Numerous organizations work at scale with national governments and local communities. The peace parks initiative in southern Africa aims to create eighteen transfrontier, economically viable conservation areas covering a total of 10 million hectares in 17 countries that  provide new sustainable livelihood opportunities for approximately one million people. Currently, eight have already been established, four are emerging, and six are still in the concept phase  (incl. the Western Indian Ocean transfrontier marine park). Peace Parks Foundation has been supporting the establishment of ten of these cross-border spaces since 1997, with a current focus on developing and rewilding four priority transfrontier conservation areas. Wilderness Foundation Africa has on-the-ground management and counter-poaching initiatives covering up to 500,000 ha of private and public protected areas in South Africa. The Mali Elephant Project is a community-based, community lead initiative involving 15 ethnicities that protect all natural resources in an area the size of Switzerland and has currently achieved agreement from the government to formally expand Mali’s protected area system by 26%, an increase of 350,000 ha.

The Great Eastern Ranges Initiative (GER) brings people and organizations together to protect, connect and restore healthy habitats over 3,600km, from western Victoria through NSW and the ACT to far north Queensland. Its goal is to connect people and maintain and restore natural landscapes (flyways, “glideways” & ecological stepping stones), implement natural solutions (forest recovery & climate corridors), recreate resilient landscapes, and establish ecological levers for human health (e.g. reducing the risk of virus spill-over in degraded landscapes). In 2019/2020 19 million hectares were affected by wildfires in Australia with a concentration in the GER region, which requires urgent restoration and prevention efforts in the coming years. The fires released more carbon dioxide than all of Australia does in a year. Since 1991, Bush Heritage Australia has worked on large-scale landscape restoration projects across the continent covering more than 11.3 million hectares through engaging aboriginal communities, applying best knowledge conservation science, fire management, buying land, legal protection, restoring waterways, removing feral species, and erosion and weed control.

The Wildlife Conservation Trust in India has developed a tool for restoring large-scale landscapes covering millions of hectares across the country. Through a combination of GIS and field studies (e.g. radio telemetry of tigers), maps are created showing how ecological corridors can be recreated to protect the well-being of both people and wildlife. These maps will be able to guide policy and developments at local, regional and national levels, like planning of roads, railways, power lines and canals.

Founded by three organizations from Africa, Europe and North America the WFG focuses on two pillars: World Wilderness Congress (WWC) and the Wilderness Specialist Group of the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas. With its 45 years history of accomplishments across every continent, the WWC is the longest-running, international, environmental forum linking governments, international and national cultural and scientific organizations, grassroots initiatives, Indigenous and global leaders to share lessons and identify new, innovative solutions. Among its achievements was initiating in 1984 the process leading to the creation of the Global Environmental Facility in 1992, the global conservation vision Nature Needs Half in 2009, and – in 2020 – the Global Charter for Rewilding the Earth. Each of the founding organizations has a strong track record in working on the ground, implementing conservation in practice.

NNH is an international coalition of scientists, conservationists, nonprofits, and public officials defending nature at the scale needed for nature to continue functioning for the benefit of all life including human well-being. Focused on movement-building, through its 43 partners in 20 countries the NNH coalition shares practical, inspiring examples of large-scale conservation initiatives across the globe, develops and communicates new science advancements, purchases and protects key biodiversity areas, and undertakes active advocacy at national and international levels.