Islands lie at the heart of Durrell’s vision of a wilder, healthier, more colourful world. Isolated from the mainland by oceans, islands have evolved to become unique and delicate ecosystems. They offer great diversity in plant and animal life and are home to the world’s rarest species, which are often found nowhere else on Earth. Conservationists have shown that islands are beacons of hope, places where meaningful change can happen.
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In this issue of Wild Life we focus on Round Island in Mauritius, Floreana in the Galápagos and our home in Jersey. We want to restore these islands for the unique wildlife they contain, but also as global case studies that can be replicated around the world. BRITAIN TEMPERATE FOREST
JERSEY COASTL ANDS
SUMATRA - RAINFOREST INDIA - TERAI GRASSLANDS
ST LUCIA - DRY FOREST
BRAZIL - ATLANTIC RAINFOREST
MAURITIUS - ISLAND ECOSYSTEMS MADAGASCAR - WETLANDS
GALAPAGOS - FLOREANA ISLAND
MADAGASCAR - DRY FORESTS
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