Wilderness Webinar

Have you ever wondered what’s happening with wilderness in Europe? Do you want to ask questions about the European Wilderness Society? Here comes the perfect opportunity for you to attend our first webinar on 18 December at 13:00 CET (UTC+1).   The speakers of our webinar are: Vlado Vancura holds a forest engineer MSc degree from […]

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Wilderness in our Mountains

Today is the time to celebrate our Mountains! In 2003 the General Assembly of the UN designated the 11th of December as the International Mountain Day! The UN encourages events to be organized at all levels of this day.

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Wilderness in Europe – WHERE?

Although covering only small part of its territory, there is still wilderness in Europe. A recent film entitled Wolf Mountain introduces one of the places, where people can still experience and discover wilderness: the Eastern Carpathian.

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Can we afford wilderness in Europe?

This is a question I am asking myself in the last weeks again and again. The motivation of thinking in this direction I got after reading a wonderful article written by Ralf Buckley, Can We Afford Wilderness?

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UNESCO Biosphere Reserve – what precisely is that?

The world consists of very different types of ecosystems and in every type of these ecosystems people have learnt how to live there
The goal of the biosphere reserve is to uncover this knowledge, use it and adapt it for the future.

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Sustainable tourism publication

Tourism is a growing sector worldwide – people are increasingly looking for outdoor experience in a natural environment where they can enjoy and learn about the nature and history of the places they visit. Natural and cultural values are usually best preserved in protected areas and along national borders.

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Green Europe requires green entrepreneurs

The political leaders of Europe have announced the concept of Green Economy as a response on the current economically turbulent situation. But what is actually happening on the ground?

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