Leaving #forests unmanaged and allowing them to regenerate on their own accord is a #rewilding approach known as proforestation🌲 Researcher Lucia Seebach is leading our work to assess its effects on the #climate and forest #Biodiversity! 🪲 👉wildcard-project.eu/assessing-the-…

Guess what we're doing in these impressive old-growth forests❔ 🔹Thanks to the University of Sarajevo, we're selecting sites in 2 mixed forests where no harvests took place since 1878! ⚖️ They can serve as benchmarks for understanding long-term #carbon & #biodiversity dynamics

Are you looking for a PhD or Postdoc position on the topic of #rewilding? 🧑‍🎓 If so, check out our two new openings, the first on quantifying #carbon trajectories & #biodiversity, and the second on #soil microbial #ecology! ▶️wildcard-project.eu/were-hiring-ne…

📜New paper! Comparing #carbon monitoring approaches in old-growth #forests 🌳Our new study shows that the largest EU forest carbon sinks are in the Dinaric Alps and a few large trees (5%) concentrate a high amount of carbon stock (36%) Università di Udine Università di Torino 🔗wildcard-project.eu/new-paper-comp…

🤿 This #BiodiversityDay, join us for a dive under the surface to explore the deep complexities of #rewilding! 🌱In this new blog post, we explore different pathways to rewilding and how they build on various ideas of human-nature relationships ➡️wildcard-project.eu/rewilding-navi…

#MeetOurExperts! Did you know that land abandonment is increasing in parts of Europe, making space for #forest regrowth, wild plants and animals? Pavel Šamonil is leading our work to assess the effects of #rewilding on abandoned farmland🌱 ➡️wildcard-project.eu/natural-rewild…

🌿What role will #rewilding play in implementing the new #EU #NatureRestorationLaw? 🇪🇺 We posed this and other questions to Gert-Jan Nabuurs, project partner in WILDCARD and Wageningen U&R Professor of European Forest Resources Check out his answers➡️wildcard-project.eu/the-eu-nature-…

If attending the #IUFRO2024 conference, drop by A9 and listen to the T1.4 Climate-Smart Forestry session, co-organised by ForestPaths, SUPERB, ForwardsEU, HoliSoils Project 🇪🇺, TRANSFORMIT project, and WILDCARD project 🔥 #FORESTPATHSatIUFRO24

Despite its many ecological benefits, #rewilding can be perceived very differently across various sectors of society 👩‍🌾👩‍🚒 Laura Bouriaud USV is leading our research on social preferences and innovative rewilding solutions Learn more about her work➡️wildcard-project.eu/social-prefere…

We’re proud to announce our partnership with UN Environment Programme as new members of the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration! We join the #GenerationRestoration movement supported by our initiatives SUPERB WILDCARD project @WildE_Europe efi.int/news/efi-joins…

🌱Exciting transformation in the Po Valley! 🇮🇹 Our partners Università degli Studi di Milano Parco Nord Milano are turning agricultural fields into resilient #forests to boost #biodiversity and tackle #ClimateExtremes using +3.600 trees & shrubs Watch the 🎥to see the impact: youtube.com/watch?v=7STJun…

Ever wondered what happens when #nature reclaims abandoned fields? 🌾 In a unique study spanning back to 1975, our Jihočeská univerzita researchers explored how #rewilding transformed abandoned farmland in the Czech Republic 🔍 Find out what they discovered: wildcard-project.eu/monitoring-veg…

Are you a #biodiversity data wiz looking for a job opportunity? Our partner Forest Research Institute Baden-Württemberg is hiring a Scientific Researcher with experience in statistical modelling & data analysis Caught your interest? 💭 Apply by 15 Dec : fva-bw.de/fileadmin/user…

Bosnia’s #forests aren't just #biodiversity havens. They're a testament to nature’s #resilience, a place of refuge & a reference for understanding ecosystems without human interference Read Wageningen U&R's Ajdin Starcevic new blog post on his field trip in Bosnia>wildcard-project.eu/into-the-wild-…

📌Mark your calendar for our policy event on #rewilding and the Nature Restoration Regulation Join us, CINEA 🇪🇺 wildE REWRITE_EU & SER Europe at this pioneering debate💬 📅 When? 19 March 2025 📍 Where? Brussels, Belgium ℹ️ Format: In-person wildcard-project.eu/policy-event-w…

Join our upcoming policy event in Brussels! We’re pleased to announce registration is now open for our event “When nature can do the job: Fostering co-benefits for people and the environment in view of the Nature Restoration Regulation”🌱 🔗wilde-project.eu/restoration-po…

Which regions of Europe are likely to experience #rewilding?🗺️ To find out, our partner Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (inactief) analysed land cover data through two lenses: 🌱 Rewilding through natural #forest expansion 🌲 Rewilding through proforestation Explore the results👉wildcard-project.eu/rewilding-hots…

🌿Discover our latest updates in the first edition of the #WILDCARD newsletter: 📍 Rewilding hotspots across Europe 🌳 Old-growth forests as Europe's highest continental carbon sinks 📢 Policy event on rewilding and the EU Nature Restoration Regulation 📩mailchi.mp/14fc0bcfb8b9/w…

📽️WILDCARD project has launched a series of videos that explain the steps for collecting soil samples. By collecting data on soil carbon and biotic communities, they aim to better understand how soils respond to rewilding. wildcard-project.eu/from-farmlands…

Are you a policymaker, stakeholder, researcher or restoration practitioner? Make sure you don’t miss our free event in collaboration with wildE REWRITE_EU SER Europe CINEA 🇪🇺 Register before 3 March to secure your place: 🔗 bit.ly/3OIzqKK 📅 19 March 2025