Abstract: The practice of rewilding has been both promoted and criticized in
recent years. Benefits include flexibility to react to environmental
change and the promotion of opportunities for society to reconnect with
nature. Criticisms include the lack of a clear conceptualization of
rewilding, insufficient knowledge about possible outcomes, and the
perception that rewilding excludes people from landscapes. Here, we
present a framework for rewilding that addresses these concerns. We
suggest that rewilding efforts should target trophic complexity, natural
disturbances, and dispersal as interacting processes that can improve
ecosystem resilience and maintain biodiversity. We propose a structured
approach to rewilding projects that includes assessment of the
contributions of nature to people and the social-ecological constraints
on restoration. Sunday 28 April 2019
New Publication on rewilding !
Perino, A., Pereira, H.M., [..], Cortés-Avizanda,A.,[...] and Wheeler, H.C., 2019. Rewilding complex ecosystems. Science 364, DOI: 10.1126/science.aav5570
Abstract: The practice of rewilding has been both promoted and criticized in
recent years. Benefits include flexibility to react to environmental
change and the promotion of opportunities for society to reconnect with
nature. Criticisms include the lack of a clear conceptualization of
rewilding, insufficient knowledge about possible outcomes, and the
perception that rewilding excludes people from landscapes. Here, we
present a framework for rewilding that addresses these concerns. We
suggest that rewilding efforts should target trophic complexity, natural
disturbances, and dispersal as interacting processes that can improve
ecosystem resilience and maintain biodiversity. We propose a structured
approach to rewilding projects that includes assessment of the
contributions of nature to people and the social-ecological constraints
on restoration.
Abstract: The practice of rewilding has been both promoted and criticized in
recent years. Benefits include flexibility to react to environmental
change and the promotion of opportunities for society to reconnect with
nature. Criticisms include the lack of a clear conceptualization of
rewilding, insufficient knowledge about possible outcomes, and the
perception that rewilding excludes people from landscapes. Here, we
present a framework for rewilding that addresses these concerns. We
suggest that rewilding efforts should target trophic complexity, natural
disturbances, and dispersal as interacting processes that can improve
ecosystem resilience and maintain biodiversity. We propose a structured
approach to rewilding projects that includes assessment of the
contributions of nature to people and the social-ecological constraints
on restoration. 
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