…The concept of rewilding – broadly the restoration of indigenous, natural ecosystems and processes – has blossomed in rural areas, from reintroducing wolves to Yellowstone Park to old-growth forestry in the Carpathian Mountains. Environmentalists believe the same principles can be applied to urban spaces.
Urban rewilding is an "approach that aims to increase ecological complexity in urban ecosystems with minimal to no management intervention in the long term," says Nathalie Pettorelli, senior scientist of the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) and lead author of its recent report Rewilding Our Cities.
The report sets out a suite of possibilities for interventions, from allowing wildlife to reclaim golf courses and develop around railway infrastructure, to boosting private vegetation and ending the management of parks to allow natural processes free rein. Measures "could also include active replanting and targeted species recovery efforts."
Potential benefits of restoring urban ecosystems could include strengthening resilience to climate change, reducing pollution, reversal of biodiversity loss, and healthier resident populations…
https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/22/world/urban-rewilding-tiny-forest-cities-future-scn-spc-intl
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