Mission & Vision
Our Mission
To make city-scale nature recovery possible.
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Wild Cities builds the coordination infrastructure that connects government, business, culture, community and science — turning fragmented land, capital, expertise and local capacity into lasting nature recovery. We are proving this approach through a 14-mile corridor in East London, designed from the outset as a model that can be adopted and adapted elsewhere.
Our Vision
Cities that work with nature, not against it.
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A future where nature is treated as essential infrastructure — embedded in how cities plan, invest and grow, making neighbourhoods greener, more biodiverse and more resilient. Where restoring the living systems around us also strengthens the places and communities that depend on them: improving health and wellbeing, deepening connection and agency, and giving people greater confidence in the future.
Background
Wild Cities is a flagship programme of Initiative Earth (Charity No. 1192512), a charity registered in England and Wales and the organisation behind Earthed and EcoResolution. Initiative Earth exists to connect people with the natural world through bold, evidence-led programmes that inspire action at scale. Wild Cities represents the charity's evolution into place-based ecological delivery — building a 14-mile urban nature corridor across four East London boroughs, coordinating communities, landowners, and institutions to restore biodiversity where people live, work, and move through the city every day.
People
People
Wanessa
Rudmer
Executive Director of Initiative Earth & Founder of Wild Cities
CiaranÂ
Biggins
Head of Development at Initiative Earth
Christabel Reed
Co-Founder & Trustee of Initiative Earth Charity
Cara Delevingne
Co-Founder & Trustee of Initiative Earth Charity
Anna Van Der Hurd
Chairperson of Initiative Earth Charity
David Alfrey
Trustee of Initiative Earth Charity
James Beazley
Trustee of Initiative Earth Charity
Partners & Funders backing nature recovery
A new kind of urban nature corridor doesn't happen without people willing to back bold ideas early. We are grateful to our Founding Partners — Six Senses London and Sky Garden by H Properties — whose generosity and vision are helping to bring Wild Cities to life.
Wild Cities is also supported by a growing community of funders who share our belief that cities can be places of genuine nature recovery. We are grateful to the Bacon Foundation, the Garfield Weston Foundation, and The National Lottery Community Fund for their trust and investment in this work.
