October 20, 2025 at 1:22 PM
So much global political doom and gloom but so much heartening action happening at grassroots - the more we all take part in local, loving action for the planet (and us), the better we all feel and the more real hope for the future. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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The Scottish Rewilding Alliance has launched a new Community Rewilding Guide!
“More than anything, rewilding means hope. Hope for a liveable future, a wilder world, and thriving communities.” - Steve Micklewright, our Chief Executive.
Download the guide 👉
“More than anything, rewilding means hope. Hope for a liveable future, a wilder world, and thriving communities.” - Steve Micklewright, our Chief Executive.
Download the guide 👉
Community Rewilding Guide
Switch to Gaelic / Tionndaidh gu Gàidhlig
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October 11, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The Scottish Rewilding Alliance has launched a new Community Rewilding Guide!
“More than anything, rewilding means hope. Hope for a liveable future, a wilder world, and thriving communities.” - Steve Micklewright, our Chief Executive.
Download the guide 👉
“More than anything, rewilding means hope. Hope for a liveable future, a wilder world, and thriving communities.” - Steve Micklewright, our Chief Executive.
Download the guide 👉
"Rewilding is not just about protecting individual species. It’s about re-establishing the relationships between them, many of which are complex and poorly understood."
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Why rewilders shouldn’t forget about fungi
These mostly hidden life forms have a big role to play in rewilding – and need its support, too.
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October 11, 2025 at 4:36 PM
"Rewilding is not just about protecting individual species. It’s about re-establishing the relationships between them, many of which are complex and poorly understood."
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"Rewilding helps nature heal—by protecting Earth’s remaining wild places & restoring the life-supporting functions of nature across connected land/sea. It...embraces natural solutions to environmental, social & economic challenges. It also...forces a reconsideration of our role within life on Earth"
Our "Guidelines for Rewilding" published with IUCN CEM are now live! portals.iucn.org/library/node...
Guidelines for rewilding | IUCN Library System
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October 9, 2025 at 2:33 PM
"Rewilding helps nature heal—by protecting Earth’s remaining wild places & restoring the life-supporting functions of nature across connected land/sea. It...embraces natural solutions to environmental, social & economic challenges. It also...forces a reconsideration of our role within life on Earth"
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"A growing number of scientists are backing laws recognizing that nature has inherent rights and intrinsic value. A group of wetlands scientists wants the critical ecosystems they study to be next." @katiesurma.bsky.social reports for @insideclimatenews.org (via @sejorg.bsky.social)
The Scientists Making the Case for Nature’s Rights - Inside Climate News
A growing number of scientists are backing laws recognizing that nature has inherent rights and intrinsic value. A group of wetlands scientists wants the critical ecosystems they study to be next.
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October 7, 2025 at 12:11 AM
"A growing number of scientists are backing laws recognizing that nature has inherent rights and intrinsic value. A group of wetlands scientists wants the critical ecosystems they study to be next." @katiesurma.bsky.social reports for @insideclimatenews.org (via @sejorg.bsky.social)
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📣We call on the federal government to reject Alberta's absurd pipeline proposal outright.
Hear what we have to say ➡️ dsfdn.org/3IStShe
Hear what we have to say ➡️ dsfdn.org/3IStShe
October 2, 2025 at 8:36 PM
📣We call on the federal government to reject Alberta's absurd pipeline proposal outright.
Hear what we have to say ➡️ dsfdn.org/3IStShe
Hear what we have to say ➡️ dsfdn.org/3IStShe
"It’s quicker and cheaper than standard planting, and much quicker than natural regeneration. It’s an optimal middle ground. It *works*."
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The Scottish rewilders using drones to plant trees
An experimental approach is showing – so far – that drones can be an effective means of spreading seed on difficult-to-reach terrain.
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September 30, 2025 at 5:59 PM
"It’s quicker and cheaper than standard planting, and much quicker than natural regeneration. It’s an optimal middle ground. It *works*."
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“Painting the wall brought attention to it,” says Swanson. “It got people to ask questions and to marvel over the incredible beauty of this micro universe, which we often don’t even notice.”
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The muralist whose art is a conversation with nature
Cole Swanson turns to rocks, dirt and lichen to make murals that highlight what often goes unnoticed.
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September 20, 2025 at 8:31 PM
“Painting the wall brought attention to it,” says Swanson. “It got people to ask questions and to marvel over the incredible beauty of this micro universe, which we often don’t even notice.”
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“You can feel the difference,” says Sachin, Rupesh’s younger brother and a student of rural management. “Earlier, people had to migrate. Now, we work six months in the forest and spend the rest on farming or enjoying festivals. There is a rhythm to life again.”
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From barren to bountiful: How a village in Maharashtra reclaimed its forests and its future
After decades of struggle, the Indigenous community of Pachgaon in Maharashtra transformed a degraded forest into a thriving ecosystem – proving that rewilding can be both ecological and equitable.
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September 12, 2025 at 8:22 PM
“You can feel the difference,” says Sachin, Rupesh’s younger brother and a student of rural management. “Earlier, people had to migrate. Now, we work six months in the forest and spend the rest on farming or enjoying festivals. There is a rhythm to life again.”
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“What we’re witnessing is that as bison move across the landscape, they amplify the nutritional quality and capacity of Yellowstone.”
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Yellowstone’s bison revival shows the power and complexity of rewilding
The comeback of America’s largest land mammal is boosting soil health and plant nutrition, yet their numbers may be slowing aspen recovery sparked by wolf reintroduction.
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September 3, 2025 at 11:28 PM
“What we’re witnessing is that as bison move across the landscape, they amplify the nutritional quality and capacity of Yellowstone.”
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Dedicated groups and individuals have been working hard for 50 years to reintroduce the species – a successful endeavour resulting in a current status of more than 200 breeding pairs in Scotland alone.
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A new film shines a spotlight on the white-tailed eagle
Thanks to 50 years of dedicated effort, the UK’s largest bird of prey is a rewilding success story.
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September 2, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Dedicated groups and individuals have been working hard for 50 years to reintroduce the species – a successful endeavour resulting in a current status of more than 200 breeding pairs in Scotland alone.
www.rewildingmag.com/a-new-film-s...
www.rewildingmag.com/a-new-film-s...
“Most people think of rainforests when they imagine Colombia,” stated Reyes as he handed me a pair of rubber boots, essential gear for the forest hike ahead.
“But this region’s tropical dry forests are just as important – and far more endangered.”
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“But this region’s tropical dry forests are just as important – and far more endangered.”
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The group restoring Colombia’s tropical dry forest – and helping monkeys, too
Conservation non-profit Proyecto Tití is harnessing the power of community to rebuild local ecosystems.
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August 31, 2025 at 6:51 PM
“Most people think of rainforests when they imagine Colombia,” stated Reyes as he handed me a pair of rubber boots, essential gear for the forest hike ahead.
“But this region’s tropical dry forests are just as important – and far more endangered.”
www.rewildingmag.com/the-group-re...
“But this region’s tropical dry forests are just as important – and far more endangered.”
www.rewildingmag.com/the-group-re...
"Between the program’s inception in 2017 and 2024, these rewilders planted more than 100,000 native wildflowers and grasses and more than 3,000 trees and shrubs for a total of 7,400 habitat gardens – and they’re just getting started."
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These volunteers are building pollinator habitat – and community
A network of volunteers across Canada are growing native plants to help butterflies and other species survive and thrive.
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August 25, 2025 at 11:51 PM
"Between the program’s inception in 2017 and 2024, these rewilders planted more than 100,000 native wildflowers and grasses and more than 3,000 trees and shrubs for a total of 7,400 habitat gardens – and they’re just getting started."
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"The land will heal itself if left alone, but sometimes you have to set a bone before it can heal properly.”
Fire in the hole: the Indigenous crews blasting the Alaskan rainforest to save it.
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Fire in the hole: the Indigenous crews blasting the Alaskan rainforest to save it.
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Fire in the hole: the Indigenous crews blasting the Alaskan rainforest to save it
After a historic land buyback by the US Forest Service, Tlingit crew members are demolishing culverts to restore streams, salmon runs and cultural history deep in the Tongass national forest
www.theguardian.com
August 17, 2025 at 4:31 PM
"The land will heal itself if left alone, but sometimes you have to set a bone before it can heal properly.”
Fire in the hole: the Indigenous crews blasting the Alaskan rainforest to save it.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Fire in the hole: the Indigenous crews blasting the Alaskan rainforest to save it.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...