🌳 Naturmødet, biodiversity and the world’s largest forest reserve

Jens Isbak

Welcome to this week's newsletter 👋🏻

From a windy harbour in Hirtshals to the heart of the Congo Basin, this week’s issue zooms in on how people, policy and persistence shape the future of nature. Whether it’s wolves in Denmark or wildlife corridors in Africa—biodiversity is on the agenda.

💬 In this issue:

Foresting Tomorrow #32: The Naturmødet Special 🎙️
Feature story: What we learned about nature at Denmark’s wildest event 🌿
Success story: Can Congo’s green corridor reshape forest protection? 🌍
Product update: [Coming soon] 🪵
Further reading: People, projects and perspectives 📚

Let’s dive in! 👇
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🎙️ Podcast episode 32: The Naturmødet special

This week’s episode was recorded live from Naturmødet, Denmark’s open-air summit for biodiversity, rewilding and nature policy. We spoke to five experts with radically different takes—but a shared urgency.

In this episode:

Alexander Holm on marine collapse and nature advocacy
Signe Normand on the 1% recovery rate for biodiversity indicators
Bengt Holst on wolves, wildlife ethics and the power of disagreement
Rasmus Willumsen on forest management and long-term sustainability
Anton Johnsen on tree hollows, biodiversity thinnings and field realities

And we ask:

Can we protect nature without polarising the public?
Is biodiversity restoration a data problem—or a cultural one?
What do wolves, wetlands and working forests have in common?

🌳 Listen to the latest episode of Foresting Tomorrow here 🌳
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‍🌱 Feature story: What we learned about nature at Denmark’s wildest event

At Naturmødet, 30,000 people gathered for 660 debates on everything from rewilding to recreation. We spoke with scientists, foresters and advocates who reminded us: protecting nature isn’t about agreement—it’s about showing up.

In this week’s feature:

Why Signe Normand thinks we need “more space, better quality”
How Anton Johnsen mimics veteran trees to bring life back
What Bengt Holst means when he says: “Nature management is people management”
How Alexander Holm gives voice to Denmark’s most forgotten ecosystem: the sea
And why Rasmus Willumsen sees forests as “where carbon, biodiversity and building materials meet”

📄 Read the full article here →

🌍 Success story: Can Congo’s green corridor reshape forest protection?

The Democratic Republic of Congo has approved a plan for the world’s largest tropical forest reserve—a 540,000 km² corridor along the Congo River. It could transform global forest protection.

Highlights: