From toddlers to policy makers: These rewilding illustrations are transforming our relationship with nature
There’s no denying rewilding is a complex topic to communicate about. It requires understanding whole-systems, ecosystem interactions, keystone species and interconnections within ecosystems. Storytelling can sometimes fall short of ecology – and not do justice to the complexity of Nature and the work of ecologists.
This is where illustrations come in: they can have an impact words alone cannot.
On September 15, 2025, we had the pleasure of hosting ecological illustrator and rewilder Jeroen Helmer and communicator and campaigner Anne-Marie Pronk from ARK Rewilding Netherlands in our Global Rewilding Communicators Network session. Having worked alongside ARK Rewilding Netherlandd for 36 years, Anne-Marie and Jeroen are well-acquainted with harnessing illustrations to support ARK’s ground work, shifting perception in favour of wild landscapes for nation-wide campaigns.
Credits: Jeroen Helmer – Ark Rewilding Netherlands.
