Highlands Rewilding has won several awards for pioneering work on nature recovery in the Highlands of Scotland including the prestigious Business for Nature Award from RSPB.
Highlands Rewilding Founder, Dr Jeremy Leggett, wins $500,000 Blue Planet Prize
June 30th 2025
2025 Winners: Left - Professor Robert B. Jackson (USA), Department of Earth System Science, Stanford University.
Right - Dr. Jeremy Leggett (UK),
Founder and CEO of Highlands Rewilding Ltd.
Inaugural chairman of the Carbon Tracker Initiative.
Our founder and CEO Jeremy Leggett has been awarded the 2025 Blue Planet Prize, and its half million USD prize money by the Asahi Glass Foundation. This is one of the two top environmental prizes in the world.
Every year, the Foundation selects two laureates, individuals, or organizations who have made significant contributions to the resolution of global environmental problems.
Jeremy has won the award for his work over the years on carbon, solar and most recently nature. He will be injecting all the prize money into Highlands Rewilding and our ongoing efforts to help scale nature recovery to the extent needed if global biodiversity collapse is to be reversed.
Read our full announcement blog or read Jeremy’s White Paper, ‘Communicating and combatting the crisis in nature’ based on his commemorative speech delivered in Tokyo.
In the words of Julia Longbottom, the British Ambassador to Japan:
“….The Blue Planet Prize honours individuals whose work embodies scientific excellence, visionary leadership, and practical action. Dr Leggett exemplifies all these qualities. His legacy is one of tangible impact—on policy, markets, and the landscapes we call home. I hope this prize amplifies his work at a critical time for environmental policy and inspires further global action.”
Highlands Rewilding named Blue Earth Top 100 company
October 13th 2025
We are delighted to have been included in the Blue Earth list of the 100 top companies "transforming the way the world works.” This “BE 100” list was drawn up from thousands of candidates by a review panel consisting of Blue Earth partners including HSBC and Innovate UK, and a panel of venture capital companies.
Of the 100, only four were classified in the nature, nature-based services or natural capital sectors. That shows how much of a frontier we are still on. And it reinforces our determination to play a lead role in helping our nascent industry break through to scale.
Wildlife Estates Scotland - Accreditation
June 30th 2023
Dee Ward, Francesca Ozowska (CEO NatureScot), Penelope Whitehorn, Frances Mills, Jim Fairlie MSP,
Both Bunloit and Beldorney have become accredited with Wildlife Estates Scotland, promoting best practice in wildlife and habitat management. Gaining accreditation involves the close assessment of an estate and its management against the following criteria:
Commitment to best practice
Adoption of wildlife and habitat management plans that underpin best practice
Maintaining species and habitats records
Conservation and collaborative work
Integration with other land management activities (such as farming, forestry and tourism)
Social, economic and cultural aspects (such as employment, community engagement and communications)
Accreditation is based on the combined score achieved for each of these sections, a qualitative assessment of management and site visits, all of which are conducted by an objective, external assessor. We are delighted to have received this accreditation at both Bunloit and Beldorney and look forward to applying for Tayvallich’s accreditation, once work is underway.
RSPB Business for Nature Award
December 1st 2022
Maggie English and Frances Mills accepting the award. Photo credit: Mike Wilkinson
Highlands Rewilding is proud to have taken home the 'Business for Nature' award at the RSPB's Nature for Scotland awards, recognising the efforts of businesses that have a tangible, impactful and positive effect on nature.
Dr Jeremy Leggett, the founder of Highland Rewilding, said: “To see the work we have been doing in combating climate change on our Highlands Rewilding journey recognised by the likes of RSPB and NatureScot is truly encouraging in knowing we are heading in the right direction with many more ambitions still to be achieved.”
Adapting Scotland Award
November 1st 2022
Highlands Rewilding has won the Adapting Scotland Award for increasing carbon capture and storage, biodiversity, and creating green jobs through work at Bunloit and Beldorney.
Highlands Rewilding took home the award at the VIBES Scottish Environment Business Awards Ceremony in Glasgow, in recognition of a “visionary approach to climate adaption”.
Dr Jeremy Leggett, the founder of Highlands Rewilding, said: "We are proud to have been recognised at this year’s VIBES Scottish Environment Business Awards as the winner of the Adapting Scotland Awards. It is a real testament to the hard work and commitment from everyone at Highlands Rewilding.”
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