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      • Anni Henning
      • Gudrun Pflueger (MSc)
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      • Iryna Shchoka
      • Jonas Sommer (BSc)
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Wilderness Policy 

Global climate strike 2020 this Friday, 25th of September

24/09/202024/09/202013 seconds ago Julia Ramsauer 0 1 min read
Tourism and waste management improvement in Synevyr, Ukraine
Sustainable Tourism 

Tourism and waste management improvement in Synevyr, Ukraine

23/09/202023/09/20201 day ago Iryna Shchoka 0 3 min read
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European Wilderness Society 

Join our webinar about the Green Carpathians this Friday!

22/09/202021/09/20202 days ago Hanna Ollos 0 0 min read
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Wildlife 

It is not too late to prevent biodiversity loss

21/09/202017/09/20203 days ago Ziva Alif 0 2 min read
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Research 

At least 28 species were saved from extinction since 1993

18/09/202018/09/20206 days ago Gintare Tamulyte 0 3 min read
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Wildlife 

Dead animals are still a crucial part of Wilderness

11/09/202009/09/20202 weeks ago Nick Huisman 0 3 min read
Natura 2000 research in Czech Republic
Wildlife 

Swiss hunting law puts species protection at risk

08/09/202006/09/20202 weeks ago Nick Huisman 0 2 min read
Wolf Comeback from wilderness in Europe
Wildlife 

A curious case of disappearing wolves

28/08/202027/08/20204 weeks ago Nick Huisman 1 3 min read
New documentary on Akashinga rangers
Wildlife 

New documentary on Akashinga rangers

26/08/202026/08/20204 weeks ago Gintare Tamulyte 0 4 min read

WildernessView All

Latest news from Wilderness, WILDCoasts, WILDForests, WILDIslands and WILDRIvers

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European Wilderness Society Wilderness 

Deep ecology: Defending the Earth

10/09/202008/09/20202 weeks ago Hanna Ollos 1 4 min read

What impacts the relationship of humans and nature and in what do we see the true value of nature? This

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Wilderness 

International Wilderness Week – coming soon!

31/08/202007/09/20203 weeks ago Gintare Tamulyte 0 4 min read
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Wilderness Wilderness Policy 

What Does an Anti-Racist Wilderness Look Like?

13/08/202014/08/20201 month ago Jonas Sommer 7 10 min read
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Research WILDForest 

Impressions from a primeval forest

12/08/202012/08/20201 month ago Jonas Sommer 0 4 min read
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Wilderness 

The climate crisis dries out Europe

10/08/202008/08/20202 months ago Jonas Sommer 0 4 min read
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Latest infos, updates and news from our projects

More Respect Nature educational tools in Ukraine
Sustainable Tourism 

More Respect Nature educational tools in Ukraine

15/09/202014/09/20201 week ago Iryna Shchoka 0 2 min read

Following the high interest to the Respect Nature guidelines developed by the European Wilderness Society and its recent translation to

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European Wilderness Society 

Private efforts to protect ancient forests in Lithuania

14/09/202013/09/20201 week ago Gintare Tamulyte 0 4 min read
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European Wilderness Society 

Norway about to kill 50% of their wolves

09/09/202007/09/20202 weeks ago Nick Huisman 9 2 min read
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European Wilderness Society 

Giant void emerges in Siberia due to melting permafrost

07/09/202006/09/20202 weeks ago Gintare Tamulyte 0 2 min read
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European Wilderness Society 

Wilderness is therapy

04/09/202007/09/20203 weeks ago Hanna Ollos 0 4 min read

ResearchView All

International Wilderness research

Deforestation in Europe increases
Research 

Deforestation in Europe increases

17/09/202016/09/20201 week ago Jonas Sommer 1 2 min read

Forests cover roughly a third of our planet´s land and provide countless services to humanity. This is especially true in

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Research 

Why do we still have climate crisis denial?

01/09/202031/08/20203 weeks ago Nick Huisman 0 3 min read
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Research 

Investing in Wilderness pays off

27/08/202026/08/20204 weeks ago Jonas Sommer 0 3 min read

PolicyView All

Wilderness policy and petitions

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European Wilderness Society Wilderness Policy 

The last remaining forest steppe in Hungary receives stricter protection through zoning

12/08/202010/08/20201 month ago Hanna Ollos 0 4 min read

On the 2nd of June, a historic moment took place for nature conservation in Hungary. After several years of campaigning

World Ranger Day
Wilderness Policy 

World Ranger Day

31/07/202030/07/20202 months ago Gintare Tamulyte 0 3 min read
Bison: Slaughtering the icon of Yellowstone
Wilderness Policy 

US Senate passes Great American Outdoors Act

06/07/202003/07/20203 months ago Nick Huisman 0 2 min read

Livestock ProtectionView All

Information, research and best practice examples on livestock protection against large carnivores

Filming livestock protection in Austria and Italy
Livestock Project Updates 

Filming livestock protection in Austria and Italy

16/09/202017/09/20201 week ago Nick Huisman 0 2 min read

For the newly approved project LIFEstockProtect, our team is in the field this week with a German television crew in Tirol

Project manager position BUND Naturschutz in Bayern available
Livestock 

Project manager position BUND Naturschutz in Bayern available

14/08/202014/08/20201 month ago Nick Huisman 0 2 min read

The organisation BUND Naturschutz in Bayern e.V. is one of our partners in the recently approved LIFEstockProtect project. They have

VideosView All

Javelin Sand Boa believed to be extinct since 1937 rediscovered in Romania
Videos Wildlife 

Javelin Sand Boa believed to be extinct since 1937 rediscovered in Romania

Wolves to be killed by hunters in Spain
Livestock Videos 

Wolves to be killed by hunters in Spain

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Videos WILDArts Wildlife 

Wilderness and Wildlife in Chernobyl in the Ukraine and Belarus

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European Wilderness Society Videos Wilderness Network News 

Interview with European Wilderness Society in Ukraine

New film about Wilderness in Germany
Videos Wilderness 

New film about Wilderness in Germany

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