Looking out across large-scale wildlife corridor in Africa. Credit: Endangered Wildlife Trust.Endangered Wildlife Trust, a longstanding Alliance Partner located in South Africa, operating throughout Southern and Eastern Africa, have been paving the way for large-scale...
Wildlife Preservation Canada: Durrell’s Legacy Lives On
Bumble Bee Release After Identification. Credit: Alex Bowman - WPCWildlife Preservation Canada (WPC), established in 1985 by Gerald Durrell, is Canada's leading organization dedicated to preventing species extinction. WPC utilizes a hands-on, science-led "Durrell...
Saksfjed Wilderness: The Return of Giants to Denmark
In Saksfjed Vildmark, Tauros bulls have been released - the species closest to the extinct aurochs. Photo: Frederik Josefsen - Saksfjed Vidlmark / Hempel FoundationThe Hempel Foundation’s The Wilderness in Denmark restores 2,500 ha of former farmland into...
Manaaki Kaimai Mamaku Trust: Restoring the Mauri of a significant New Zealand Forest
Pikopiko, young coiled fern fronds foraged for eating in Spring. Credit: Cam Neate for Manaaki Kaimai Mamaku TrustThe Manaaki Kaimai Mamaku Trust is a co-governed organization dedicated to restoring the mauri (life force) of the 37,000-hectare Kaimai Mamaku park in...
ORKCA: Rewilding Africa’s great migrations
Credits: ORKCAThe Orange River-Karoo Conservation Area (ORKCA) in southern Namibia is undertaking one of Africa’s largest transboundary rewilding projects, aiming to restore a landscape that was fragmented by farming and fencing. The project aims to bring back the...
Far & Few Luvhondo: Rewilding the Soutpansberg Mountains in South Africa
Giraffes in the bushes / Few and Far LuvhondoFew and Far Luvhondo is committed to protecting over 20,000 ha of South African landscape, some of which is part of the 'Vhembe Biosphere Reserve' that was designated in 2009 as a UNESCO biosphere reserve. Through...
WNPS PLANT: Forging Strategic Corridors for Endemic Protection in Sri Lanka
Credit: WNPS PLANTPreserving Land and Nature (PLANT) is a pioneering ecosystem restoration initiative in Sri Lanka, established in 2020 by the Wildlife and Nature Protection Society (WNPS), one of the world’s oldest conservation organisations. PLANT focuses on...
Broughton Sanctuary: Restoring our belonging to the land
Credit: Broughton Sanctuary Broughton Sanctuary is transforming over 1,030 hectares of former intensive sheep pasture into a diverse, resilient landscape in the UK. Since 2021, their Nature Recovery Programme has restored woodlands, meadows, wetlands and grasslands...
Sahara Conservation: The Historic Return of the Scimitar-Horned Oryx to the Sahel as a Symbol of Global Unity and National Pride
Credit: Habib Ali Hamit / Sahara ConservationThe Scimitar-Horned Oryx, extinct in the wild since the late 1980s, began its historic return to Chad's Sahel in March 2016. This success story, spearheaded by Sahara Conservation, the Government of Chad, and the...
Forêt & Naturalité: Restoring dynamic, thriving forests in Belgium
Credits: Forêt & NaturalitéForêt & Naturalité is a Belgian nonprofit advancing forest rewilding and ecosystem resilience by promoting free evolution, natural processes, and forest protection. Active since 2015, the organisation combines education, advocacy,...
Forest First Samithi: Empowering Local Tribal Communities as Guardians of the Ghats
Photo credit - Forest First SamithiForest First Samithi is a visionary organisation that has spent the last 15 years healing the degraded habitats of India’s Western Ghats, demonstrating that large-scale nature recovery is built on the revival of humble grasses, the...
Livingseas Foundation: Reconnecting with Life Beneath the Waves
Credits: Livingseas Foundation Livingseas Foundation is a community-driven organization based in Bali, Indonesia, focused on large-scale coral reef restoration and ocean education. Active since 2019, Livingseas has built Bali’s largest restored coral reef, spanning...
Akae Conservancy: A Priceless Legacy for Colombia’s Wild Orinoquía
Credits: AKAE ConservaciónAkae Conservancy is Colombia’s largest private protected area, safeguarding 20,000 hectares of rewilded grasslands, wetlands, forests, and savannas in the Orinoquía region. Formerly cattle ranchland, Akae was transformed by a family-led...
ReefWatch: A Blueprint for Science-led Marine Ecosystem Restoration in India
Credit: ReefWatch Marine ConservationReefWatch Marine Conservation is a science-led marine restoration organization based in India, working since 1993 to protect and restore coastal and ocean ecosystems. Through their flagship Re(ef)Generate program in the Andaman...
Giving an Entire Continent a Voice: Antarctic Rights Joins the Global Rewilding Alliance
Credit: Antarctic RightsAntarctic Rights is pioneering the vision to recognize Antarctica and the surrounding Southern Ocean as a living entity with intrinsic legal rights. Their work, which includes the Antarctica Declaration and the Antarctic Alliance, extends the...
Wild Africa: Share the ROAR for a wilder Africa
Credit: Wild AfricaWild Africa is a conservation organization that uses powerful, locally led storytelling to protect Africa’s wildlife and wild spaces. Through billboards, radio, TV, social media, music, and public service campaigns, Wild Africa amplifies African...
Marine Conservation Cambodia: restoring life to Cambodia’s waters and building community resilience
Marine Conservation Cambodia is the first to capture a dugong on drone footage in Kep. Cambodia. Credit: MCCMarine Conservation Cambodia is a leading marine conservation NGO protecting Cambodia’s southern coastal ecosystems since 2008. They combine science, community...
Naturefuture: Enabling India’s grassroots ecological heroes
Credits: NaturefutureThe Global Rewilding Alliance welcomes Naturefuture, a platform for amplifying funding for conservation across India. Their digital platform serves as a bridge that connects corporations and philanthropists with diligently vetted NGOs working for...
Inga Foundation: Heal Land for Farming and Nature Recovery
Credit: Inga Foundation The Inga Foundation promotes Inga Alley Cropping as a sustainable alternative to 'Slash and Burn' agriculture, which destroys tropical rainforests. Developed by founder Mike Hands, this revolutionary method integrates fast-growing,...
Belmont Estate: The power of collaboration and reconnecting with Nature
Credit: Belmont EstateBelmont Estate is dedicated to restoring biodiversity and combating climate change across three UK sites. Originating from one family's wish to reconnect with nature, the main estate uses natural grazing with cattle and ponies to create diverse...
Rewilding the Scottish Highlands: Creating Steps for Large-Scale Recovery
Golden Eagles. Credit: Mark Hamblin. Scotland The Big Picture Rewilding Affric Highlands is leading the UK’s largest rewilding project, transforming 200,000 hectares of the Scottish Highlands. The community-led initiative seeks to reverse centuries of deforestation...
Itombwe Génération pour l’Humanité: Saving our Wildlife and Forests
Credit: Itombwe Generation pour l'HumaniteItombwe Génération pour l’Humanité (IGH) is a community-powered NGO in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Itombwe Mountains, dedicated to preserving this critical biodiversity hotspot. Operating within the Albertine Rift, IGH...
Bright Green Nature: Rewilding Landscapes, Reconnecting Communities
Impala Antelopes locking heads in savannah ecosystem. Credit: H.Bieser from pixabay.In this short interview, Joe Gray and Eileen Crist talk to us about a recently published book that they co-edited: Cohabiting Earth: Seeking a Bright Future for All Life (SUNY Press,...
Sekakoh: Collaboration towards a wilder Cameroon
Nocturnal Primates survey team in Kom Village. Photo credits: Sekakoh Sekakoh is a passionate NGO in Cameroon dedicated to safeguarding the nation's rich biodiversity under the motto, “Living in Harmony with Nature.” They operate in vital landscapes like Kom Forest,...
When One Elephant sparks a 400km corridor: Eden to Addo Corridor Initiative
StrangeFoot-Oupot. Photo credit: Eden to Addo Corridor InitiativeInspired by a single elephant, the Eden to Addo Corridor Initiative aims to create a vital 400km conservation corridor. Located in South Africa, this ambitious project seeks to link the protected areas...
Reimagining Our Own Habitats: Dhun’s Blueprint for Regenerative Living
Monsoon at Dhun (July 2023). Credits: DhunDhun is a pioneering, regenerative neighbourhood in arid Jaipur, India. It transformed 500 barren acres into a biodiverse, water-positive habitat (restoring water, planting 300,000+ trees), and is India's first real estate...
Phillip Island Nature Parks: healing country rooted in science and community
Eastern barred bandicoot. Credits: Phillip Island Nature ParksPhillip Island Nature Parks, a new Alliance Partner located in Australia, is dedicated to a successful community-led rewilding effort focused on healing the island's biodiversity and "keeping Country...
Wildwood Trust: Rediscover the rhythm of British wildness
Wildwood Trust are home to two adult bears called Fluff and Scruff and one younger bear called Boki. Fluff and Scruff were rescued from a breeding centre in Romania. WIldwood's aim is to give the bears the most natural life possible, and a chance to express natural...
Apis Arborea: Securing Futures for Wild Honeybees
Credits: Apis Arborea Partner Organisation: Apis Arborea Location: USA The Global Rewilding Alliance has grown to a strong network of over 270 organisations that are restoring nature across the globe. This week, we are delighted to welcome Apis Arborea, a leader in...
Continental Rewilding: How Australian Wildlife Conservancy is Healing Country
Golden Bandicoot. Credits: Australian Wildlife Conservancy Partner Organisation: Australian Wildlife Conservancy Location: Australia Across Australia’s sweeping deserts, ancient savannas, and misty mountain forests. From the Top End to temperate bushland, our new...
West African Conservation Network: Guardians of the Region’s Wild Heritage
Buffon's Kob. Credits: Neil Bowman from Getty Images Partner Organisation: West African Conservation Network Location: Nigeria The West African Conservation Network (WACN), our newest Alliance Partner, was born from a strong urge to restore West Africa’s vibrant...