Rewilding Shouldn’t Be Reactive: Fragas do Eume Natural Park in the Face of an Invasive Alien Species

Cidrás, Diego; Carril, Valeríà Paül i

doi:10.1016/j.jnc.2022.126252

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“…This reflects the conflict between herbivore-focused rewilding and afforestation noted in the data (e.g., Fenton et al, 2004;Sandom and Wynne-Jones, 2019). Variations in the perceptions or roles of non-native species are also noted, i.e., the use of ecological surrogates and the lethal control of non-native invasive species, both to aid rewilding (Sandom et al, 2013;Cidraś and Paül, 2022). These conflicts highlight the difficulty in achieving natural autonomy or total withdrawal of human influence, with human preferences influencing practice and ongoing intervention needed to address perceived ecological inadequacies, such as a lack of habitat, missing species, or non-native species.…”

Section: Interventions Used In Rewildingmentioning

confidence: 89%

“…• Guidance on invasive species management in rewilding (Simberloff et al, 1999;Kirby et al, 2004;Sandom et al, 2013;Sweeney et al, 2019;Cidraś and Paül, 2022) • Trees for Life (Featherstone, 2004) • Carrifran Wildwood (Ashmole and Chalmers, 2004;Adair and Ashmole, 2022) • Rangelands Restoration, Australia (Kealley and Burrows, 2022) • Fragas do Eume Natural Park, Spain (Cidraś and Paül, 2022) • Wild Ennerdale (Browning and Yanik, 2006).…”

Section: Management Of Invasive or Dominant Speciesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Developing guidelines and a theory of change framework to inform rewilding application

Hawkins,

Convery,

Carver

2024

Front. Conserv. Sci.

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IntroductionThere remain a number of debates and conflicts about the concept of rewilding which can be barriers to its application. Some of these conflicts stem from the variety of contextual interpretations of rewilding, leading to conflict between rewilding theories and approaches. Conclusions have also been drawn about rewilding based on limited case studies, so that emergent rewilding theories aren’t applicable to all rewilding projects, limiting their support in the field. Past theories have distinguished different types of rewilding, encouraging debate over the proposed methods, although in practice these approaches often share similar goals and use similar interventions. One barrier to achieving consensus in the practice of rewilding is that there are no clear guidelines for rewilding, and there are limited broad-scale studies focusing on how rewilding is practiced. This paper addresses this by offering the first broad study of rewilding guidelines and interventions.MethodsA grounded theory study was undertaken, using data sourced from rewilding organisations, case studies, and research. Expressions were coded in the data relating to intentions for how rewilding should be practiced and the interventions used.ResultsDrawing from these data, the paper offers three tools to guide rewilding practitioners: (1) an overview of guidelines for rewilding practice, (2) a list of interventions used in rewilding, considering them against rewilding goals, (3) a theory of change framework to guide rewilding application.DiscussionThe tools presented here will inform work towards IUCN rewilding guidelines. Several areas that require further consideration are highlighted. We hope that this initial study of application can improve agreement and collaboration among the rewilding community.

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Section: Interventions Used In Rewildingmentioning

confidence: 89%

Section: Management Of Invasive or Dominant Speciesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Developing guidelines and a theory of change framework to inform rewilding application

Hawkins,

Convery,

Carver

2024

Front. Conserv. Sci.

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“…plantations constitutes the greatest process of contemporary forest transformation in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula [1,2]. In general, this expansion laid in the transition from a paradigm of public promotion of plantations to another more diffuse, subject to private initiative, and the development of market logic [3,4]. While data show that most of the current masses are essentially the result of individual initiative, collective questions around the governance of the forest space and the derived effects of monocultures arise.…”

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Who Is Restoring Forest Landscapes? Analysis of Citizen Participation within the De-Eucalyptising Brigades in Galicia, Spain

Cidrás

2022

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The expansion of eucalypt plantations constitutes a growing source of landscape transformation in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula. In this context, forest planning has failed to design forestry policies that consider the demands of the population as a whole. Among other consequences, in 2018 a group of activists founded a volunteer programme aiming at collective action against the expansion of degraded forests. By 2022, over 100 actions had been performed, mostly involving eradications of eucalypt sprouts, and 1000 activists took part in such programmes. Through participatory action research, this work explores the nature and functioning of this programme and discusses in particular the socialisation of landscape management. The results reveal a slight prevalence of an urban public participating in rural areas, so that activism against eucalyptus expansion conforms a centripetal force in the creation of new networks of actors that transcend the rural–urban dichotomy. It is concluded that the studied case can be taken as a model for public institutions aiming to reinforce citizen participation in forest landscape plans.

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Assessing Land-Cover Changes in the Natural Park ‘Fragas do Eume’ over the Last 25 Years: Insights from Remote Sensing and Machine Learning

Díaz-García,

Regos

2024

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The ‘Fragas do Eume’ Natural Park includes one of the best-preserved Atlantic forests in Europe. These forests are part of the Natura 2000 Network. This scientific study focuses on analysing land-cover changes in the ‘Fragas do Eume’ Natural Park (NW Spain) over a 25-year period, from 1997 to 2022, using machine learning techniques for the classification of satellite images. Several image processing operations were carried out to correct radiometry, followed by supervised classification techniques with previously defined training areas. Five multispectral indices were used to improve classification accuracy, and their correlation was evaluated. Land-cover changes were analysed, with special attention to the transitions between eucalyptus plantations and native deciduous forests. A significant increase in eucalyptus plantations (48.2%) (Eucalyptus globulus Labill.) was observed, while native deciduous forests experienced a decrease in their extent (17.6%). This transformation of the landscape affected not only these two habitats, but also cropland and scrubland areas, both of which increased. Our results suggest that the lack of effective conservation policies and the economic interest of fast-growing tree plantations could explain the loss of native deciduous forests. The results highlight the need to implement pro-active and sustainable management measures to protect these natural forest ecosystems in the ‘Fragas do Eume’ Natural Park.

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Rewilding Shouldn’t Be Reactive: Fragas do Eume Natural Park in the Face of an Invasive Alien Species

Cited by 3 publications

References 49 publications

Developing guidelines and a theory of change framework to inform rewilding application

Developing guidelines and a theory of change framework to inform rewilding application

Who Is Restoring Forest Landscapes? Analysis of Citizen Participation within the De-Eucalyptising Brigades in Galicia, Spain

Assessing Land-Cover Changes in the Natural Park ‘Fragas do Eume’ over the Last 25 Years: Insights from Remote Sensing and Machine Learning

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