Rewilding Hogan Lovells | Episode 2: The Story of Selkie

In the village of Selkie in Eastern Finland, industrial peat extraction had greatly degraded the landscape, poisoning lakes and rivers and endangering the aquatic life there. But thanks to the efforts of the Snowchange Cooperative with financial support from Hogan Lovells, a stunning nature recovery has taken place in only a few years. After years of decline, birds are coming back to nest and visit this key migratory site, biodiversity has been restored and the soil is shifting slowly from the release of heavy carbon dioxide emissions to effective carbon absorption. A blessing for the locals who can continue their traditional ways of life with nature and a model for all of Europe.

Project Lead: Mareike van Oosting

Creative Directors: Julian Wildgruber & Kathrin Höckel

Editors: Kathrin Höckel & Julian Wildgruber

Senior Texter: Kathrin Höckel

Field Recording Artist: Julian Wildgruber

Photography & Art Director: Julian Wildgruber

Musik & Sound Design: Oliver Deuerling

Narrator: Mareike van Oosting