The Endangered Landscapes Programme is building a future in which landscapes are enriched with biodiversity, establishing resilient, more self-sustaining ecosystems that benefit both nature and people
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Extensive and ethereal, Białowieża (Beloveshskaya Pushcha) is one of Europe’s last great primary forests. The outstanding biodiversity value of this UNESCO World Heritage Site includes one-quarter of the world’s European bison among 59 mammal species plus an astonishing 12,000 invertebrate species. Following decades of exploitation and drainage in the Belarus part of the forest and recent controversial logging in Poland, however, Białowieża is under threat.
Building on experience from Belarus, the project will plan landscape-level restoration of the forest’s hydrology. It intends to adopt a transboundary approach to address the international stalemate over Poland’s intensive logging. The project envisages that returning groundwater to near-natural levels should enable the rewetting of forests, up to 20,000 ha of drained mires and formerly straightened riverbeds.
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In late 2020, Rewilding Portugal (a project partner in the ELP-funded Greater Côa Valley project) launched the release of a new documentary to highlight the restoration efforts taking place in this exceptional landscape. The 21-minute film, shot by Portuguese wildlife filmmaker João Cosme and titled “Rewilding: a new path for nature in Portugal”, was shown at a launch event…
14th January 2021
The Endangered Landscapes Programme is currently advertising four new opportunities to join their expanding management team in Cambridge, UK: a…
January 13, 2021
Last month, the Endangered Landscapes Programme launched the Endangered Landscapes Artist Residencies and Arts Prize, in partnership with the Arts,…
January 7, 2021
We are delighted to announce the launch of the Endangered Landscapes Artist Residencies and Arts Prize – an exciting, new…
December 8, 2020
