A new 60,000-euro loan from Rewilding Europe Capital will help double the capacity of a Romanian guesthouse, located close to the European bison reintroduction area in Romania’s Southern Carpathian mountains. The investment supports the growth of nature-based tourism and strengthens the region’s emerging wild economy.
Supported by a loan from Rewilding Europe Capital, Dutch start-up Oyster Heaven is demonstrating that large-scale oyster reef restoration is possible. With Europe’s largest restored oyster reef now established, the company is showing how innovation and entrepreneurship can help revive one of the continent’s most valuable marine ecosystems.
A 40,000-euro loan from Rewilding Europe Capital will support the expansion of nature-based tourism company Ambieduca in Portugal’s Greater Côa Valley. By enabling the renovation of new visitor accommodation, the investment will contribute to the region’s flourishing nature-based economy.
Rewilding efforts are enhancing the remarkable biodiversity of Bulgaria’s Rhodope Mountains. Helping nature-positive businesses in the landscape turn ecological wins into unforgettable visitor experiences can deliver a more hopeful future for local communities and amplify wildlife comeback.
With support from Rewilding Europe Capital, a new boutique guesthouse has opened in Romania’s Southern Carpathians, strengthening nature-based tourism in the region. The beautiful new accommodation offers guests the chance to reconnect with nature and witness the positive impact of rewilding first-hand.
A pioneering loan from Rewilding Europe Capital has enabled one of a series of dams on the Stångån River in central Sweden to be removed. The removal represents an important step towards realising the free flow of water in the river, benefitting a range of fish and other wildlife species.
As Rewilding Europe’s enterprise loan facility, Rewilding Europe Capital has supported the growth of European nature-based businesses since 2014. A new strategy and set of targets will see this support scaled up through till 2030, amplifying the benefits for people and nature.
Helping nature heal can lead to prosperous local economies. Nature-based business networks are being developed in a growing number of our rewilding landscapes, enabling businesses and communities to benefit from nature recovery in a sustainable way. This, in turn, is generating more support for rewilding.
Rewilding Spain has signed its first agreement to protect an old-growth forest in the Iberian Highlands. A change in forest management will support natural regeneration, delivering benefits to both nature and people. With other owners of old-growth forests interested in signing similar agreements, there is significant scaling-up potential.
Pioneering start-up Oyster Heaven is working to restore populations of European native oysters across the North Sea and beyond. A loan from Rewilding Europe Capital will help the business scale up operations, with the restoration of this keystone species set to deliver wide-ranging benefits to people and nature.
