A swedish ecologist and entrepreneur who has made significant contributions to the field of sustainability and environmental conservation.

His main expertise stems from limnology and biological restoration of streams and rivers on a landscape perspective, with great emphasis on land–water interactions. Henrik studied ecology at Stockholm and Umeå University and visual communication at Central Saint Martin’s College of Art & Design in London (UK).

Before moving into restoration ecology, he ran a Stockholm and London based design firm for 12 years, working for a wide range of international clients. Before joining Rewilding Europe as Team Leader for their Swedish initiative in October 2022 Henrik worked as a river restoration coordinator at a local municipality as well as an ecology consultant with focus on running waters and wetlands at a Swedish consulting firm.

Devotion and goal orientation permeates everything he does, and his engagement and passion for biodiversity, environmental issues and nature restoration are firm. He has never felt bound to one certain place, rather the opposite – living and working in different environments have sparked an interest in seeing and experiencing different cultures which includes being exposed to different ways of thinking and problem solving. This extends to also having a better understanding of people’s different backgrounds. He grew up in southern Sweden and now resides in the north.

Enterprise Officer

Petter Esberg is a biologist with experience working in projects that, geographically, have included almost every part of the Swedish Lapland. Not only areas in the alpine and forest region but also around the Torne River system (close to the finnish border) and the coastal areas of Lapland.

Since he has worked for the university of Umeå and the county administrative board of Norrbotten Petter has built up a relevant network of contacts. The last five years, Petter has worked as a consultant focusing on impact assessments on reindeer husbandry and the environment in different kinds of infrastructure projects, but has also worked with permit applications for water activities and inventories of nature conservation value. He hopes that his ecological knowledge and his knowledge of the geographic area will help progress the rewilding movement in Sweden.

As Rewilding Officer, Petter’s scope of work will be focused on restoring forest landscapes, including peatland, wetlands and rivers, and its wildlife. Environmental education and outreach will also be an important part. When not working he is beekeeping, growing vegetables, fruits and berries on his small-scale farm. In wintertime, he is skiing (cross-country), reading, or just enjoying the time with his family.

Enterprise Officer

Project manager for the council’s Food of the Future program where he works with business development and biological diversity. He has a master degree in business administration and specialisation in business development, as well as experience in running a shop selling 100% Norrland food and handicrafts. His long experience and knowledge in integration of biodiversity in business models make him a valuable resource for Rewilding Sweden.

Professor at the Department of Ecology, Environment and Earth Sciences at Umeå University with a broad knowledge of different ecosystems and how they are affected by climate change. At the ecosystem level, he mainly works with aquatic ecosystems in boreal and subarctic areas and how these, affected by human activities such as hydropower, can be restored to preserve their species in a changing climate.

Founder – and for several years CEO – of Nordens Ark. Board member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry, as well as a board member of Station Linné and Mid Sweden University. Honorary fellow of the Natural Science Faculty of Gothenburg University. Member of the Supervisory Board of Rewilding Europe.

Lars-Anders is a lawyer educated at Uppsala University, a reindeer herder, and a board member of the Sami Party at Sametinget. He is a former chairman of Sáminuorra, chairman of Svenska Samernas Riksförbund/Swedish Sami Federation, and chairman of the Sameland Party. He was a board member of the UN Permanent Forum for Indigenous Peoples between 2000 and 2010, and chairman of the Working Group for Indigenous Peoples in the Barents region.