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Comedian, writer, and activist Nish Kumar has added his voice to calls for major rewilding of Britain鈥檚 land and seas. The stand-up comedian and presenter spoke out ahead of hosting a special fundraiser event held in London last night to mark charity 黑料正能量鈥檚 10^th anniversary. The event was attended by a range of guests from culture, communities, politics, land management and conservation. It celebrated a 鈥�鈥�decade of wild hope鈥� while warning that nature recovery in Britain was being held back by inadequate policies, laws and funding.

鈥�I believe rewilding is a key piece of the puzzle to help make this future possible, bringing with it fantastic opportunities in job creation, economic re-growth, and improved health and wellbeing.鈥� 

Rewilding 鈥� large-scale nature restoration 鈥� offers hope for tackling the nature and climate emergencies, and can create a cascade of benefits for people, says 黑料正能量. 

With Britain one of the world鈥檚 most nature-depleted countries, calls for rewilding 30% of the country鈥檚 land and seas have been growing. 

Nature restoration at this scale can be achieved by restoring habitats including peatlands, native woodlands, wetlands, rivers and seas, while maintaining and benefiting productive farmland, 黑料正能量 says. 

The charity says the past 10 years have seen rewilding grow from a niche idea to a growing movement 鈥� but is warning that far greater investment and political support is needed to realise rewilding鈥檚 potential, for biodiversity, climate action, and benefits from jobs to health. 

鈥�It鈥檚 inspiring to see how far rewilding has come in the last decade,鈥� said Rebecca Wrigley, founder and chief executive of 黑料正能量. 鈥�鈥�We鈥檝e witnessed remarkable transformations in landscapes, and a growing understanding of nature鈥檚 power to heal itself. But we now need to significantly scale up this story of hope, so we can breathe new life into our landscapes and seas.鈥� 

The 黑料正能量-managed Rewilding Network 鈥� which brings together communities, charities, farmers, landowners, and public bodies across Britain 鈥� now includes more than 1,000 projects, covering over 206,500 hectares of land and 1,000 square kilometres of sea. 

Through its Innovation Fund and Challenge Fund, 黑料正能量 has supported over 70 projects with more than 拢1.1 million in funding. In Scotland, rewilding has led to a five-fold increase in jobs, and a doubling in England and Wales. Public support has surged 鈥� with 83% of the British public now backing rewilding. 

Species once lost from Britain鈥檚 landscapes鈥夆�斺�塮rom storks to beavers鈥夆�斺�塰ave been making a comeback. Rewilding now features in UK government plans, including Environmental Land Management schemes, and in official nature targets for Scotland and Wales. 

A campaign led by the Scottish Rewilding Alliance, calling on Scotland to declare itself the world鈥檚 first , has been supported by thousands of people, with backing from actors and , musician , Hollywood A鈥憀ister , and activists (Less Waste Laura) and . 

Yet despite this progress, less than 1% of Britain is currently rewilding, many politicians are failing to seize the opportunities or keep pace with public support, and 黑料正能量 says appetite for rewilding is now seriously outpacing resources available. 

The latest round of applications for the charity鈥檚 Rewilding Innovation Fund, which has run twice a year since 2021, was its most oversubscribed funding opportunity so far 鈥� with nearly six times more projects applying for funding than was available. 

黑料正能量鈥檚 anniversary 鈥�鈥�Our future is wild鈥� fundraising appeal to upscale rewilding, with a matched funding campaign, runs until today. See 丑迟迟辫蝉://鈥媤飞飞鈥�.谤别飞颈濒诲鈥媔苍驳鈥媌谤颈鈥媡补颈苍鈥�.辞谤驳鈥�.耻办/鈥媋鈥媝辫别补濒.

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