Rewilding Nature

🌿 Scotland and Wales Lead the Way in Rewilding – A Model for Europe? 🌍

Rewilding is gaining momentum across the UK, with Scotland aiming to become the world's first ‘Rewilding Nation’and Wales launching its largest ecosystem restoration project. 🚀 Britain is one of the world’s most nature-depleted countries, ranking in the bottom 25% globally for biodiversity. The State of Nature report highlights the impact of intensive agriculture, climate breakdown, non-native forestry, and pollution on native species.

📉 The Alarming Decline in Wildlife: Scotland: Species abundance has declined by 15%, and 11 seabird species have dropped by an average of 49%since 1986. 🦅 Wales: Land and freshwater species have fallen by 20% since 1994, with 18% of native species at risk of extinction. 🌊

🚀 Rewilding as a Solution: ✅ Scotland’s Vision: A Rewilding Nation Charter proposes dedicating 30% of land and sea to nature recovery 🌱 80% of Scots support government-led rewilding policies 📊 A £200,000 public fundraiser was met in just 6 days, showing huge public support 💰 Efforts include restoring peatlands, woodlands, and marine ecosystems, creating jobs in nature restoration 🦌

✅ Wales’ Bold Action: Environmental group Tir Natur raised £45,000+ towards its £60,000 goal to restore a 1,000-acre site 🌲 Plans include reintroducing native trees, ancient cattle breeds, and natural grazing systems 🐂 Supporters can sponsor land and witness its transformation firsthand 📍

🐝 Signs of Success: Bumblebee numbers increased 116x in a Scottish rewilding site in just two years 🐝 Without intervention, red squirrel populations in Scotland would have declined—but they’re now stable! 🌰

With Leonardo DiCaprio and Brian Cox backing these efforts, could Scotland and Wales inspire a rewilding revolution across Europe? 🌍

Source: EuroNews Image: Pexels, Clement Prouste