Rewilding Futures: Shaping Tomorrow's Wild

Restoring nature is now enshrined in many legal tools and obligations, with the EU Nature Restoration Regulation being the latest piece of legislation. Rewilding is a cost-effective approach to restoration and can help deliver these commitments. In this session we will explore and discuss the legal opportunities for rewilding, bringing in international and regional law, with a focus on the Nature Restoration Regulation. Until mid-2026, Member States are developing the Nature Restoration Plans, which will influence where resources and efforts will go in the following years. It is an important window of opportunity to mainstream rewilding, and Rewilding Europe is developing guidance for policy makers, demonstrating how rewilding can help achieve the ambitions of the law. Come and learn about the opportunities for you as members of civil society to engage and influence. What action will you take to put rewilding on the agenda?