Campaigners present ‘#VisionOfHope’ for #Scotland to become #rewilding nation - #ScottishRewildingAlliance said the country can ‘lead the movement for global change’.

"We also need to support #nature to help address the #ClimateCrisis and to create a climate resilient Scotland. We know we must protect and restore the natural environment for future generations."

Nick Forbes
Wednesday 04 December 2024

"A campaign group calling for Scotland to be declared the world’s first '#RewildingNation' has presented the Scottish Government with proposals for rewilding 30% of the country’s land and seas.

"The Scottish Rewilding Alliance, a coalition of more than 20 conservation and nature-focused organisations, presented what it called its 'vision of hope' to Scotland’s climate action minister, Alasdair Allan, during a reception in Edinburgh.

"The alliance said rewilding 30% of Scotland can be achieved if ministers 'show leadership' and commit to 'meaningful action' to restore habitats including #peatlands, native #woodlands, #wetlands, #rivers and #seas.

"It said this can be achieved while maintaining and benefiting productive #farmland.

"Doing so, they said, would help tackle the connected nature and climate emergencies, and create benefits for people and local communities around health, jobs, sustainable food production, re-peopling, clean air and water, and healthy rivers and seas."

Read more:
https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/scotland-government-brian-cox-b2658647.html?trk=public_post_comment-text

#ProtectTheForests #SolarPunkSunday #NativePositiveApproaches #FoodSecurity #RestoringNature #OceansAreLife #LandIsLife #RestoreTheForests

"I am constantly getting questions from tourists about what predators we have. Do you have this? Do you have that? And I have to say no, to all of them. And I always feel that's a bit of a shame. People think: there's something missing there."

#LynxToScotland #RewildingNation #rewilding #scotland #nature

https://www.scotlandbigpicture.com/

I think animation will play a key role in promoting ideas such as rewilding, regenerative design, and forest gardens, it's the only way I think you can picture a changing landscape over hundreds of years (illustrating going back as well as going forward in time)
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RT @ChrisGPackham
A vision for the future . . . this is what a #RewildingNation could look like .

I’m on board !

https://twitter.com/ChrisGPackham/status/1362136703826358285