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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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New genetic tool for Asian elephant conservation management
- Wageningen University & Research and Blijdorp Zoo are developing a tool to uncover the DNA of Asian elephants in the wild. To this end, some... -
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. -
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...
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...
Publications about rewilding
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Enhancing ecological integrity while preserving ecosystem services: Constructing soft‐sediment islands in a shallow lake
Ecological Solutions and Evidence (2021), Volume: 2, Issue: 3 - ISSN 2688-8319 -
Fragmentation and translocation distort the genetic landscape of ungulates: red deer in the Netherlands
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Ecological and evolutionary dynamics of elephant rewilding
Animal Sentience (2020), Volume: 5, Issue: 28 - ISSN 2377-7478 -
Fragmentation and Translocation Distort the Genetic Landscape of Ungulates : Red Deer in the Netherlands
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution (2020), Volume: 8 - ISSN 2296-701X -
Conflicts forever : Understanding the role of conflicts in conservation tourism
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): V.R. van der Duim, co-promotor(en): M. Duineveld - Wageningen: Wageningen University - ISBN: 9789463439503 -
Reality effects of conflict avoidance in rewilding and ecotourism practices–the case of Western Iberia
Journal of Ecotourism (2019), Volume: 18, Issue: 4 - ISSN 1472-4049 - p. 316-331. -
Naya is the 1st known wolf in Belgium in over 100 years — and she may be looking for a mate
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Risks and opportunities of trophic rewilding for arthropod communities
Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences (2018), Volume: 373, Issue: 1761 - ISSN 0962-8436 -
The superior effect of nature based solutions in land management for enhancing ecosystem services
Science of the Total Environment (2018), Volume: 610-611 - ISSN 0048-9697 - p. 997-1009. -
Het Deelerwoud: Wild en bijster land