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Embercombe becomes first ecorestoration camp in the UK
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MBERCOMBE is delighted to announce a new partnership with Ecosystem Restoration Camps (ERC), a global grassroots movement that aspires to get people from all walks of life volunteering, learning and working together to restore and rewild land around the world. The purpose of the collaboration is to rewild the Embercombe valley and become a pioneering site of inspiration here in the South West of the UK. And for people to be involved in the transformation of the land through a series of 4 practical learning camps to match the seasons, weaving together the strands of how to go about rewilding the land as well as rewilding the person. Since 2006 Embercombe has been delivering inspiring and innovative residential programmes on leadership, youth mentoring, nature connection and environmental education on the 50 acre site in Higher Ashton and this new partnership is a next step in their rewilding efforts that will explore the link between human and ecological communities and how best to contribute to a new regenerative culture together, one which benefits both people and planet. Rachel Fleming, Director at Embercombe said: “This is a great opportunity to support and work with a network of similar places around the world, so we can do our bit to inspire people to rewild and restore as much land as possible. After the lock-down there will be people needing to get their hands and feet back on the land and we’d like to provide the opportunity to do this, whilst knowing there are others out there doing the same, from all kinds of backgrounds, traditions, beliefs and places – many that we can innovate and learn from. “As the network of ERC camps
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is growing, we are thrilled to be connecting to many other people aligned with the mission of regeneration, and we are proud to be part of a network of members from over 30 countries around the world. This worldwide network of regenerative communities has been playing a crucial role in ecosystem restoration for many years, the most notable example being the Loess Plateau, documented in a film titled Hope in a Changing Climate by director John Liu, ERC’s founder. “As the first and currently the only camp in the UK we are looking forward to welcoming people from all walks of life to future camps we have planned in 2021, who will be helping us to rewild our land, and lead by example for other projects in the country to explore what it means for people to rewild themselves alongside their environment. Are you interested to come and work and learn on our land?” l Keep an eye out on Embercombe’s website for 2021 dates, and sign up to the mailing list to be first to know when you can join them to reimagine a better future for all species. https://embercombe.org/
Loess Plateau Restoration before and after, an area the size of Belgium Photograph from www.resilience.org
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