Making Europe a Wilder Place

A pioneering approach to nature recovery

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Staffan Widstrand

Making Europe a Wilder Place

A pioneering approach to nature recovery

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Making Europe a Wilder Place

Learn why we trust nature to manage itself

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Sandra Bartocha / Wild Wonders of Europe

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Making Europe a Wilder Place

Be inspired by Europe’s wildlife comeback

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Jari Peltomäki / Wild Wonders of Europe

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See how rewilding can boost local economies

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JUAN CARLOS MUÑOZ

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News Blog

Legalised carcass deposition promises brighter future for Greater Côa Valley vultures

March 21, 2025
With the help of Rewilding Portugal, the first landowner in Portugal's Greater Côa Valley was recently granted a license to leave livestock carcasses in the field. This milestone moment for vulture conservation will hopefully lead to the award of many more licenses, amplifying the benefits for these iconic scavengers, local farmers, and society.
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European Rewilding Network membership hits 100 on World Rewilding Day

March 20, 2025
Today, rewilding initiatives and people across the world will celebrate World Rewilding Day with the theme #RewildingTogether. Rewilding Europe's European Rewilding Network, which has just seen its membership reach 100, showcases the power of collaborative action in scaling up the impact and benefits of nature recovery.
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Dutch Postcode Lottery boosts its funding for Rewilding Europe

March 17, 2025
Rewilding Europe is thrilled to announce that the annual support it receives from the Dutch Postcode Lottery has just increased to 1 million euros. This critical funding will enable us to continue our efforts to scale up rewilding and the wide-ranging benefits it delivers to nature and people across the continent.
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Rewilding Europe’s female landscape leaders are champions of change

March 7, 2025
Rewilding thrives on diverse perspectives, dedication, and motivation - qualities found in all our teams. This International Women's Day, we speak to the female leaders accelerating action in our landscapes to find out more about their passions, beliefs, and commitment to making Europe a wilder place.
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An interview with Jen Guyton: judge for the Rewilding Europe Award 2025

February 25, 2025
Photographers thinking of entering images for this year's Rewilding Europe Award still have time before the March 1 deadline. For inspiration and guidance, we talk to celebrated conservation photographer Jen Guyton, who will co-judge this year's entries.
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An interview with Peter Cairns: judge for the Rewilding Europe Award 2025

February 11, 2025
Submissions for the Rewilding Europe Award in this year's European Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition are eligible until March 1. As the deadline approaches, we talk to celebrated photographer and rewilding thought leader Peter Cairns, who will act as one of this year's judges.
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EXPLORE OUR REWILDING LANDSCAPES

We are selecting large pioneering areas in Europe, where we are working with our local partners to make our vision a reality.
We hope this provides inspiration for hundreds of other rewilding initiatives, all across the continent.

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In the spotlight

kids/ children engaging in the Southern Carpathians during the LIFE with Bison first release in May 2024

World Rewilding Day

Join our celebration of World Rewilding Day on March 20th, raising awareness of the benefits of wilder nature for wildlife, people and planet.

European bison at the Maashorst

Join our webinar | March 20 3PM CET

What does it take for people and nature to thrive alongside each other? Join our World Rewilding Day webinar to learn from the experts!

Rewilding Documentary Series

Step into the heart of Europe’s rewilding movement with our captivating documentary series.

Rewilding impact stories

The European rewilding movement has come a long way since Rewilding Europe was founded in 2011.
A series of  feature stories examines how the impact of rewilding has grown over the last decade.

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