The Great Outdoors

Rewilding is often criticised – but it’s winning

EWILDING is about restoring the ecosystems on which life depends; it’s about having a healthier environment, greater biodiversity and wilder landscapes. This benefits everybody, not just those of us who love nature and wild places. Study after study has shown just how important the natural world is to people’s wellbeing and health. Yet at the same time nature is being destroyed at an ever faster rate. Rewilding is an essential and major part of slowing and reversing

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