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‘Ben Goldsmith, joins Mongabay’s podcast to discuss nature restoration in his home country of England’ podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/m...
Rewilding England and the world, one acre at a time
Podcast Episode · Mongabay Newscast · 12/08/2025 · 57m
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‘This new Buy an Acre project will enable EcoMinga to expand the Olivier Currat Reserve by an additional 485 hectares (1,198 acres)’ www.worldlandtrust.org/news/2025/08...
New Buy an Acre project in Ecuador
We are delighted to announce a new Buy an Acre project in Ecuador, protecting the highly precious Olivier Currat Reserve.
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“Looking at the woodlands of Scotland and northern England, I know it would do extremely well here.” www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/lyn...
Lynx UK reintroduction: The benefits and challenges of returning carnivores to the British Isles | Natural History Museum
The return of the lynx could help to restore the UK’s countryside, but not everyone is convinced.
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“Rewilding is broadening our knowledge of nature in Britain, and throwing in some surprises along the way.” www.positive.news/society/weav...
Weaving a story of hope with nature recovery
Think big, act wild, goes the strapline at Rewilding Britain, which Sara King puts into practice every day. As well as advising UK rewilding hotspots, she coordinates the Rewilding Network, a communit...
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‘Rare species have returned to areas they have not been seen in for generations.’ www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Natural England hails recovery of 150 struggling species
Chair Tony Juniper celebrates successes but says ‘collective endeavour’ needed to halt country’s decline in nature
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‘We found increased exposure to extreme heat has reduced bird populations in tropical regions by 25–38% since 1950.’ theconversation.com/70-years-of-...
70 years of data show extreme heat is already wiping out tropical bird populations
A study using more than 90,000 scientific observations shows Earth is getting too hot for many tropical birds.
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Worst bleaching on record for Western Australian coral reefs www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Worst coral bleaching on record for Western Australian reefs
Scientists say the damage was caused by the
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“One way we can increase the number of climate winners is by managing habitats positively so that threatened species can benefit as well as widespread mobile species.” butterfly-conservation.org/news-and-blo...
Mediterranean butterfly spotted in the UK for the first time - twice!
Butterfly experts have been sharing their excitement after a species from southern Europe was confirmed to have been seen in the UK for the first time.Two sightings of the Southern Small White have no...
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‘Parts of Spain and Portugal likely to bear brunt of heat, while drought conditions sweep North America’ www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Weather tracker: Europe braces for another heatwave with highs of 44C
Parts of Spain and Portugal likely to bear brunt of heat, while drought conditions sweep North America
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‘Would You Like To See More White Storks In London?’ londonist.com/london/great...
Would You Like To See More White Storks In London? They Could Be Making A Comeback
A rewilding projects to bring back wild storks.
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“Native tree seeds will be collected by volunteers, prepared for sowing, then dispersed by drones over areas of ground burnt by a wildfire last year.” www.bbc.com/news/article...
Drones to scatter seeds over wildfire damaged land in Lochaber - BBC News
A nature restoration group is to target its Seeds from the Sky project at areas of a Lochaber estate.
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‘My Farm Trees is a digital platform that connects seed producers like Kamdem with farmers, seed collectors, and scientists.’ www.fairplanet.org/story/can-an...
Can an app restore Cameroon’s native forests? | FairPlanet
Cameroonian farmers are reforesting degraded land with the MyFarmTrees app, blending traditional knowledge, native trees, and digital innovation.
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“Field species have declined. Plants are disappearing. We are worried our children will not see them.” www.worldlandtrust.org/news/2025/08...
“Rangers are the last defence against climate change”: an interview with Environmental Defenders’ Keepers of the Wild
Why there’s still hope for reversing degraded land in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo — according to the people who make it happen
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“Ultimately, we all want the same thing: to see TB eliminated so that farmers, their livestock, and wildlife, can all thrive.” www.zsl.org/news-and-eve...
Farmer-led project on badger vaccinations begins | The Zoological Society of London
A new project is underway to explore the potential of badger vaccination as part of national control of devastating cattle disease
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Italy approves nearly $700 million in new subsidies for EVs www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Italy approves nearly $700 million in new subsidies for EVs
Italy has approved new subsidies worth almost 600 million euros ($698 million) for the purchase of electric vehicles as sales lag, the environment and energy ministry said on Friday.
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‘A young red-billed chough has successfully taken flight from a nest in Kent, marking the first such event in over two centuries’ www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Rare bird returning to county after 200 years of extinction
The red-billed chough vanished from Kent as a result of habitat loss and persecution
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‘A new peer-reviewed study has linked pesticides as likely cause to a mass die-off of Western monarch butterflies that occurred in 2024.’ www.ecowatch.com/monarch-butt...
Mass Die-Off of Western Monarch Butterflies Linked to Pesticides, Study Finds - EcoWatch
A new peer-reviewed study has linked pesticides as a likely cause to a mass die-off of Western monarch butterflies that occurred in 2024.
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‘Plastics are a “grave, growing and under-recognised danger” to human and planetary health’ www.theguardian.com/environment/...
World in $1.5tn ‘plastics crisis’ hitting health from infancy to old age, report warns
Plastic production has increased more than 200 times since 1950 and hits health at every stage from extraction to disposal, says review in the Lancet
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‘Biologists in Cuba, and specialists at the University of Nottingham, have teamed up with the goal of saving the six known species of Polymita.’ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Mission under way to save 'world's most beautiful' snails
Researchers in Cuba and the UK are working together to reveal the biological secrets of the beautiful but endangered Polymita snail.
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Plastic with a past: traceable pots made from reclaimed fishing nets www.positive.news/society/plas...
Plastic with a past: traceable pots made from reclaimed fishing nets
Discarded fishing gear is getting a second life as elegant, origami-inspired planters - thanks to a Glasgow-based startup transforming ocean waste into smart design
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‘Visitors to the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew are in for a treat, with the recent opening of one of its most ambitious projects to date – the Carbon Garden.’ theglossarymagazine.com/arts-culture...
Inside The Brilliant New Carbon Garden At Kew Gardens 2025
The Carbon Garden at Kew Gardens is a ground-breaking new space that explores the story of carbon and it's critical role in supporting life on earth
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“It’s a great opportunity to discover new things. And what we saw was quite amazing.” www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'Communities' of strange, extreme life seen for first time in deep ocean
A Chinese-led research team captures pictures of life at depths of more than 9km in the northwest Pacific Ocean.
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New documentary by Emmanuel Rondeau and Rewilding Europe – Central Apennines: A Story of Co-existence www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghtW...
Central Apennines: A Story of Co-existence | Documentary by Emmanuel Rondeau | Rewilding Apennines
YouTube video by Rewilding Europe
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‘London is leading the way in the movement to have pesticide-free public spaces, which are already the norm in Paris.’ www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Half of UK councils still use pesticides in public places, research finds
Pesticide-free movement has grown, but many local authorities still spray weedkiller linked to wildlife declines and cancer
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“The increased amount of birdlife, the addition of iconic species will create the most amazing wildlife spectacle which will drive people into the area.” www.countypress.co.uk/news/2534984...
Town council throws weight behind huge rewilding scheme for Sandown
Sandown Town Council (STC) yesterday evening agreed to throw its weight behind the plans.
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Can new technologies supercharge solar power? www.ft.com/video/236f19...
Can new technologies supercharge solar power? | FT Rethink
Solar is the fastest-growing source of renewable power and will be key to cutting emissions. The FT’s Rachel Millard investigates the latest solar cell innovations and inventions transforming the way ...
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‘Four rare Sumatran tiger cubs have been born at a Welsh Zoo, sparking new hope for the critically endangered species.’ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Largest Sumatran tiger litter in the UK born in Pembrokeshire
Endangered Sumatran tiger cubs are born at Pembrokeshire zoo.
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“The Wildlife Trusts have joined forces with business leaders including finance providers and developers to call for BNG to be embedded in all development plans, no matter their size.” www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/environ...
Environment and business leaders urge UK government to get biodiversity net gain back on track | The Wildlife Trusts
An open letter from industry leaders and environmental charities is published today urging the UK Government to get Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) back on track across England.
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