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What is rewilding and why is it important?

1 Rewilding and ‘big picture’ thinking

1.2 The principles of rewilding



Rewilding practitioners from across Europe have developed a set of 11 principles of rewilding. These help to characterise and guide rewilding in a European context.

Activity: Discover the principles of rewilding

Allow 10 minutes

The following video by Rewilding Europe provides an inspiring overview of the principles of rewilding.

Watch the video and note down the 11 principles.



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We will return to the rewilding principles later in this module. As this course progresses, you will learn how the principles are applied in practice in different rewilding scenarios.