Steve Carver

Advancing theory of change models for rewilding: an ecological recovery perspective - ECOS - Challenging Conservation Abstract Rewilding has emerged rapidly as a response to accelerating ecological degradation, prompting the development of theory of change (ToC) models intended to support its uptake across socially a...

New thought piece from Jess Fallon in ECOS on how ecological imtegrity underpins recovery. www.ecos.org.uk/advancing-th...

Hard to tell, but looks like it. We used 15min walk times to NE's ANGST+ data and LSOA population census. Always possible to improve these analyses though.

Join us this Friday for the last lecture of the series. @domspracklen.bsky.social will ask: Do forests make it rain? Join online/in person (followed by a drinks reception, everyone is welcome)
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Agreed. “Conservation” can be more about control in some societies rather than coexistence

You just need to look at "conservation" for game to answer that question.

Who Gets to Define “Coexistence”? Wolves, Policy, and the Power of Words As wolves return across Europe, a quiet debate is unfolding over what “coexistence” really means—and who gets to define it.

substack.com/home/post/p-... worth a read!

Nope

I’m retiring shortly. I *won’t* be switching my vote to Reform!

"I would do anything for my grandchildren"

Old news…
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Managing landscapes after land abandonment: afforestation, rewilding and restoration This collection invites insights on managing post-abandonment landscapes—afforest, rewild, restore—balancing biodiversity, climate resilience, and equity.

Call for submissions @springernature.com SDG programme collection on: Managing landscapes after land abandonment: afforestation, rewilding and restoration. Deadline for submissions 30 October 2026.
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New paper just out...
A new method for planning long-distance trails using wilderness quality mapping and trajectory data: A case study of the Taihang Mountain National Forest Trail in China
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"Large carnivores, although not limiting total herbivore biomass, shape community composition and size distribution, and promote spatial heterogeneity in biomass consumption (le Roux et al., 2019; Mas-Carrió et al., 2024)." Not in lil'old England they don't.

Wilding For Conservation: an exploration of rewilding in Britain - British Wildlife Wilding For Conservation: an exploration of rewilding in Britain Between the years of 2021 and 2025, British Wildlife magazine ran a series of articles under the title of ‘Wilding for Conservation’. T...

My review in their latest newsletter of @britishwildlife.bsky.social Wilding for Conservation is now out.
www.britishwildlife.com/wilding-for-... An important publication & resource.
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Better than the peer review of Prof Simon Denny’s “Sustainable Driven Grouse Shooting: a summary of the evidence”

UNEP Executive Director Inger Andersen shares a message for the Opening Ceremony of #IPBES12 YouTube video by IPBES Secretariat

The first-ever Business and Biodiversity assessment report provides decision-makers clear evidence on how business depends on nature, how they impact it & what it means for risk, resilience and long-term value.
— @ingerandersen.bsky.social, @unep.org Exec. Director

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Interesting article but as I always say “don’t confuse biodiversity [and culturally mediated landscapes] with naturalness and wildness, they’re not the same things.” That said I’m very suspicious of de-extinction just as with domestic proxies.

It’s not an uncommon trope. Have a read at Scribehound. Ok, something of an echo chamber for the “country set” but gives one a flavour. I’m about the only rewilding voice on there …which can be fun!

Aka Derek Gow?

Ok, so money spinner?

That was my understanding. So Knepp introduction is just a vanity project?

And white storks?

This is my go-to paper to point out that significant long-distance trade in wildlife is an ancient phenomenon- here macaws were traded from AD 700 from Meso into North America. Advocates of reintroductions of charismatic species based on sparse remains often conveniently overlook the role of trade.

@moorlandassoc.bsky.social I notice you blocked me on facebook for a similar post. Why I wonder?

Looks like it's been up a chimney!

Beavers to be released in South West England in coming weeks Natural England has approved the release of beavers at two projects in South West England.

Release the Beavers www.gov.uk/government/n...

I thought you might be interested in this as is relevant to objection to aims of NR3 - Nature Recovery Trees and Scrub. As you say it depends on location in respect to sensitive GNB areas, but as these maps/conclusions demonstrate native woodland regeneration and GNBs need not be mutually exclsuive.

I thought you might be interested in this as is relevant to objection to aims of NR3 - Nature Recovery Trees and Scrub. As you say it depends on location in respect to sensitive GNB areas, but as these maps/conclusions demonstrate native woodland regeneration and GNBs need not be mutually exclsuive.

A couple more new pieces in progress. #painting #acrylic #art

Australia’s land-use squeeze Mongabay recently launched the Australian Biodiversity Special Reporting Project, which will produce sustained, high-quality journalism on Australia’s unique wildlife, ecosystems, and the threats…

Australia’s land-use change is steadily shrinking and fragmenting native habitat, especially along the east coast and in the north.

Even where land isn’t fully cleared, fragmentation leaves wildlife more vulnerable to fire, heat and collapse — outpacing conservation efforts.