As a geographer I thought I should take the opportunity of the first World Rewilding Day to offer up this brief tour of different versions of rewilding that are emerging around the world. All express the paradigm shift in conservation from managing things – species, habitats and sites - to a focus on restoring the
The print edition of my new book on rewilding arrived last week and, looking for a place for it in my bookcase, I realised that I placed my last book next to three classic volumes edited by Andrew Warren and Frank Goldsmith. These volumes, printed in 1974, 1983 and 1993 contain collections of essays from scientists and policy
I am pleased to announce publication of my new book on rewilding science co-authored with Cain Blythe It is the first multi-disciplinary account of the science the underpins rewilding as a conservation agenda and practice. My journey in rewilding science started back in 2005 when I took a group of students to visit rewilding areas
This article, written by Daniel Allen, is reposted from the Ecosulis Blog A new scientific paper reveals the huge value-generating potential of Brazilian protected areas. As the first high-profile application of the Natural Asset Framework, the analysis has worldwide implications. Framework first A new scientific paper, co-authored by Ecosulis Nature Recovery Lead Paul Jepson and
Each spring half term I go camping with my family and we visit a different British Isle. Its a week when I meet young conservationists out in the field - putting the hours in protecting tern colonies, showing visitors nesting peregrines, doing vegetation transects and the many other time-consuming seasonal tasks that conserving our nature
By Richard Ladle, Paul Jepson & Ricardo Correia Nature conservation was one of the defining cultural forces of the 21st century but there are indications that its influence is waning: research suggests protected areas are under pressure to justify their existence in the face of competition with other land uses and that societies as a
As part of the UK Green Film Festival last Saturday I was invited to be a discussant at the Oxford showing of Louie Psihoyos' documentary 'Racing Extinction'. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwxyrLUdcss The film is a visually engaging and emotive smorgasbord of environmental issues brought together under the narratives of extinction and the slaughter of sea-life, in particular sharks
Originally published in The Conversation on 21 April 2016 To mark Earth Day, Apple has launched Apps for Earth: a one week fundraiser for the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) involving 27 popular gaming and utility apps that have developed special paid-for content and an environmentally themed front page to the App store. This
Originally posted on May 16, 2014 to The Freshwater Blog A beautiful photograph of Lake Vendel, Sweden by BioFresh scientist Sonia Stendera In the coming weeks, this blog will transition to the new Freshwater Blog run by the MARS project. To mark this transition, Paul Jepson and Rob St. John discussed the process of running the BioFresh
Originally posted on the Freshwaterblog on 28 March 2014 Freshwater scientists are passionate about the state of freshwater life, but making our science relevant to policy means building a friendly dialogue with policy-makers. The recent Water Lives science-policy symposium was a land-mark for freshwater policy in the EU. It established a foundation of collegiate understanding
