Conservation: Meeting biodiversity targets through rewilding

Henrique M Pereira; Jes Hines; Néstor Fernández

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2024.08.052

Conservation: Meeting biodiversity targets through rewilding

Curr Biol. 2024 Oct 21;34(20):R918-R921. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.08.052.

Authors

Henrique M Pereira¹, Jes Hines², Néstor Fernández³

Affiliations

¹ German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany; Institut für Biologie, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany; CIBIO (Research Centre in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources)-InBIO (Research Network in Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology), Universidade do Porto, Vairão, Portugal. Electronic address: hpereira@idiv.de.
² German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany; Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany.
³ German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany; Institut für Biologie, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany.

PMID: 39437727
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.08.052

Abstract

Rewilding is gaining popularity as a restoration approach that promotes passive ecological succession or the active reintroduction of keystone species. A new study identifies the best areas for rewilding in Europe to meet the ambitious 2030 biodiversity protection targets.

MeSH terms

Animals
Biodiversity*
Conservation of Natural Resources* / methods
Ecosystem
Europe