Rewilding: the radical new science of ecological recovery
During 2018 I consolidated my scholarship on rewilding science, policy
Talking about writing rewilding at the Into-the-Wild festival
I spent an enjoyable weekend at the Into the-Wild Festival
Thinking rewilding in place. A short trek in the West Caucasuses
I have been trekking in the Western Caucuses. Along the way
Rewilding and best in show gardens: agreeing & disagreeing with Monty Don and Joe Swift
In episode nine of the BBC’s Chelsea flower show coverage, Monty Don
I’ve just spent eight days in Spain & Portugal and was blown away with the region’s rewilding potential.
I like nothing better than visiting areas with the rewilding
Is time to revert to the original meaning of national parks in global protected area policy?
Turning off Iceland’s snow-covered route 34 into the packed car
Rewilding and Floristic Novelty
On a June evening I took a walk in Urquhart
Eye of the Vulture
During the lockdown summer of 2020 an immature bearded vulture
Emerging geographies of rewilding
As a geographer I thought I should take the opportunity
What teenagers want from nature and how we can provide it
On 20th March 2020 over half-a-million 16-year olds were sent
Does rewilding expose a generation gap in the science of conservation?
The print edition of my new book on rewilding arrived last week and,
Rewilding: the radical new science of ecological recovery
I am pleased to announce publication of my new book
Backyard Rewilding
This blog was first published on the Ecosulis web-site on
Does rewilding work for plants?
First published on the Ecosulis blog on 9 March 2020
Arctic rewilding could mitigate climate change
This blog was fist published as a guest blog by
We have outlawed wilderness — can rewilding bring it back?
This opinion article was published in apolitcal on 19 November
“New pastoralism”: a vision to revitalise our national parks
This article was first pulished on the Ecosulis blog on
Brazilian protected areas failing to leverage their natural assets
This article, written by Daniel Allen, is reposted from the
Check, clean, dry: how can canoers help control the spread of invasive species?
This article was first published on the Freshwater Blog on
Rewilding & Nature Recovery
Popular articles Jepson, P. 2019. We have outlawed wilderness —
Conservation & Technology
Policy Concepts Chesney, C. John,& and Jepson, P. 2019 Blockchain
Conservation Culturomics
Ladle, R.J., Correia, R.A., Do, Y., Joo, G.J., Malhado, A.C.,
Governing Wildlife Trade
My interest in this topic started when I was heading
Community-based conservation of arapaima and giant turtles in the Amazon Basin
Originally published on the Freshwater Blog on 14 January 2019
London wants to become a ‘national park city’ – is that a contradiction in terms?
This article was originally published in The Conversation on 24
Rewilding’s next generation will mean no more reserves full of starving animals
This article was originally published in The Conversation on 11
Alagoas curassow: generating identity value from a species asset
It is a thoughtful moment looking into the eye of
Brazil’s Cerrado forests won’t be saved by corporate pledges on deforestation
This article by Sergio Carvalho and myself was published in
Photography is transforming British birdwatching
This article was first published in British Birds on 15
Back from the brink, but what next for Lear’s macaw?
In December 1978 the famous Brazilian ornithologist Helmut Sick made
Wild meat: rewilding and hunting
This article was published in Geographical Magazine on 15 June
Shooting for the Earth: Malta opti-hunt 2025
In 2012 I was invited by Cerry Levy to visit
Living landscapes as new natural assets
Good morning all, and thanks for the invitation to present
David Novillo: conservation entrepreneur and innovator
David Novillo opened his presentation to my Masters students with
Rewilding: why now?
On 19 April Rewilding Europe celebrated its 5th anniversary with a
Why doesn’t Teneife tourism make more of the canary?
Each March I take my MSc students on a field
Technology Empowered Conservation
This is the text of a presentation I made at
Ecospace, rewilding and the cow that didn’t die
On a Saturday afternoon in late November I went for
Six different ways to think about ‘extinction’
The WWF’s new Living Planet report highlights a 58% decline
The changing face of British bird watching
A slightly edited version of this article was publish by
Rewilding and the uplands: perspectives on valuing nature
Photo: Paul Jepson This is the text of
Investing in Rio State’s protected area assets: a short series of blogs
To coincide with the Rio Olympics we have posted a
Protected Area assets: a framework to restate the policy case for Brazilian PAs
In the last 30 years Brazil has significantly expanded its
Investing in Tamarin landscapes: an asset-based vision
By Paul Jepson, Richard J. Ladle and Susanne F. Schmitt.
Ilha Grande State Park generates massive life-quality value but maintaining this will require institutional innovation
By Paul Jepson and Richard Ladle Ilha Grande is a prize
Tres Picos State Park: utilizing transport infrastructure assets to generate value
Ten years ago Rio State invested in the creation of
When is river restoration rewilding?
Originally published on the Freshwaterblog on 24 June 2016 Back
To regain ground and confidence nature conservation needs policies that support rewilding
Originally published by Rewilding Britain, 7 June 2016 Paul Jepson
Five summer reads for forward-thinking conservationists
Each spring half term I go camping with my family
Can the internet reinvigorate conservation?
By Richard Ladle, Paul Jepson & Ricardo Correia Nature conservation
Rewilding needs an enabling policy environment
Originally posted at Geographical on 24 May 2016 Rewilding needs
Reflections on the homogenisation of conservation
Back in March I was asked to provide a
Racing extinction: attention grabbing but audiences need to be taken on journeys of deeper understanding
As part of the UK Green Film Festival last Saturday I
Five reasons why Tenerife’s protected area system is world class
In March I introduced my students to protected area professionals
Apple’s ‘Apps for Earth’ raise awareness – but that’s not enough
Originally published in The Conversation on 21 April 2016 To
Time to walk the talk
Originally posted to Geographical in Opinions 24 Nov 2015 When
Bring on the revolution
Originally published in Rewidling Britain Magazine on 3 Nov 2015
Rewilding isn’t about nostalgia – exciting new worlds are possible
First published in The Conversation on 15 July 2015 The
Five ways to stop the world’s wildlife vanishing
Originally published in The Conversation on 1 Oct 2014 Full
Maps in Action: Key Freshwater Biodiversity Areas and protected area network planning
Originally posted to the FreshwaterBlog on 30 May 2014 The
Why run a science blog?
Originally posted on May 16, 2014 to The Freshwater Blog
What happens when scientists and policy makers meet to talk about fresh-water life?
Originally posted on the Freshwaterblog on 28 March 2014 Freshwater
Ending songbird slaughter? There’s an app for that
First published in The Conversation on 10 Oct 2013 In
The Big Challenges for Freshwater Biodiversity Conservation
Originally posted on the FreshwaterBlog on 21 & 22 May
Vision the Isis 2020: An imagined future walk along the Isis from Folly Bridge to Iffley Lock
I wrote and shared this vison back in the Olympic