Slovakian Wilderness under threat
Slovakia has a great potential to become an important partner in the quest to protect European Wilderness. There are some
Continue readingSlovakia has a great potential to become an important partner in the quest to protect European Wilderness. There are some
Continue readingSince 1977, the Wild Foundation has been organizing a World Wilderness Congress for the purpose of providing a public forum
Continue readingEuropean forests are under extreme pressure. We can read almost daily the stories that somewhere in Europe forests are dying, logged and disappearing. The initial event leading
Continue readingTrees are widely known to be important carbon sequestrators with a great potential to combat climate change. A recent study
Continue readingAn extraordinary black pine of more than 900-year old is growing in Majella Wilderness, embedded in Majella National Park in
Continue readingA new report on the effects of damming on European rivers has highlighted how rivers are saturated with dams. Currently,
Continue readingA study from Chazdon and Brancalion in 2019 revealed that newly planted trees could absorb most of the human made
Continue readingWe can still find large continuous natural areas in many parts of Europe, which are little affected by human activities.
Continue readingThe autumn of 2019, auditors of European Wilderness Society visited a number of protected areas in Bulgaria. The most Southern
Continue readingAli Botush is a Strict Reserve in the Slavyanka mountain range, located directly on the border of Bulgaria and Greece.
Continue readingMantaritsa Strict Reserve was established in 1968 to showcase and protect an old, unmanaged forest ecosystem in the Western Rhodope
Continue readingIn the past years, more than 41 Wilderness Areas from 17 countries joined the European Wilderness Network. The European Wilderness
Continue readingIn autumn 2019, European Wilderness Society auditors travelled to Bulgaria to seek new potential Wilderness. One treasure found was Cervenata
Continue readingMangrove forests are crucially important ecosystems circling the shores in the tropics, covering about 22 million hectares. However, they are
Continue readingToday, 30 years ago, the Berlin Wall that separated the capital city in Western and Eastern Germany fell. Just before
Continue readingRecently, auditors of the European Wilderness Society set out on a trip in Bulgaria to visit existing members of the
Continue readingShocking news this week from CNN as an indigenous leader who protected rainforest was murdered in Brasil. However, similar horrifying
Continue readingOn the 28th of October 2019 Hohe Tauern National Park celebrated the awarding of the IUCN (International Union for Conservation
Continue readingAnother Citizens Engagement Activity, organized by our employee and ex-IVY volunteer Hanna Öllös and our current IVY volunteer Jonas Sommer,
Continue readingThe numbers of Chinook Salmon have dropped drastically in the recent years. In Columbia, US, 17 million salmon used to
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