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ReviewBioscience2025

Urban rewilding to combat global biodiversity decline.

Patrick B Finnerty, Alexandra J R Carthey, Peter B Banks, Rob Brewster, Catherine E Grueber, Donna Houston, John M Martin, Phil McManus, Francesca Roncolato, Lily M van Eeden and 2 more

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Review in Bioscience, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Patrick B FinnertyGlobal Ecology Lab, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5762-6272
Alexandra J R CartheySchool of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0472-2217
Peter B BanksBehavioural Ecology and Conservation Research Group, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4340-6495
Rob BrewsterRewilding Program Manager.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5068-8614
Catherine E GrueberApplied and Evolutionary Zoology Group, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8179-1822
Donna HoustonSchool of Social Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3181-3517
John M MartinUniversity of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2731-9292
Phil McManusUrban and Environmental Geography, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3655-3841
Francesca RoncolatoWorld Wildlife Fund Australia, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9663-2638
Lily M van EedenRoyal Melbourne Institute of Technology University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0456-9670
Mareshell WauchopeGlobal Ecology Lab, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1414-8925
Thomas M NewsomeGlobal Ecology Lab, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3457-3256

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rapid urbanization is contributing to unprecedented biodiversity decline worldwide. Despite biodiversity loss being more pronounced in cities, traditional conservation efforts such as establishing large, protected areas and restoring native vegetation are largely undertaken far from urban landscapes. More proactive approaches, such as rewilding, have garnered momentum as a conservation process but remain underused in cities. In the present article, focusing on active faunal reintroductions, we explore urban rewilding as a process to restore ecological functions and enhance ecosystem resilience. Through a systematic literature review, we assess the varied aims, challenges, and definitions of success in rewilding efforts in urban contexts. Moreover, we define the unique opportunities and benefits urban rewilding presents for reconnecting people with nature, fostering community engagement, and enhancing cultural connections. Finally, we identify future research areas, including the need for long-term studies on ecological impacts, developing species selection frameworks, and exploring sociocultural dimensions of urban rewilding.

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conservationreintroductionrestorationspecies translocationwildlife

Identifiers

PMID40814407
PMCPMC12345634

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