SCIENCE plays an active role in major nature restoration project

The green toad, the red dung beetle and, not least, the marsh lousewort.
SCIENCE is already in good company through its collaboration with the biodiversity project Vildmarken Saksfjed, and many more fascinating species are sure to join when Vildmarken expands its activities to three new, large land areas in Zealand and Jutland, where nature restoration is the main focus.

Andreas de Neergaard, Vice-Dean for Education at SCIENCE, looks forward to the opportunities Vildmarken creates for the University of Copenhagen – particularly in linking research and practice:

“The collaboration gives our students and future researchers a unique opportunity to observe and study some of the most exciting initiatives in biodiversity and nature restoration. It creates ideal conditions for excursions and fieldwork – something students both appreciate and benefit from academically. This will strengthen both our programmes and research at SCIENCE,” says Andreas de Neergaard.

The Hempel Foundation, which funds Vildmarken, already owns Saksfjed Vildmark on the island of Lolland and has purchased the Mols Laboratory and Nørholm Estate in Jutland, as well as the Asnæs Peninsula in Zealand, where more wild areas will be established.

“With Vildmarken, we are creating a new and ambitious framework where research, teaching and practice go hand in hand. The goal is to develop and test solutions that can set new standards for nature restoration in Denmark – while also contributing to international progress in the field,” says Thor Hjarsen, Project Manager at the Hempel Foundation.