Scoping the Potential for a Socio-Ecological Just Transition: Rewilding, Nature Recovery, Food and Farming in Sussex, UK

This paper examines the potential for a socio ecological just transition in Sussex, UK, focusing on how rewilding, nature recovery, and sustainable food and farming practices intersect within an evolving policy and ecological landscape. Drawing on 6 case studies, 13 interviews, 3 stakeholder workshops, and a review of national and regional policy frameworks, the study explores how justice concerns shape land use transitions. It introduces a relational socio-ecological justice framework that emphasises the interdependence of human and non-human systems, highlighting how equity, inclusion and ecosystem wellbeing must be jointly considered.