…of natural grazing for increasing biodiversity and decreasing the risk of wildfire. Fire has always been a natural process in the Greater Côa Valley landscape, but in recent years Portugal…

…made on the ground, with the European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) continuing to incentivize agriculture on marginal lands. Making natural grazing eligible for similar financial rewards would be a…

…the variation in vegetation structure. Nelleke de Weerd The Maashorst brings valuable experience in natural grazing processes – being one of the first sites in Europe to have European bison,…

…because of the many characteristics and effects of natural grazing. One of these characteristics is the fact that semi-natural grazers are hardly ever treated with insecticides against parasites. Due to…

In the Rhodope Mountains, extensive livestock grazing is helping to maintain the area’s nature-rich mosaic landscapes. Petar Mladenov / Alamy Stock Photo   A rich and varied landscape The sparsely…

…restore local food webs and enhance natural grazing. Wildlife comeback in the Velebit Mountains is also benefitting local communities. In partnership with Rewilding Velebit, Rewilding Europe’s work in the Velebit…

…and diverse audience, who gathered together in Barranco de la Hoz (De la Hoz Canyon), a spectacular natural site in Alto Tajo Natural Park, in Guadalajara Province. The area’s riverside…

…and red and fallow deer. They are focused on the recovery of natural landscapes, their natural processes (such as flooding and natural grazing), and associated flora and fauna across at…

…pine plantations. Following the establishment of this vast plantation, the natural grazing by feral bovines that had once contributed to the character of this landscape of dunes, moors and marshes…

…unsustainable hunting and poaching. The decreasing availability of natural prey for predators has the potential to increase predation on livestock, which could lead to co-existence challenges with farmers. It could…