My Home Planet Podcast

Frans Schepers grew up in a small town in the Netherlands, but that didn’t stop him from traveling to the farthest corners of the earth, carving out a wonderful career in conservation. He now strives to make Europe a shining example to the rest of the world of how Rewilding can work.An avid bird watcher, in this episode of MHP Frans shares his story-the memory of seeing an owl for the first time, traveling the world only to discover the beauty in his own back yard, his vision of Rewilding Europe and leaving a part of his heart in Southern Africa.Frans Schepers is the Managing Director of Rewilding Europe, an impressive initiative to rewild 1 million hectares of Europe by 2020. He has worked for the World Wildlife Fund for Nature and specializes in conservation, ecological and rewilding strategies.You can find out more about Frans at www.rewildingeurope.org