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Steve Carver

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Wildernista. Rewilding. Geographer. GIS. Old motorbikes. Professor of Rewilding and Wilderness Science, School of Geography @universityofleeds.bsky.social Co-Chair or IUCM CEM Rewilding Thematic Group.

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Steve Carver @landethics.bsky.social · 36m

Worth a look...
fzs.org/en/news/annu...

Annual Report 2024

A comprehensive summary of the FZS programs in 2024.

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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 1h

Policies enacted by seven nations and one international agreement have been recognized by the World Future Council for “top policy solutions.”

On this edition of Mongabay’s podcast, the council’s CEO, Neshan Gunasekera, shares key highlights of the eight World Future Policy Award laureates.

Pioneering policies and rights-of-nature rules win World Future Policy Awards

Policies enacted by seven nations and one international agreement have been recognized by the World Future Council for “top policy solutions for [humans], nature and generations to come.” On this…

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Steve Carver @landethics.bsky.social · 4h

Did he manage to get a shot off at the stoat?

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Wildlife and Countryside Link @wclnews.bsky.social · 4h

Restoring river corridors can protect against floods, clean our water, & boost wildlife🐟

Yesterday, MPs joined calls for funding for farmers & landowners to make #SpaceForWater 💧

You can add your name & help restore our rivers👇

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...

📸Riverscape Partnership

A group of people stood on Downing Street in London, holding up envelopes. In the middle of the group is a large sign reading "Restore our Rivers"

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Green Alliance @green-alliance.org.uk · 4h

"We can’t say it strongly enough: for planning reform to succeed for both people and nature, this newt-bashing, snail-baiting, spider-hating scapegoating must stop."

@richardbenwell.bsky.social, chief exec @wclnews.bsky.social, outlines what's needed to create balance between nature and planning:

Cross-government planning proposals threaten nature and must be fixed

This post is by Richard Benwell, chief executive of Wildlife and Countryside Link The planning system must be improved for nature. When development damages protected wildlife, developers shouldn’t …

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Future Economy Scotland @futureeconscot.bsky.social · 4h

🌿 Scotland’s peatlands pledge is falling short, but there’s a fairer way forward.🧵

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Jack C.M @foxmental.bsky.social · 17h

Flamingos are making a home in Florida again after 100 years—an ecologist explains why they may be returning for good. Via @sciencex.physorg #Conservation #WildLife #Zoology #Nature #Ornithology

Flamingos are making a home in Florida again after 100 years—an ecologist explains why they may be returning for good

Hurricane Idalia blew a flamboyance, or flock, of 300–400 flamingos that was likely migrating between the Yucatan Peninsula and Cuba off course in August 2023 and unceremoniously deposited the birds…

phys.org

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Steve Carver @landethics.bsky.social · 17h

Well spotted! We did a small population in Farndale in the 1970s if I remember correctly.

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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 18h

Years of elephant movement data reveal distinct routes the animals take to access food and water, but road building and new rail lines, towns, cities and fences are increasingly cutting off their ability to move across the landscape.

Migrating elephants get room to roam via community conservation efforts

The regularly used airstrip outside the town of Archers Post, in northern Kenya, was closed after being damaged in heavy rains, so my flight landed at an even tinier dirt airstrip on the other side…

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Steve Carver @landethics.bsky.social · 21h

Nice write up on the new IUCN Guidelines for Rewilding by the Global Rewilding Alliance... globalrewilding.earth/iucn-launche...

Steve Carver @landethics.bsky.social · 21h

Nice write up on the new IUCN Guidelines for Rewilding by Rewilding Europe... rewildingeurope.com/news/new-iuc...

New IUCN rewilding guidelines: a blueprint for global nature recovery | Rewilding Europe

Marking a major milestone for the global rewilding movement, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has released a comprehensive set of rewilding guidelines.

rewildingeurope.com

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Wilderness Watch @wildernesswatch.bsky.social · 1d

The proposed Sierra and Sequoia Prescribed Burn Project would violate the letter and spirit of the Wilderness Act through widespread and prolonged habitat manipulation and the use of chainsaws, helicopters, and drones across 800,000 acres of Wilderness.

www.counterpunch.org/2025/10/10/t...

Torching the "Range of Light"

Moved by the radiance of sunbursts bouncing between granite peaks, John Muir once called the Sierras the “Range of Light.” Now, a century later, millions

www.counterpunch.org

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Steve Carver @landethics.bsky.social · 1d

Dolly Jørgensen’s “plastic term” but as Tony Sinclair says “if a term, be it restoration or rewilding, applies to everything then it also means nothing”

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 1d

Scientists warn escaped farmed salmon could interbreed with wild fish, further endangering Scotland’s fragile populations.

Almost 75,000 farmed salmon in Scotland escaped into the wild after Storm Amy – why this may cause lasting damage

Scientists warn escaped farmed salmon could interbreed with wild fish, further endangering Scotland’s fragile populations.

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George Tsakraklides @tsakraklides.bsky.social · 1d

“We are not heading for a collapse. We are experiencing the symptoms of the final stages of a collapse that started long ago”

From my book IN THE GRIP OF NECROCAPITALISM

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Steve Carver @landethics.bsky.social · 1d

Clearly not read any of our papers. 🙄

Steve Carver @landethics.bsky.social · 1d

See Principle 10 in our Guiding Principles for Rewilding doi.org/10.1111/cobi...
And
portals.iucn.org/library/node...

Guidelines for rewilding | IUCN Library System

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Steve Carver @landethics.bsky.social · 1d

The very thing (among others) we have been discussing in GEOG3180 Management of Wilderness & Global Ecosystems @universityofleeds.bsky.social backcasting from Robert Crumb’s final 3 panels in his “A short history of America” to today. Challenging stuff.

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Steve Carver @landethics.bsky.social · 2d

Hoping motion 070 on ceasing Swiss wolf cull passes. Should know soon… championed by Jess Fallon and RTG.

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Wilderness Watch @wildernesswatch.bsky.social · 2d

We've sued the U.S. Forest Service to stop construction of a 2.5-mile road through the Lusk Creek Wilderness in the Shawnee National Forest of southern Illinois.

Get all the details here >>> wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/lusk-creek-r...

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Steve Carver @landethics.bsky.social · 2d

Paper just out on "Agricultural rewilding with livestock: Lessons for implementation in Europe"
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
But as I've often been heard to say... "If it's farming, it ain't rewilding!" What do you think? Better termed "Regenerative Agriculture"?

Agricultural rewilding with livestock: Lessons for implementation in Europe

Agricultural rewilding with livestock integrates ecological restoration with farming, offering a potential bridge between rewilding and agriculture. Drawing on a scoping literature review and expert ....

besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Debbie Tann MBE @debbietann.bsky.social · 2d

We are being sold a false story that nature is the enemy. That newts, bats, snails and spiders are somehow responsible for the so-called housing crisis and a blocker to economic growth. This is a deliberate lie - using a cynically chosen group of species that could be found in a witches cauldron.

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Greenpeace UK @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social · 2d

$5.9bn = the amount spent annually on protecting and restoring forests

$409bn = the amount of subsidies going to agriculture industries destroying forests

Anyone else see the problem here?

The Guardian: "'Dismal' health of world's forests is threat to humanity, report warns. Financial institutions pouring money into land clearance and undermining efforts to stop destruction, says Climate Focus. Jonathan Watts, 14th Oct."

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Campaign for National Parks @campaign4parks.bsky.social · 2d

It's now clear that the gov't are NOT proposing to repeal the Protected Landscapes duty 🙌

A huge thank you to the more than 200 charities, businesses & organisations who joined us in writing to Keir Starmer 💚

Now to focus on improving our Protected Landscapes...
www.cnp.org.uk/news/plans-t...

Plans to weaken Protected Landscapes Duty quietly dropped

Westminster government published its list of amendments for the Planning and Infrastructure Bill and there are no proposals to weaken protections for National Parks.

www.cnp.org.uk

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 2d

Why the loss of this species shines light on the global extinction crisis.

Slender-billed curlews are officially extinct – here’s why the loss of these migratory birds really matters

Why the loss of this species shines light on the global extinction crisis.

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Steve Carver @landethics.bsky.social · 2d

Yes, but I can’t vote. Only an individual member.

Steve Carver @landethics.bsky.social · 2d

I’ve been away at World Conservation Congress. Keeping my Level 3 Wilderness students informed.

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Ian Parsons @ianparsons.bsky.social · 2d

A very interesting read for all with an interest in #rewilding
Read it in conjunction with Steve's chapter in Great Misconceptions - Rewilding Myths and Misconceptions: "Too small and crowded an island?"

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Steve Carver @landethics.bsky.social · 2d

Steve: www.linkedin.com/posts/emilia...

"Alan Watson Featherstone on Purpose and Impact in Conservation" | Emilia Leese Ⓥ🌱 posted on the topic | LinkedIn

What can a lifetime of leadership in conservation teach us about purpose and impact? Ep. 26 of Think Like a Vegan podcast is now streaming on all platforms Alan Watson Featherstone founded Trees for...

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Rachael Unsworth @leedstours.bsky.social · 2d

Intensive work since June editing 'The Illustrated History of Chapel Allerton', written by my friend Steve Burt.
SO many illustrations, historic & contemporary, inc a selection of ace drone shots by a kind octogenarian.

More info & reserve your copy/ies:
leedscivictrust.org.uk/chapel-aller...

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