The interdisciplinary conference, taking place from 19 to 21 March 2025 at the Museum Koenig in Bonn (Germany), will bring together scholars from the humanities and the natural sciences with practitioners of conservation to discuss and reflect on the historical development, the current practice, and the future of rewilding in Europe.
The conference will be held in English.
Dates
Wed, 19.03.2025, 12:00 a.m.
Thu, 20.03.2025, 09:00 a.m.
Fri, 21.03.2025, 09:00 a.m.
Kind
Conference
Target group
Scientists, students
Language
English
In the past several decades, rewilding has emerged as a new paradigm in conservation, poised to address the twin crises of climate collapse and the extinction emergency. Its advocates market it as “radical new science” and a “transformational paradigm shift in conservation thinking”; others speak of a “conservation revolution” and a “pioneering approach to nature recovery”. Based upon a “trust to let nature manage itself”, rewilding promises to bring about a widespread comeback of wildlife in Europe, the restoration of vital ecosystems, a boost to local economies and, in some of its imaginaries, nothing less than “a new world”.
