Massive coral reef discovered in Australia
Even though modern science has explored land, sea and even outer space, there are still a few secrets hiding in
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How to avoid being lost in Wilderness?
With holiday season accelerating and countries discouraging international travel, many people choose to explore their local areas. That often means
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Protected Areas In Lithuania: Part 2 – National Parks
In this series of postings, we apresent the colourful system of protected areas in Lithuania. This week’s topic are the
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Pipeline expansion in Canada threatens Wilderness and First Nations
Canada is moving forward with its expansion of the Trans Mountain Pipeline, which crosses both Alberta and British Columbia for
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2020 World Wilderness Conference to be held in March in Jaipur, India
Since 1977, the Wild Foundation has been organizing a World Wilderness Congress for the purpose of providing a public forum
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Germany third most climate change affected country in 2018
Germanwatch, together with the NewClimate Institute and Climate Network International, published their 15th Climate Risk Index 2020 (CRI). They are
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Recent deaths by brown bears in Romania reignite management debate
Experts estimate that Romania is home to about 6 000 brown bears (Ursus arctos). And the Carpathians, specifically Romania, have
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Importance of peat bogs as CO2 storage
A study from Chazdon and Brancalion in 2019 revealed that newly planted trees could absorb most of the human made
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Successful All-Senses Workshop Whispering Of The Trees
The latest Citizen Engagement Activity “Whispering of the trees” was successful, even in bad weather conditions. With support from the
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IUCN 1b Wilderness Celebration in Hohe Tauern National Park
On the 28th of October 2019 Hohe Tauern National Park celebrated the awarding of the IUCN (International Union for Conservation
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Hear the trees of Grumsin whisper
Today and tomorrow, the 5th and 6th November, our next Citizens Engagement Activity, in cooperation with Interreg Volunteer Youth, will
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25th Edition of the Danilo Re Memorial
Dedicated to the Italian park ranger Danilo Re, the Danilo Re Memorial is a sports competition for rangers from National
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The toll of environmental activism
There is always a price to pay and ‘nothing worth fighting for comes easy’, least of all the fight to
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The German National Forest Summit – Rescue For The Forest?
In the end of September 2019 the German National Forest Summit took place in Berlin. In that summit, different stakeholders
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An opportunity for the bears of Europe
A new study has discovered vast areas which are potentially suitable for habitation by European bears. The European brown bear
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Engaging locals with Insect Respect
Yesterday was a great and successful day for our latest Citizens Engagement Activity. Under the umbrella of the Interreg Volunteer
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Romania has already arranged with the wolf
In May this year, the German Federal Cabinet approved the simplified shooting of wolves. Now, wolves can be killed with
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Howling for wolves in Slovenia
On the 19th of August 3 members of the European Wilderness Society drove to Postojna where we would participate in
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Cornwall taking a stand to help against Climate Change
Cornwall Council have announced the trailblazing project “Forests for Cornwall” to create 20 000 acre forest to combat climate change. The
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AMBER – how they are changing rivers across Europe
The European Wilderness Society recently attended the week long Balkan River Defence event for a day. While listening to presentations
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