Marine rewilding

7 Working at seascape scale

Like on land, we need transformative change in how the seas are used to allow natural processes to recover. Moving on from species and habitats, there is an increasing recognition that marine recovery has to happen at ‘seascape’ scale.

Active restoration efforts are costly. Breeding, transporting and reintroducing species, and manually planting seagrass is expensive work. Costs are higher than on land as scuba equipment, trained divers and expensive safety gear are essential.

For this reason, rewilding offers an excellent approach to restoring the seas. Letting nature lead and intervening only when needed means that the costs involved in nature recovery are kept to realistic values.

Click on each icon below to learn more about how, in the sea, rewilding at seascape scale can mean combining the following.

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