Dossier
Rewilding
By giving space to nature and natural processes, ecosystems can recover. Wageningen scientists are investigating the opportunities for the rewilding of areas in the Netherlands and Europe. This can be done, for example, by giving more space to rivers, improving connections between land and water, or returning large herbivores and predators to ecosystems. Rewilding can thus contribute to improved biodiversity and more wildlife, and offer solutions for the effects of climate change, such as reducing the risk of floods and wildfires.
Since 2020, Wageningen has the first special chair in Rewilding Ecology in Europe. The chair and the research have been made possible in part by NIOO-KNAW and Rewilding Europe.
News about rewilding
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Diverse forests hold very large carbon potential
- New study estimates that natural forest recovery could capture approximately 226 Gigatonnes (Gt) of carbon, but only if we also reduce greenhouse gas... -
Arjen Buijs appointed UHD-1 on inclusive NBS governance
- As of 1 July, Dr. Arjen Buijs has been promoted to Associate Proessor-1, which also grants him promotion rights at Wageningen University. -
MSc thesis topic: From croplands to urban: land cover change in the Netherlands
- This MSc topic will use the Land Use Database of the Netherlands to investigate land use changes in the Netherlands. -
Outdoor Labodyratory - Koen Arts & Reineke van Tol
- Reineke van Tol and Koen Arts invite you to engage your bodies in the context of relational, nature-based learning. After a brief introduction,... -
Why seagrass needs space
- Seagrass: green leaves swaying in the currents. Fish weave their way through, and sea turtles graze. They’re always on their guard, watching out...
News 2012-2021
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A landscape without people can be detrimental to biodiversity
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Large herbivores can reduce fire risks
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Reversing extinction through re-wilding: the case of China’s Père David’s Deer
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Rewilding nature in the Netherlands and Europe
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Re-rooting the Dutch food system: from more to better
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Liesbeth Bakker appointed as Special Professor Rewilding Ecology in Wageningen
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Preserving Nature: Artificial Intelligence against Green Violence
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Successful KIGO European Nature Entrepreneurship concludes with symposium in Velp
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Symposium The Business of Nature Conservation inspires European Wilderness
Research on rewilding
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Narratives and perceptions of rewilding
Rewilding aims to restore ecosystem dynamics and natural processes, while reducing past and present unsustainable human influences. However, without... -
Rewilding Ecology
I aim to contribute to the UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration (2021-2030) by studying the opportunities and impacts of ecosystem restoration by... -
Rewilding for climate and biodiversity
wildE is a Horizon2020 project proposing a multi-disciplinary research and innovation programme that addresses the climate-biodiversity nexus in tight... -
Wild Experiments
The project examined the history, politics and geographies of rewilding, which is emerging as a new paradigm for wildlife conservation. It focused on...