Category Animals & Nature

A four-year reedbed restoration project at Caerlaverock National Nature Reserve has been hailed as a success after marsh harriers returned to the site.

Thirteen projects were awarded more than £5 million through Scotland’s Nature Restoration Fund, supporting work on habitats, species and climate resilience.

Ireland is investing €13.6 million in 103 projects to address dams, weirs and other barriers that affect rivers and aquatic life.

Ireland’s Independent Advisory Committee on Nature Restoration produced recommendations to guide the country’s Nature Restoration Plan under EU law.

A European Environment Agency briefing explains how extensive grazing supports many protected habitats and can also help reduce wildfire risk.

Nine European bison were released in the Iberian Highlands, beginning a research effort into how the species can help restore Mediterranean ecosystems.

Denmark’s new state-aid scheme will support voluntary climate and nature projects on privately owned land, including wetlands, rewetting and land restoration.

Recent reporting marked an ocean conservation milestone: more than 10 percent of the global ocean is now officially protected.

The European Commission and the European External Action Service launched the 2026 #ForOurPlanet campaign with a focus on biodiversity and nature restoration.

A grazing programme near Doñana National Park uses rescued donkeys to eat dry scrub and reduce the vegetation that can feed wildfires.