Located in northeastern France, the Arc-Châteauvillain Integral Forest Reserve is naturally regenerating without human intervention. By allowing over 3,000 hectares of previously managed forest to evolve freely, the initiative is a living example of how natural processes can revitalise forests and amplify the benefits they deliver to nature, climate, and people.
French NGO TAKH is working to support the conservation of Przewalski’s horses in Europe and Asia. Membership of the European Rewilding Network will advance the team’s rewilding efforts, and enhance the recovery of this iconic animal and the benefits it delivers.
The “Reintroduction of Vultures in Madonie, Sicily” initiative is working to bring back griffon vultures in the Madonie Regional Natural Park in north-central Sicily. Membership of the European Rewilding Network will enhance its rewilding efforts.
The Tour du Valat Estate in the Camargue region in southern France is demonstrating how wetlands can be rewilded for the benefit of nature and people. Membership of the European Rewilding Network will enhance the estate’s rewilding efforts.
The Slikken van de Heen nature reserve in the Netherlands is showcasing the benefits of natural grazing. Joining the European Rewilding Network will enhance the reserve’s rewilding efforts and boost the network’s collective expertise.
Rewilding Europe is delighted to welcome the Wallasea Island Wild Coast Project to the European Rewilding Network. Comprising 850 hectares of tidal saltmarsh and mudflats, brackish lagoons, grazing marsh and freshwater grassland, as well as arable bird cover, this landmark conservation and engineering project represents the largest man-made marine wetland area in the United Kingdom. The addition takes the number of network members to 67 (including Rewilding Europe’s eight operational areas), distributed right across Europe.