Skjold is a researcher at the Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery, exploring the intersection of ecological and evolutionary history and future restoration. His research interests span from forests to grasslands, using deep-time baselines to contextualize the state of modern landscapes.
A central theme of Skjold’s work is the implication of how we define “natural” or “intact.” He investigates how these shifting baselines influence the way we set conservation goals and operationalize nature recovery. By bridging the gap between theoretical definitions of wildness and on-the-ground metrics, Skjold focuses on trophic rewilding and developing area-based methods to accurately evaluate restoration efforts. His goal is to ensure that restoration targets are not just historically informed, but functionally resilient.
