REWILDING IS
ALREADY WORKING BOTH AMBITIOUS & REALISTIC PRACTICAL HOPE ANCHORED IN SCIENCE MOBILISING THE POWER OF NATURE
We’re Turning the Tide for Nature, Climate & People.Restoring Functional Nature for All.
NATURE’S HEALING POWER UNLEASHED:
SECURING A STABLE & HOPEFUL FUTURE
The Global Rewilding Alliance is a worldwide organisation working with rewilders on every continent to help nature heal itself and secure a thriving future for people, nature and planet.
By initiating the comeback of numerous wildlife species and working hand-in-hand with indigenous and local communities, rewilding is restoring healthy ecosystems. These functional ecosystems capture vast amounts of carbon, provide fresh air and clean water, and stabilise extreme weather - they are vital to our prosperity, survival, and security.
Rewilding provides practical hope based on real, positive action.
Nature possesses the incredible ability to rebound, but it does need our help! Organisations, environmental scientists, policymakers, businesses and citizens, this is our call to unite to create a rich, diverse, resilient world.
WHAT'S NEW?
Recent highlights from the world of Global Rewilding...
Rewilding In Action: Wetlands & Other Thematic Focused Work For Global Impact
We are connecting partners around key rewilding themes such as Wetlands, Rangelands and Climate, as well as advocacy targets like the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).
By aligning our efforts globally, we amplify our collective impact, influencing global awareness, policies, and decisions that ultimately shape national and local rewilding agendas.
IUCN launches Global Guidelines for Rewilding – a Paradigm Shift in Global Conservation
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has released its groundbreaking “Guidelines for Rewilding”, a landmark document offering guidance for implementing rewilding projects worldwide. Developed by the IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM) and its Rewilding Thematic Group, this document represents a historic milestone for global conservation — one that places rewilding at the center of the world’s nature recovery agenda. These Guidelines will undoubtedly catalyse greater recognition and engagement from governments, international institutions, and practitioners worldwide, as the global rewilding movement stands ready to scale up its impact.
Credits: Mlharing from Getty Images
12 Principles of Rewilding: Rewilding Practitioners Putting Theory in Action
Rooted in interconnectedness, hope, and collaboration, the 12 principles of rewilding guide practice to heal degraded lands and seas while protecting what remains intact. They provide a global framework for restoring ecosystems by working with nature and communities.
Credit: Grégoire Dubois
THE GLOBAL REWILDING ALLIANCE, AS SEEN IN...
Our research is taking the world by storm, making it clear that we can stabilise the climate and create positive change in which both people and nature thrive. Rewilding is the powerful, proactive, and inspiring solution we all need.
This may be the most important scientific study I’ve ever read
Glenn Horowitz - Mighty Earth
Rewilding Superpowers
Capturing carbon & mitigating climate change in an effective & cheap way
Rebuilding natural resilience against floods, droughts, wildfires & alien species
Reducing the risks of pandemics like COVID-19
Enhancing ecosystem services for clean water, fresh air, and thriving landscapes
Are You Ready to Rewild?
Listen to Malaika Vaz of Untamed Planet talk about the growing global rewilding movement in this short inspirational video
WE ARE THE GLOBAL REWILDING ALLIANCE
Together, since 2021, our alliance partners are influencing the rewilding of approaching
2.2 million square kilometers of land (that's almost half the size of the USA) and 5 million square kilometers of sea.
(Figures updated January 2026)
Alliance Partners
Countries involved
Sq.km of land
Sq.km of sea
GLOBAL REWILDING ALLIANCE PARTNERS
Terrestrial and Marine
47
Partners
in North America
70
Partners
in Europe
46
Partners
in Asia
40
Partners in
Central & South America
47
Partners
in Africa
4
Partners
in the
Middle East
15
Partners
in Oceana
+29
Global / Multi-Continent Partners
REWILDING
is about restoring the web of life from cities to the wildest places on the planet, by taking the long-term view, and embracing natural solutions to environmental, social and economic challenges
How to be a rewilder
We all have a part to play, here’s what you can do:
- I’m a rewilding organisation
Become an Alliance Partner and learn from our global network of rewilders. More... - I’m a scientist
Be a part of a growing movement of scientists influencing the state of the Earth. More... - I’m a policymaker
Discover how rewilding is a key solution to climate change and reducing biodiversity loss. More... - I’m a business
Learn how your business can be a part of the solution and help rewild the world. More... - I’m a citizen
Be a supporter of the rewilding movement wherever you are in the world. More...
PROTECT.RESTORE.REWILD.
WE HAVE 2 GOALS
Mainstreaming rewilding
We are dedicated to translating science into policy and best practice globally. Our goal is for everyone, everywhere, to recognize rewilding as a beautiful, inspiring, hopeful, and most importantly proactive proven solution.
We are building a global movement
Restoring nature’s balance is only possible when supported by people. The Global Rewilding Alliance is a driving force, mobilizing the wordwide rewilding community and uniting people to restore Earth's wild spaces, stabilise the climate, combat mass extinctions, and mitigate the risk of future pandemics.
AND 4 WAYS TO MAKE THEM HAPPEN
1
We Gather Evidence
Safeguarding biodiversity is an essential act to sustain life as we know it. We advance the rewilding movement with world-class science, evidence, and ideas proving that rewilding needs to be at the centre of environmental policy and action.
2
We Advocate For Change
Based on our strong scientific evidence and increased public support, we influence policy and call for the restoration of wildlife populations to be included as a key nature-based solution.
4
We Inspire Communities
We raise awareness on rewilding and share practical hope for everyone. We invite people everywhere to understand rewilding and to participate in this inspiring movement.
3
We Accelerate Rewilders’ Journeys
We build partnerships with organisations and local communities to create the movement for rewilding and ecological restoration. We support our Alliance Partners by helping them connect to one another, learn from each other and work together towards shared goals.
Which feeds back into the first stage, gathering evidence to advance the rewilding movement. And so the cycle continues.
Restoring wildlife and whole ecosystems to reinstate the life-supporting functions of nature. This has the potential to draw down vast amounts of carbon, stabilise the climate and create the better future we all dream of.
WILD STORIES:
A selection of recent articles from the GRA blog
Akae Conservancy: A Priceless Legacy for Colombia’s Wild Orinoquía
Akae Conservancy is Colombia’s largest private protected area. Formerly cattle ranchland, Akae was transformed by a family-led decision to protect nature, highlighting the growing role of private and family stewardship in global rewilding efforts. The reserve protects rivers and wetlands that hosts exceptional biodiversity, including Jaguars, Pumas, Ocelots, Giant Anteaters, and over 250 bird species.
Credit: Akae Conservancy
ReefWatch: A Blueprint for Science-led Marine Ecosystem Restoration in India
ReefWatch Marine Conservation, based in India, has been working since 1993 to protect and restore coastal and ocean ecosystems. ReefWatch restores coral reefs, rescues and rehabilitates sea turtles and cetaceans while generating critical ocean health data. Complementing this, ReefWatch’s Ghost Net Retrieval and buy-back programs prevent plastic pollution by partnering with fishing communities and promoting circular economy solutions.
Photo credit: ReefWatch Marine Conservation
Giving an Entire Continent a Voice: Antarctic Rights Joins the Global Rewilding Alliance
Antarctic Rights is pioneering the vision to recognise Antarctica and the surrounding Southern Ocean as a living entity with intrinsic legal rights. This initiative addresses a governance gap, which currently lacks direct representation for the Antarctic ecosystem, extending the global Nature Rights movement to the only continent without sovereign ownership. By promoting guardianship, they are strengthening cross-continental guardianship of Antarctica’s critical ecosystems and climate-regulating functions.
Photo credit: Antarctic Rights
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