Grazing for Life | Supporting extensive grazing for climate adaptation and biodiversity

Europe today is facing major environmental challenges, like climate change, biodiversity loss, soil degradation and increased frequency and severity of wildfires. On request of the European Commission, the GrazeLIFE consortium reflected on current policies, legislation and subsidy systems regarding different land-use forms. The study concluded that the benefits of extensive grazing can contribute significantly to solving some of the most pressing climate and biodiversity issues if only the EU and Member States are committed to apply their policies and regulations in a more effective way.
This video summarizes some of the most important findings and recommendations resulting from the GrazeLIFE study. For the complete study, as well as more information for both policy makers and practitioners, please visit 👉 grazelife.com/publications
GrazeLIFE is funded by the EU’s LIFE Programme and co-financed by the Arcadia Fund, the UK-based charitable trust of Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin.

[@gabrielg.2401]

Very, VERY important message and video. It's critical that as many people as possible understand the monumental importance of native free-roaming herbivores within the landscape and how to go about restoring them. May every one of these projects see increased prosperity and expansion for years to come! Thank you.

[@dynamoterror7077]

Thank you so much for showing the world what grazing megafauna can do!!! A lot of this also applies here in North America, and I will do my part to spread the GrazeLife message!

[@craigdowner3096]

This is just excellent wish we had more enlightened approaches to the wild horses and other large herbivores and their grazing here in North America, including USA and Canadad as well as Mexico

[@barry6129]

Thank you for this!

[@rikkeankerjensen7738]

Hi Rewilding Europe. May I suggest you open up the video so the audience can contribute subtitles? I would be happy to supply the Danish version.

[@matthewjamesappleby5834]

Excellent work! Thank you again for all that you're doing.

[@LiLBitsDK]

oh the drama and criminal charges here in Denmark if you left a carcas in the field here...

[@mariejenkins3172]

Keep up the good work

[@volpehd6318]

Quality Content !

[@tadblackington1676]

In the primordial situation the land wasn't extensively grazed. It was intensively grazed by huge herds but with long periods of rest. It is going to be important to reconcile the theories of Frans Vera and Allen Savory to come up with a unified vision of how the landscape and megafauna interact.

[@emiiliaolausson5559]

Large herds did graze intensively but they did not stay in one spot to overgraze. Predators are sure they were always moving to a new spot, and some areas were avoided altogether.

[@tadblackington1676]

@@emiiliaolausson5559 Yes, overgrazing is a chronic matter, not an acute one.

[@robertocarbajal1121]

Dont forget the predators like wolves

[@josemartinezgonzalez2450]

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