Discover Rewilding / Why rewild?
Healthy nature works for everyone.
Rewilding restores biodiversity — and with it, services Switzerland depends on: clean water, protection from natural hazards, climate resilience and thriving rural communities.
Six reasons
What rewilding delivers
[PHOTO — insects and flowers in an extensively grazed meadow]
More life, in more places
By restoring natural processes, rewilding creates the varied, dynamic habitats that threatened species need — and lets them spread back on their own.
[KEY FIGURE][e.g. increase in species richness at a restored Swiss site]
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[PHOTO — rewetted peat bog]
Landscapes that absorb shocks
Natural forests, peatlands and wetlands store carbon and buffer heatwaves and droughts, helping ecosystems and people adapt to a changing climate.
[KEY FIGURE][e.g. carbon stored per hectare of restored peatland]
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[PHOTO — revitalised river reach]
Rivers that clean and regulate themselves
Free-flowing rivers and floodplains filter water, recharge groundwater and slow down floods before they reach towns.
[KEY FIGURE][e.g. km of Swiss rivers planned for revitalisation]
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[PHOTO — mixed protective forest above a village]
Nature as infrastructure
Diverse mountain forests and natural floodplains reduce the risk of avalanches, rockfall, landslides and flooding — vital in an alpine country.
[KEY FIGURE][e.g. share of Swiss forests with a protective function]
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[PHOTO — guided wildlife-watching group]
New opportunities for rural regions
Wildlife tourism, nature-based enterprises and payments for ecosystem services can diversify income for farmers and mountain communities.
[KEY FIGURE][e.g. jobs or revenue linked to a European rewilding area]
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[PHOTO — families walking in a wild landscape]
Wilder places, healthier people
Access to wild, nature-rich places is linked to better physical and mental health, and builds a lasting connection between people and nature.
[KEY FIGURE][e.g. visitor numbers or wellbeing study result]
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For decision-makers
Rewilding supports Switzerland's biodiversity and climate commitments.
[SHORT PARAGRAPH linking rewilding to the Swiss Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan, the Global Biodiversity Framework 30×30 target and river revitalisation under the Water Protection Act — verify references.]
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