IUCN and European Wilderness Quality and Audit System – commonalities and differences
The European Wilderness Quality Standard as well as the IUCN protected areas categories, particularly category Ia and Ib, designate and
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Author: Hanna Ollos
Defining and protecting Wilderness in Europe
In 2013 the Wilderness Working Group (WWG) published an official European Wilderness definition. This definition builds on the IUCN definition
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First European River Summit to save Europe’s last wild rivers
According to the recent European State of Water report from the European Environment Agency, nearly two thirds of European rivers are in
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Camping in Wilderness
Camping is a typical way to experience Wilderness in the United States. In Europe, on the other hand, camping in
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Potential and chances of the Biosphere Reserve Lungau
Last week the Biosphere Reserve Lungau, home of the main office of the European Wilderness Society, organised the kick-off event
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Re-Audit of Majella Wilderness
A recently carried out Re-Audit of Majella Wilderness, located in Majella National Park in Central Italy, reviewed the Wilderness quality
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1st General Assembly of European Beech Forest Network
The European Beech Forest Network (EBFN) recently held their 1st general assembly in Viterbo, Italy. The 11th International Beech Symposium
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Wilderness in Sirente-Velino Regional Park
After an overnight stay at Monte Amaro in Majella Wilderness our auditors visited the Sirente-Velino Regional Park. Sirente-Velino Regional Park is
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Following the lynx through Austria’s wild heart
People often call the lynx, with its fluffy ears and pointy beard, the wizard of the forest. Rarely seen, he
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Switzerland sticks to strict regulations for legal wolf killings
Swiss authorities confirm several livestock killings in the Swiss region of Val d’Anniviers in the canton of Valais since the
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Setting an Example in modern Shepherd Training
Proper livestock management often demands the presence of shepherds. Shepherding is an old craft and there are many European countries,
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Risks to Albanian old growth beech forests
A paper identifying risks to old growth beech forests in Albania was recently published by Abdulla Diku, forest expert from PSEDA-ILIRIA
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Old growth beech forests identified in Albania
Abdulla Diku, forest expert from PSEDA-ILIRIA organisation, and Lulezim Shuka, Professor at the Department of Biology of the University of
Continue readingWilderness Quick Audit in Maramarosh Wilderness in Ukraine
A recent European Wilderness Quality Standard Quick Audit of the Maramarosh massif continued our long-term partnership with the Carpathian Biosphere
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Svydovets massif needs our support
The European Wilderness Society recently visited the Svydovets massif in the Ukrainian Carpathians. The area is currently highly disputed because
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Consulting in Wilderness and Protected Areas
Charles Besancon is a Specialist in Strategic Conservation Planning and Assessment and gives trainings on developing management plans for protected
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US Government undermines animal protection rights
Current political developments in the USA are threatening the country’s animal protection laws in multiple ways. Some of the laws
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Proof of a new litter from the Calanda wolves
The Swiss Office for Hunting and Fishery (Amt für Jagd und Fischerei) just confirmed that the famous Calanda wolf pack
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National Park Šumava counts on the wolf
The Czech Šumava National Park together with the German Bayrischer Wald National Park form one of the largest, connected forested
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Position Paper to Wilderness of the National Parks Austria
The National Parks Austria recently published a position paper for Wilderness and non-intervention management in the Austrian National Parks. The
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