Fancy sharing your visual talent when it comes to nature? Submissions are now open for nature lovers to participate in the Nature Photography Contest ‘Springtime in the Iberian Highlands’. Rewilding Spain is organising this contest with the aim of disseminating the unique natural values of this wonderful landscape.
20 March marks the global celebration of World Rewilding Day, whose theme this year is #ChooseOurFuture—a reminder that the decisions we make today in favour of nature will determine the health of ecosystems and the wellbeing of people tomorrow.
Rewilding is moving forward around the world, and next 20 March, the World Rewilding Day will be celebrated with the theme #ChooseOurFuture, which speaks about a reality we all share: what we allow nature to do today will determine how ecosystems function tomorrow. Rewilding Spain will join the World Rewilding Day with various activities, including … Continued
Rewilding Spain is looking for a new Ecotourism Office to play a key role in supporting and developing ecotourism initiatives in the Iberian Highlands. The offer is aimed at university graduates, with relevant expertise in the tourism field, good communication skills and passionate about rewilding. Fluency in Spanish and English, as well as living … Continued
Beyond the tangible environmental benefits that nature provides — food, raw materials, water and clean air — a balanced and thriving natural environment also represents an opportunity to foster initiatives that create sustainable livelihoods for people. These local businesses initiatives supported by Rewilding Spain with funding prove it.
The Iberian Highlands have struggled with rural depopulation and economic decline for many years. Today, rewilding is helping communities in the landscape turn these challenges into new opportunities — creating jobs, supporting local businesses, and enabling nature to become a powerful driver of local prosperity.
What role can the last remaining large wild bovine species in Europe play in the rewilding of Mediterranean ecosystems and the management of woody vegetation? How does the European bison adapt to the ecosystems of the Iberian Peninsula and the rest of Europe? A bison study led by Rewilding Spain in El Recuenco (Guadalajara), in collaboration with other European organisations and the local council, will provide some answers to these questions.
Marine biologist Carlos M. Duarte, widely acknowledged as one of the world’s leading scientists in marine ecosystems and in the development of solutions to address climate change, has recently joined the Board of Trustees of Rewilding Spain. This appointment will enable the Foundation to take on new challenges in the recovery of marine ecosystems and further consolidates Rewilding Spain as the leading organisation in Spain in the field of rewilding and ecological restoration.
With the black vulture as its central figure, the environmental education programme Rewilding Educa organised field trips throughout 2025 for more than 750 primary and secondary school pupils from the Alto Tajo, the Serranía de Cuenca and the Sierra de Albarracín regions—an excellent opportunity to learn about a key species for the health of ecosystems.
A small herd of six Przewalski’s horses has just arrived in the Alto Tajo Natural Park in Castilla-La Mancha, a protected landscape of deep canyons, vast pine forests and some of the wildest terrain in the Iberian Highlands. Their mission is as simple as it is transformative: to bring back the natural grazing that once shaped these ecosystems, opening up habitats, boosting biodiversity and reducing the risk of wildfires.
