…generation of eco-conscious individuals who value and understand the importance of preserving and restoring natural habitats, and who want to engage in nature recovery. Building engagement with people of all…

…boosted natural grazing and helped to attract tourists. Staffan Widstrand / Rewilding Europe In the second half of the twentieth century, Kartal Lake was isolated by a system of dykes…

…Reserve (Ukraine) and Verde e Moldova. “This project will see the reflooding of former polders, reconnection of lakes with the Danube and restoration of islands, all combined with natural grazing…

…and woodland. This has created a dynamic, braided river landscape that is allowed to flood and shift course naturally. This rewilding process has led to the spectacular natural recovery of…

…an open, mosaic and woodland condition as a result of grazing. Yet rising levels of land abandonment, leading to a reduction in livestock numbers, mean that low-intensity grazing is increasingly…

…can play a vital grazing role, opening up landscapes and enhancing biodiversity. To this effect, Rewilding Europe now supports natural grazing in 16 different pilot areas across nine countries. In…

…wildlife, while reintroduced herbivores now need no supplementary feeding due to the increased availability of natural grazing. “With the river now flowing freely, this project has proven that ecological river…

…are underway to re-establish montane scrub and increase natural grazing. Through rewetting, peatlands will be restored to the vibrant, carbon and water-storing ecosystems they once were. Wildlife set to benefit…

…grazing animals in open spaces and strips in the forest, act as natural firebreaks. This role of large herbivores was taken over during the last millennia by domesticated livestock. Until…

…natural rhythms Following their release into the wild in 2019, the free-ranging European bison of the Rhodope Mountains have gradually started to occupy their unique ecological niche, helping to restore…