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Author: Hanna Ollos

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European Wilderness Society 

Global eco-awakening – a rise in environmental concern

May 21, 2021May 20, 202112 months ago Hanna Ollos 826 Views 0 Comments 5 min read

The COVID-19 pandemic has injected fuel in environmental awareness, so called the eco-awakening across the globe, new report has revealed. Nature

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Defining nature: revisiting the human-nature relationship

May 17, 2021May 13, 20211 year ago Hanna Ollos 906 Views 1 Comment 8 min read

Are humans separate from or part of nature and what defines our relationship with nature? In the next weeks we

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Year-round protection for the wolf in Slovakia

May 14, 2021May 13, 20211 year ago Hanna Ollos 1078 Views 0 Comments 5 min read

On Earth Day, the Minister of Environment symbolically signed the decree, enacting the year-round protection of the wolf in Slovakia.

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The end of nature?

May 12, 2021May 6, 20211 year ago Hanna Ollos 827 Views 0 Comments 8 min read

There is not a single day going by where we do not read or receive reports of some form of logging

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New video on the story of the European beech forests

April 28, 2021April 28, 20211 year ago Hanna Ollos 925 Views 0 Comments 2 min read

The protection of old-growth European beech forests was a long process that stretched over several decades. In the newly published video,

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The European Wilderness Society joined the Global Waste Cleaning Network

April 27, 2021April 22, 20211 year ago Hanna Ollos 834 Views 0 Comments 2 min read

We are happy to announce that last week, the European Wilderness Society joined the Global Waste Cleaning Network, to capitalise

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Our night sheds a bad light on wildlife

April 16, 2021April 29, 20211 year ago Hanna Ollos 892 Views 1 Comment 5 min read

There has been evidence in the past that artificial night lights strongly affects animals. Artificial light disrupts the behaviour of

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Wilderness book club: The hidden life of trees by Peter Wohlleben

April 2, 2021March 31, 20211 year ago Hanna Ollos 1029 Views 0 Comments 9 min read

If a book is titled ‘The Hidden Life of Trees’ and its subtitle is ‘What Do They Feel, How Do

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Coastal ecosystems are under pressure

March 25, 2021August 19, 20211 year ago Hanna Ollos 909 Views 0 Comments 6 min read

Coastal ecosystems worldwide bring an enormous value in ecosystem services to humans, however, they are facing increasing pressures due to

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Austrian Wilderness area doubles in size

March 17, 2021March 25, 20211 year ago Hanna Ollos 1169 Views 1 Comment 6 min read

Since it was founded in 2002, the Austrian Dürrenstein Wilderness area has grown to 35 square kilometers and has been

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Could Denmark be a wolf land?

March 12, 20211 year ago Hanna Ollos 1974 Views 2 Comments 7 min read

In Denmark, there has been a long-standing debate about the protection of the wolf. After a rollercoaster-like history of wolves

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Women and the climate emergency

March 8, 2021April 13, 20211 year ago Hanna Ollos 1009 Views 0 Comments 4 min read

The lack of gender balance in leading roles in the nature conservation sector is alarming. With regards to changes to

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Take a year-long wild journey: last days to apply as a volunteer

March 4, 2021February 14, 20221 year ago Hanna Ollos 1052 Views 0 Comments 6 min read

Please find our current volunteer opportunities in the career center! New Wilderness volunteers in the European Wilderness Society team are

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Cultural and spiritual significance of nature

February 26, 2021February 26, 20211 year ago Hanna Ollos 1164 Views 1 Comment 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

February 17, 2021April 13, 20211 year ago Hanna Ollos 1077 Views 0 Comments 3 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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Human disturbance has significant impact on animal movement

February 17, 2021February 18, 20211 year ago Hanna Ollos 1369 Views 0 Comments 3 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!

February 16, 2021February 19, 20211 year ago Hanna Ollos 1451 Views 0 Comments 4 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

February 15, 2021February 10, 20211 year ago Hanna Ollos 1209 Views 0 Comments 7 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

February 5, 2021February 2, 20211 year ago Hanna Ollos 1119 Views 0 Comments 2 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

January 13, 2021March 16, 20221 year ago Hanna Ollos 2090 Views 0 Comments 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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