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The March/April 2025 issue
In this issue of Resurgence & Ecologist, we celebrate World Rewilding Day (20 March) with a Resurgence-style reflection of how Nature will quickly restore itself given a chance and how rewilding and renaturing both offer that chance.
We report on Scotland’s steps to become the world’s first rewilded nation, and we introduce other ideas about the rewilding of ocean, forest and field, and even the soundscape outside your door!
In our Slow Read we consider how we can rewild the way we think, with an article by Tom Mansfield, creator of the potent Cards for Life system.
In our Ecologist section we introduce The Planetary Democrats campaigning for Nature to be given a vote in political processes, and in Connected Life we mark International Women’s Day with an article featuring Indigenous women activists who explain how, in their culture, the Amazon forest is female.
Finally, in our Arts section we preview SOIL: The World at Our Feet, an exhibition showcasing the work of artists digging deep to discover the wonders of the earth beneath our feet, and we introduce the work of S.C. Flynn, whose poems are often about species extinction and the need for us all to protect the planet we love.
We hope you enjoy our selection of free articles from this issue of Resurgence & Ecologist magazine.
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Featured articles from the latest issue of Resurgence & Ecologist magazine

The Planetary Democrats
“Who speaks for the forests, rivers, and countless species on the verge of extinction?” Anton Rüpke introduces a new movement that is campaigning to give the planet a legitimate voice in European democracy.
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A two-way healing
Anna Souter reports on a new exhibition Wild, which tells the story of the Indigenous Noongar people in Australia and how their lands – once known as ‘Death Valley’ – are now being healed by an ecological renewal programme.
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Wild learning
Regenerative thought leader Tom Mansfield, founder of the Cards for Life system, explores the mysterious birth of this new tool for shared learning, which is rapidly gaining an impressive global traction rooted in the Regenerative Movement.
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Echoes of cranes… and sounds of the others
Mike Edwards considers ‘The Great Muting’ of Earth and shares how sonic rewilding gives us a new way of thinking about what needs to be done to call back home what we have lost. He invites us to go outside and listen to the soundscape.
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Capturing Nature's fleeting beauty
Artist Susanna Bauer shares an insight into her process – and the challenges of working with Nature. Concepts of time and value have become major topics in her work as she reflects on “What is precious to us, how do we show it and how do we care?”
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The wonderful world of soil
Emily Stewart previews a new show in which more than 40 artists, writers, musicians and scientists bring the story of soil to life. The curators reflect: “Soil is more than dirt. Soil is a secret world at our feet, an ecosystem as diverse in life as our night sky is full of stars…”
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Picture Credits
Cover image: Insect World by Kristina Gauer; The Planetary Democrats: Painting by Jackie McIntyre; A two-way healing: Photo © Manchester Museum; Wild learning: Courtesy Tom Mansfield, Cards for Life; Echoes of cranes… and sounds of the others: The Pond (detail) by Becca Thorne; Capturing Nature's fleeting beauty; Time (Autumn 2024) by Susanna Bauer; The wonderful world of soil; Oddkin, 2024 by Jo Pearl, Photo: Elsa Pearl.