REWILDING AS A BUSINESS
LIVELIHOODS
The practice of rewilding provides new economic opportunities by supporting livelihoods and income linked to the health and resilience of wild nature.
Across Europe, the ongoing success of rewilding initiatives is already leading to the development of new nature-based economies, providing a much-needed economic stimulus for rural communities. And in the UK, the rewilding of marginal land has already been proven to significantly boost job numbers and volunteering opportunities.
Driving viable nature economies.
Boosting rural economies.
Rewilding offers benefits that justify the investments in nature recovery and changes in land use that will be needed to make the rewilding vision a reality at scale.
In the UK, the business of rewilding will be increasingly impacted by the growing need and opportunity to create a land economy based on the services and benefits generated by natural asset restoration, creation and management.
This business of rewilding is driven by FIVE political commitments
To achieve carbon neutrality by 2050
To ‘leave nature in a better place than we found it’ through ecosystem restoration
To rapidly expand markets for natural capital credits
To transition rural payments from a subsidy to a public payment for public goods approach
To “build back better” after the Covid-19 pandemic
Coupled with this, investment markets are increasingly keen to finance rewilding initiatives. Major companies and institutions are looking to include offsetting as part of their aspiration to become both carbon neutral and nature positive (now an expected part of every organisation’s Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance strategy), and landowners are exploring and implementing nature-based business models.
In addition, the way that society attributes value to products and services – and consequently the way that people want to spend money – is also changing, with personalised experiences increasingly in demand. This, together with technological developments and a growing desire to spend leisure time closer to home, is translating into burgeoning business opportunities for areas with higher quality nature.
In short, a growing number of landowners, businesses and investment institutions are now taking financial decisions that support nature recovery.
Rewilding at Ecosulis.
As the UK’s foremost nature recovery and rewilding enterprises, we offer a range of rewilding advisory services, representing a creative end-to-end solution for those looking to rewild land and generate revenue from natural asset restoration.
Rewilding
The Radical New Science of Ecological Recovery
In 2020 Paul Jepson & Cain Blythe launched their first book.
We received overwhelmingly positive mentions from the Financial times, Publishers weekly, Isabella Tree (author of "Wilding") and many more.
You can learn more or get a copy from the link below.
