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A campaign group calling for Scotland to be declared the world’s first “rewilding nation” has presented the Scottish Government with proposals for rewilding 30% of the country’s land and seas.
Paul Cargill, PA Scotland December 12, 2023 at 9:06 AM A remote ancient woodland containing Scotland’s oldest wild Scots pine has been saved by a rewilding charity from being lost forever.
The Trees for Life scheme would create a nature recovery area stretching from Loch Ness to Kintail on Scotland’s west coast. Rewilding project for half-a-million acres of Scottish Highlands launched
Affric Highlands [6] is a 30-year collaborative initiative by Trees for Life and Rewilding Europe who are working to restore woodland, peatland and riverside habitats in the Scottish Highlands. Rewilding supports nature, climate and people by boosting biodiversity, creating jobs, and supporting re-peopling.
Rewilding Britain has laid down 'five principles of rewilding' which it expects to be followed by affiliated rewilding projects. [ 97 ] [ 98 ] These are to support people and nature together, to 'let nature lead', to create resilient local economies, to 'work at nature's scale', and to secure benefits for the long-term.
Rewilding Britain is an organisation founded in 2015 that aims to promote the rewilding of Great Britain. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is a registered charity in England, Wales and Scotland. [ 3 ] [ 4 ]
A campaign calling for Scotland to become the first Rewilding Nation in the world, backed by Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio, has raised more than £200,000 in less than a week.
Alladale Wilderness Reserve is a 23,000-acre (93 km 2) highland estate in the Caledonian Forest in Sutherland, in the Scottish Highlands.The estate was purchased in 2003 by conservationist and philanthropist Paul Lister, who hopes to recreate a wooded landscape and reintroduce native animals including predators such as the Scottish wildcat and the wolf.