…by Arcadia, a charitable fund founded by Peter Baldwin and Lisbet Rausing. The area is already showcasing the benefits of allowing natural processes to create wild, naturally grazed landscapes, with…

…“Where needed, short-term intensive grazing, known as ‘targeted grazing’, can be combined with other actions such as mechanical clearing to further reduce fire risk.”   Added value Herds of free-roaming…

…these herds.” Further information on this and other aspects linked to natural grazing can be found in the leaflet “Natural Grazing: wild and semi-wild animals as landscape architects” issued by…

…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…

…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…

…of life. To witness the positive impact of our interventions in the landscape – to see natural processes such as natural grazing and scavenging reinvigorated and wildlife species of all…

…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…

…develop natural grazing projects in practice. This publication therefore targets area managers, reserve authorities, private landowners and other interested parties that work or have plans to start natural grazing on…

…up the case that natural grazing can improve biodiversity.   The Eurasian stone curlew is one of the species benefitting from the comeback of large grazers in the reserve. Getty…