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It shouldn’t be illegal to rewild your yard

Replacing lawn with native plants is an important way to take action against biodiversity loss and spread the word about the value of nature. Here are some tips to get your neighbourhood and municipality on board.

Mushrooms in a forest growing out of a decaying log

It's time to share the love with fungi

Biodiversity includes fungi, too. Here's why healthy ecosystems need these fascinating life forms that we're only just starting to understand.

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Our most popular stories of 2022

Urban rewilding, replacing lawns, the importance of art and the trouble with monocultures: our top stories of the year cover the gamut.

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All the books we recommended in 2022

Some of them were new this year, some of them are oldies-but-goodies. All 16 are worthy additions to your rewilding-adjacent bookshelf or your gift-giving list.

How to protect biodiversity

How to protect biodiversity

To convince more people that biodiversity is important, we need to tap into all the reasons they might care. Here are some places to start.

Two Fender's blue butterflies perched on green leaves

The butterfly that saved an ecosystem

The revival of Fender’s blue illustrates the collaborative nature of survival.

Two Canadian scientists on why rewilding matters

Two Canadian scientists on why rewilding matters

In a conversation hosted by the Royal Botanical Gardens, a pair of connectivity experts share their thoughts on what rewilding means, the tricks to finding common ground with partners and how taking action can help mitigate climate grief.