Ecosulis will carry out a biodiversity survey and help the town enhance its green spaces and wildlife.
The common kingfisher: frequently sighted along the waterways of Bradford on Avon. Credit: Alcedo Atthis.
As the first multi-disciplinary account of rewilding science, the groundbreaking publication is intended to advance the theory and practice of rewilding and underlines Ecosulis's commitment to nature recovery.
As Ecosulis Nature Recovery Lead Dr. Paul Jepson explains, there's never been a better time to rewild your garden.
Rewilders great and small
Wild nature is currently at a low ebb in Britain: once common birds and insects have suffered sharp declines because our landscapes are too intensively managed and treated with chemicals. Rewilding - as the hopeful and exciting science and practice of ecological recovery - can help nature bounce back and recover its vibrant abundance.
At this year's PlantLife debate, a panel comprising Professor Dieter Helm (University of Oxford), Clare Pillman (Chief Executive Natural Resources Wales), Dr. Trevor Dines (PlantLife Botanical Specialist) and Ecosulis Nature Recovery Lead Dr. Paul Jepson discussed the question of whether rewilding works for plants. The following blog is based on Dr. Paul Jepson's response.
Co-authored by Ecosulis Nature Recovery Lead Dr. Paul Jepson, a new paper by Oxford University scientists suggests that the landscape-scale rewilding of the Arctic tundra is economically viable and could play a significant role in slowing global warming.
Rewilding offers solutions to our current climate and nature emergencies. Today 15 leading European rewilding organisations are calling for a wilder Europe and the inclusion of rewilding in the European Green Deal and EU Biodiversity Strategy post-2020.
A call to collaborate
By providing and enhancing nature-based solutions, the restoration of wild nature can help us address some of society's greatest challenges.
As "nature's engineers", beavers can be useful partners in flood mitigation.
A growing realisation
The recently released Glover Review calls for radical changes in the way England's underperforming national parks are managed. Those changes should be based on the comprehensive and cutting edge assessment of both biodiversity and people.
Snowdonia National Park. Photo: Daniel Allen
Seizing the moment
Sara King, the Ecosulis Biodiversity Assessment Specialist, recently attended the Scotland Big Picture Rewilding Conference. She was inspired by what she heard and saw.
The phrase "thinking like a mountain" was coined by American writer and philosopher Aldo Leopold - it encourages us to take a holistic view of entire ecosystems and their interconnectedness.
A new scientific paper reveals the huge value-generating potential of Brazilian protected areas. As the first high-profile application of the Natural Asset Framework, the analysis has worldwide implications.
Protected Areas - both in Brazil and across the world - could generate far more value for both nature and people. Image: Daniel Allen
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