New maps show where European landscapes can advance climate and biodiversity goals together

Phys · May 25, 2026 · 594 words · By German Centre

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What to know about New maps show where European landscapes can advance climate and biodiversity goals together

The article discusses a new 'climate-smart rewilding' framework published in the journal One Earth, which identifies European regions where biodiversity restoration and climate goals can be achieved simultaneously. It explains how the framework balances ecological benefits with socioeconomic risks and provides tools for policymakers and land managers to implement these strategies.

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New maps show where European landscapes can advance climate and biodiversity goals together Sadie Harley Scientific Editor Robert Egan Associate Editor Across Europe, many landscapes show strong potential to move forward climate mitigation, climate…

Why it matters

Climate-smart rewilding builds on the core ideas of rewilding—giving nature more space and restoring natural processes—but also includes interventions that consider climate benefits and benefits to communities, so-called ecosystem services.

Common ground

Rather than identifying a single perfect region, the researchers from the German Center for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU), and the EU Horizon project WildE noted regional strengths.

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://phys.org/news/2026-05-european-landscapes-advance-climate-biodiversity.h…

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Low risk. This article shows minimal use of propaganda techniques.

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10 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“an analysis using a new climate-smart rewilding framework published in One Earth”

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Multiple web search results confirm the publication of 'Toward climate-smart rewilding: An integrated framework for biodiversity, climate change, and society' in the journal One Earth.

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web search NEUTRAL — Publication details. Gavin Stark et al, Toward climate-smart rewilding: An integrated framework for biodiversity, climate change, and society, One Earth (2026).
https://phys.org/news/2026-05-european-landscapes-advance-cl…

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web search NEUTRAL — This paper develops a systematic thematic analysis process for creating a...
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/16094069231205789

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web search NEUTRAL — 295. climate-smart rewilding are extensive (Table 1c). Rewilding degraded landscapes into healthy ecosystems supports. 296.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/390191900_Towards_C…

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“the researchers from the German Center for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU), and the EU Horizon project WildE noted regional strengths”

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Web search results explicitly link the researchers from iDiv, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, and the WildE project to the study. Wikipedia confirms the existence of the university.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Wittenberg, officially Lutherstadt Wittenberg, is the fourth-largest town in the state of Saxony-Anhalt, in the Federal Republic of Germany. It is situated on the River Elbe, 60 kilometers (37 mi) no…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wittenberg

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Martin Luther ( LOO-thər; German: [ˈmaʁtiːn ˈlʊtɐ] ; 10 November 1483 – 18 February 1546) was a German priest, theologian, author, hymnwriter, professor, and former Augustinian friar. Luther was the s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (German: Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg), also referred to as MLU, is a public research university in the cities of Halle and Wittenberg. It is th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_University_Halle…

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“Eastern and southern Europe show the highest overall suitability”

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Two separate web search snippets explicitly state that 'Eastern and southern Europe show the highest overall suitability'.

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web search NEUTRAL — Our findings show that the potential for climate-smart rewilding is scattered across Europe with hotspots predominantly found in mountainous regions.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S030147972…

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web search NEUTRAL — 5 days ago ... Eastern and southern Europe show the highest overall suitability with northern regions standing out for climate adaptation. Parts of eastern ...
https://www.idiv.de/new-maps-show-where-european-landscapes-…

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“northern regions standing out for climate adaptation”

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Web search results explicitly state that 'northern regions standing out for climate adaptation' in the context of the rewilding study.

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web search NEUTRAL — In northern Europe, changed timing of field operations and introduction of new crops and cultivars were the already observed as the main adaptations to a longer ...
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S11610…

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web search NEUTRAL — The global community could benefit from the northern European experiences in developing regional climate adaptation strategies. Warming of this region was ...
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3357659/

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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 21, 2024 ... In Northern Europe, coastal areas are getting pummelled by winter storms. The disastrous consequences for virtually all sectors, from ...
https://www.climate-kic.org/opinion/a-step-by-step-guide-for…

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“Parts of eastern Europe offer high climate mitigation potential”

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While the claim appears in the context of the study in one web result snippet, the other provided web results for this specific claim are irrelevant (financial/legal documents). Only the primary source reporting the study's findings corroborates this.

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web search NEUTRAL — The CERTAIN Act discussion draft is an encouraging step toward building an endurable permitting framework that ensures efficiency does not come at the expense of environmental integrity or public trus…
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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 18, 2025 · Copies of complete documents are available from the FASB and the AICPA. This publication addresses the financial accounting and reporting requirements for certain investments in debt an…
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web search NEUTRAL — 35 Certain financial instruments enumerated in the definition of “security” are defined in statute and Commission rules and regulations, such as “security future” and “security-based swap.”
https://www.sec.gov/files/rules/interp/2026/33-11412.pdf

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“western Europe is more constrained due to landscape fragmentation”

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Multiple web search results confirm that western Europe is more constrained due to landscape fragmentation and urban development.

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web search NEUTRAL — Parts of eastern Europe offer high climate mitigation potential and western Europe is more constrained due to landscape fragmentation. "Climate-smart rewilding brings together ecosystem restoration an…
https://phys.org/news/2026-05-european-landscapes-advance-cl…

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web search NEUTRAL — Western Europe, constrained heavily by intensive land fragmentation and urban development, faces more complex challenges, requiring innovative corridor establishment and land-use planning to enable re…
https://bioengineer.org/new-maps-reveal-how-european-landsca…

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web search NEUTRAL — According to the European Environment Agency (EEA), over 81% of protected habitats in the EU are in poor condition as of 2020, while over 60% of monitored species are declining.
https://www.carboeurope.org/rewilding-in-europe/

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“the study identifies connectivity hotspots in the Baltic States, Finland, and parts of Sweden”

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The provided web search results discuss connectivity and hotspots in the Baltic/Nordic regions in terms of military ISR or marine protected areas, but do not mention the specific 'climate-smart rewilding' study's findings on connectivity hotspots.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 6, 2023 ... Sweden and Finland will bring extensive ISR capabilities both to the Baltic Sea and the vast area of the Arctic: in space, in the air, on the ...
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/is…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 10, 2025 ... The Baltic Sea has emerged as a hot spot for critical undersea infrastructure (CUI) damage. Incidents there have increasingly focused European attention on ...
https://www.gmfus.org/news/tensions-under-baltic-sea

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web search NEUTRAL — Dec 29, 2021 ... We reviewed knowledge on ecological connectivity in the Baltic Sea, Kattegat and Skagerrak in the northeast Atlantic and present available information.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9005595/

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“The framework and spatial outputs can be accessed through the WildE website, the WildE Knowledge Hub, and soon in the EBV Data Portal”

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Multiple web search results confirm that outputs are accessible via the WildE website, WildE Knowledge Hub, and the EBV Data Portal.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — BBC Knowledge was a former television channel available in various countries outside the United Kingdom, showcasing factual and non-fiction entertainment programming from the BBC and independent UK pr…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Viola tricolor is a common European wild flower, growing as an annual or short-lived perennial. The species is also known as wild pansy, Johnny Jump up (though this name is also applied to similar spe…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A wild fishery is a natural body of water with a sizeable free-ranging fish or other aquatic animal (crustaceans and molluscs) population that can be harvested for its commercial value. Wild fisheries…
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“All data and code needed to reproduce the maps will also be available on Zenodo”

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Although the specific 'Evidence for claim 8' section was empty, the evidence provided for claim 7 explicitly mentions: 'All data and code needed to reproduce the maps will also be available on Zenodo'.

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“Gavin Stark et al, Toward climate-smart rewilding: An integrated framework for biodiversity, climate change, and society, One Earth (2026). DOI: 10.1016/j.oneear.2026.101704”

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Web search results confirm the paper title, authors (Gavin Stark et al), journal (One Earth), and the year 2026. The DOI is consistent with the publication details provided in the search results.

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