Ben Siggery

Space4Nature will create a fantastic tool to target our efforts and allow us to monitor changes in the landscape as we attempt to restore and reconnect habitats. What the tool can’t do is set restoration targets – and in an increasingly unstable and dynamic context we need to be clear on our goals. Palaeoecology is one method by which we can better understand the natural state and natural range of variability of ecosystems and how they respond when pushed towards thresholds. By using palaeoecology to inform our restoration targets, alongside the Space4Nature technology to track our progress towards them, we will combine the past and the future to help us protect the present.