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Author: Hanna Ollos

European Wilderness Society 

Cultural and spiritual significance of nature

26/02/202126/02/20211 day ago Hanna Ollos 113 Views 0 Comments Sustainable development, Wilderness education 3 min read

Nature brings many values to us humans. Throughout history, nature has provided us with ecosystem services, social, historic, cultural and

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Three thought-provoking nature documentaries to watch right now

17/02/202117/02/20211 week ago Hanna Ollos 131 Views 0 Comments Biodiversity, climate change, Wilderness, Wildlife 2 min read

The pandemic has opened the door to a new way of knowledge and information exchange. Online meetings, conferences, virtual tours,

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Research 

Human disturbance has significant impact on animal movement

17/02/202118/02/20212 weeks ago Hanna Ollos 303 Views 0 Comments Biodiversity, Wilderness, Wildlife 2 min read

Human activity has a fundamental influence on the movement patterns of animals. It increases or decreases the distance that animals

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Join the European Wilderness Society today!

16/02/202119/02/20212 weeks ago Hanna Ollos 365 Views 0 Comments European Wilderness Society, volunteer 1 min read

Update: The deadline to apply for volunteering with the European Wilderness Society has been extended to 7th March 2021! Are

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Wilderness Policy 

Nature Outlook 2050: Four alternative scenarios for (Slovak) nature

15/02/202110/02/20212 weeks ago Hanna Ollos 232 Views 0 Comments Biodiversity, Policy and Legislation, slovakia 3 min read

A pilot study made by the Ministry of the Environment together with Slovak Environment Agency models the possible changes related

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Take a virtual journey through six distinct ecosystems

05/02/202102/02/20213 weeks ago Hanna Ollos 198 Views 0 Comments Biodiversity, Carpathians, Old growth forests 1 min read

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced us to stay put and concentrate on backyard explorations, rather than international travels. However, through

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The largest plastic polluters on Earth

13/01/202118/12/20202 months ago Hanna Ollos 961 Views 0 Comments respect nature 3 min read

For the third year in a row, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Nestlé have proven to be the world’s number one plastic

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Livestock 

Lack of livestock protection affects cross-border wolf packs

05/01/202114/01/20212 months ago Hanna Ollos 302 Views 0 Comments large carnivores, Livestock protection, slovakia 3 min read

In October, following a long but seemingly successful petition by 31 Slovak organisations, the Ministry of Agriculture went against the

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Research 

Wolves create ecological balance in freshwater ecosystems

30/11/202002/12/20203 months ago Hanna Ollos 933 Views 0 Comments Biodiversity, large carnivores, Wilderness, Wildlife, Wolf 3 min read

American and Canadian wildlife biologists have recently discovered a very unique example of how huge impact the hunting patters of

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The real roots of global warming

25/11/202025/11/20203 months ago Hanna Ollos 453 Views 1 Comment climate change, Wildlife 4 min read

Our entire economy is driven by the greatest cause of global warming: the fossil fuel industry. Any diplomatic attempt or

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Wildlife 

Slovak hunting quota for wolves increases

03/11/202009/11/20204 months ago Hanna Ollos 935 Views 0 Comments cull, slovakia, Wolf 4 min read

Because of their place at the top of the food chain, large predators are crucial to the functioning and structure

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Your career for our future – An international Masters Degree Programme in Austria

02/11/202028/10/20204 months ago Hanna Ollos 446 Views 0 Comments Education and Training, youth education 2 min read

The demand for highly-skilled conservation experts is growing. The Carinthia University of Applied Sciences developed an international Masters Degree Programme

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A beautiful Wilderness journey: Thousands engaged during the first International Wilderness Week

23/10/202016/02/20214 months ago Hanna Ollos 1161 Views 0 Comments Wilderness Week 4 min read

Throughout the first International Wilderness Week, we have been exploring the essence, values and challenges of Wilderness. We are happy

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WILDRivers 

Vjosa National Park: Victory over hydropower on the doorstep

13/10/202013/10/20205 months ago Hanna Ollos 517 Views 0 Comments albania, Wilderness, WILDRiver 3 min read

The last European wild rivers are under increasing threat, due to inadequate or complete lack of protection, traditional use or

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Halt to wolf hunting on the horizon in Slovakia

05/10/202005/10/20205 months ago Hanna Ollos 825 Views 0 Comments cull, slovakia, Wolf 2 min read

It seems that after many years of debate, the wolf in Slovakia will finally be protected all year round and

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Join our webinar about the Green Carpathians this Friday!

22/09/202006/11/20205 months ago Hanna Ollos 538 Views 0 Comments Biodiversity, Carpathians, webinar 0 min read

Are you curious about what are the latest initiatives working towards protecting the Carpathians, one of the biodiversity hub of

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Deep ecology: Defending the Earth

10/09/202008/09/20206 months ago Hanna Ollos 948 Views 1 Comment respect nature, wilderness stewardship 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 is therapy

04/09/202007/09/20206 months ago Hanna Ollos 652 Views 0 Comments Wilderness, Wilderness education 4 min read

Head to the woods, to the mountains. No car. Go camping. Cook on fire. Take a dip in the lakes.

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Meeting the new World Heritage Beech Forest Coordination office

03/09/202002/09/20206 months ago Hanna Ollos 502 Views 0 Comments 1 min read

Last week, the BEECH POWER partnership had the pleasure to have a first virtual meeting with the new Coordination Office

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

12/08/202010/08/20207 months ago Hanna Ollos 747 Views 0 Comments Hungary, National Park, wilderness stewardship 4 min read

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

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