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Author: Hanna Ollos

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Register now for the conference ‘Transnational cooperation for the sustainable future of the Carpathian region’

February 24, 2022February 23, 20224 months ago Hanna Ollos 323 Views 0 Comments 1 min read

The Carpathians belong to the most important European eco-regions. Biodiversity loss and increasing pressures threaten its outstanding natural values. Traditional approaches

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Wildlife 

Take a photo and help protect endangered butterflies! 

February 15, 2022February 14, 20225 months ago Hanna Ollos 335 Views 0 Comments 5 min read

Citizen Science, best translated as “community science”, has a long history in Europe and is now highly regarded and accepted.

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Rules of feeding birds in winter

February 3, 2022February 2, 20225 months ago Hanna Ollos 337 Views 0 Comments 3 min read

It is well known that not all our birds migrate to warmer climates in winter, with many species staying at

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Wildlife 

Predators help in mitigating wildlife roadkills

January 26, 2022January 26, 20225 months ago Hanna Ollos 435 Views 0 Comments 8 min read

Michigan Tech ecologist Rolf Peterson remembers the days when carcasses of deer lined the highways through Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. That

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Research 

Only three percent of land remains untouched, study says

January 18, 2022January 18, 20226 months ago Hanna Ollos 394 Views 4 Comments 5 min read

Satellite imagery has previously estimated that 20-40% of the Earth’s surface is still in relatively good condition and has not

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How mountain building influences biodiversity

January 13, 2022January 13, 20226 months ago Hanna Ollos 392 Views 0 Comments 4 min read

Who would have thought that not only individuals but also planets could be affected by a midlife crisis? Once upon

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A new knowledge exchange platform for UNESCO World Heritage Beech Forests launched

December 13, 2021December 14, 20217 months ago Hanna Ollos 433 Views 0 Comments 3 min read

The Interreg BEECH POWER project has recently launched a unique online platform. The platform serves as a networking and knowledge sharing

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China announces National Parks

December 13, 2021December 7, 20217 months ago Hanna Ollos 462 Views 2 Comments 8 min read

China is a crucial country in both, the climate and biodiversity crisis. It is the most populous country in the

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Innovative project to protect the European wildcat submitted

December 7, 2021December 6, 20217 months ago Hanna Ollos 540 Views 0 Comments 6 min read

The native European wildcat has a fragmented distribution across Europe from Scotland to Turkey and the Caucasus. Its formerly wide

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Mapping the underground network of fungi

December 3, 2021December 1, 20217 months ago Hanna Ollos 516 Views 0 Comments 4 min read

The vast network of fungi beneath the ground, also known as the internet of life and integral part of the

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Wilderness book club: Desert Solitaire – A season in the Wilderness

September 16, 2021September 15, 202110 months ago Hanna Ollos 767 Views 3 Comments 7 min read

The book ‘Desert solitaire’ written by Edward Abbey is an amazing combination of adventure writing with a bold dedication to

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Wildlife 

Why we should NOT feed waterfowl

August 19, 2021August 19, 202111 months ago Hanna Ollos 718 Views 0 Comments 7 min read

Experience has shown that people with good intentions are unaware that feeding waterfowl is unnecessary, especially in summer when animals

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Wetlands International launches a portal for data on waterbird populations

July 15, 2021July 8, 202112 months ago Hanna Ollos 829 Views 0 Comments 4 min read

On 29 June 2021, Wetlands International launched the Waterbird Populations Portal. This is an online interactive platform, which collects current data

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Get to know more about rangers and join the discussion

July 8, 2021July 5, 202112 months ago Hanna Ollos 812 Views 0 Comments 4 min read

Rangers serve under various titles and their work is vast, yet they all work to protect the natural world. Conservation

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Research Ukraine 

Towards gender equality in the ranger workforce

July 1, 2021March 16, 20221 year ago Hanna Ollos 896 Views 0 Comments 5 min read

Women are just as eager as men to join ranger workforces. Being a ranger is an important opportunity to contribute

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European Wilderness Society at the National Wilderness Skills Institute

June 21, 2021June 15, 20211 year ago Hanna Ollos 805 Views 0 Comments 3 min read

The National Wilderness Skills Institute is a modern training platform for those charged with the stewardship of US Wilderness and Wild

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Centralparks in the Carpathian Convention 12th Working Group on Biodiversity meeting

June 14, 2021March 16, 20221 year ago Hanna Ollos 854 Views 0 Comments 3 min read

Carpathian ecosystems hold some of the very last European wilderness. These areas are famous for their largest remaining primeval forests and grasslands.

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Wilderness 

Environmental stewardship in a post-natural world: what are we trying to protect?

June 7, 2021June 7, 20211 year ago Hanna Ollos 972 Views 0 Comments 14 min read

The Anthropocene is a key paradigm for debating environmental issues in scientific, political and ethical debates. What would a sustainable

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The old human-nature dualism: Are we part of nature?

May 31, 2021August 19, 20211 year ago Hanna Ollos 904 Views 0 Comments 8 min read

This simple question can drastically shape our worldview. Today, Tobias Nickel leads us the entanglement with nature in different parts

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A human-dominated planet: is there any nature left?

May 25, 2021May 25, 20211 year ago Hanna Ollos 898 Views 0 Comments 11 min read

Geological eras are periods of time that allow us to divide and to study the different stages through which the planet

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