This project is stewarded by organisations that are members of the Global Rewilding Alliance. Members sign on to the Global Charter for Rewilding the Earth: Advancing nature-based solutions to the extinction and climate crises, outlining 12 guiding “Principles for Rewilding”.

Reintroducing keystone species as a catalyst for the restoration of this mountain ecosystem and its rural communities, Stara Planina will support local and global climate change goals. This project contributes to the conservation of endangered, threatened or vulnerable species and their habitats in the wild, while developing nature-based economic opportunities.