Help Scotland become a Rewilding Nation
Help us create a Rewilding Nation – together.
Imagine Scotland as a country filled once again with vast native forests, seas teeming with life and healthy ecosystems supporting the prosperity of communities.
This is Scotland’s opportunity to declare itself the world’s first Rewilding Nation, committing to nature recovery across 30% of land and seas for nature, climate and people.
As a member of the Scottish Rewilding Alliance (SRA), Rewilding Britain is campaigning to make it happen today. There are already more than 150 rewilding projects in Scotland, but we can do much more – the time is now to grow this groundswell of hope.
Why a Rewilding Nation, and why Scotland?
Imagine Scotland as a country filled once again with vast native forests, seas teeming with life and healthy ecosystems supporting the prosperity of communities. Although Scotland has won deserved praise for its rewilding efforts, along with the rest of the UK it’s still one of the most nature-depleted countries on Earth. Scotland is ranked 212 out of 240 countries and territories for the state of its nature.
That’s why, as part of the SRA, we’re calling for the Scottish Government to declare Scotland a Rewilding Nation and commit to nature recovery across 30% of our land and seas. This show of support could help set a clear path towards a wilder future for Scotland.
“Rewilding offers us a chance to breathe life back into our increasingly lifeless land and seas, revitalising natural processes, restoring missing species, enriching communities, and building resilience against the challenges we know the future holds.”
Sign the Rewilding Nation Charter
We’re calling on everyone who shares our hopes and vision to urge the Scottish Government: declare Scotland the world’s first Rewilding Nation and commit to nature recovery across 30% of our land and seas.
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Add your voiceScotland’s moment of opportunity
By declaring Scotland a Rewilding Nation, supporting existing rewilders and growing a groundswell of hope, Scotland could create a different future for itself. A greener, fairer Scotland, where rewilding creates benefits for people, climate and nature.
An exciting movement of rewilders is starting to turn the tide with more than 150 rewilding projects across Scotland, from community woodlands to landscape-scale partnerships. To name a few, there’s the pioneering buyout of the Tarras Valley by the Langholm Initiative community group, the opening of Trees for Life’s Dundreggan rewilding centre that will bring many more people closer to wild nature, and the restoration and protection of coastline by locally-led organisations such as COAST or Seawilding.
Progress hasn’t been easy for these groups so far, but we can help pave the way forward for these pioneering rewilders by demanding robust policy from the Scottish Government – and by declaring Scotland as a Rewilding Nation.
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The Scottish Rewilding Alliance
The Scottish Rewilding Alliance is a collaboration between like-minded organisations — including Rewilding Britain — who share a mission to enable rewilding at a scale new to Scotland.
Take action
Through the Rewilding Nation Charter we want to kickstart a chain reaction across Scotland, with as many as possible joining the call. The nature and climate emergencies may feel overwhelming – but we can all make a difference now by uniting behind a clear message and working together.
