Jonas Sommer, Author at European Wilderness Society

Obama Administration moves to protect Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Permafrost turns into a carbon time bomb

06/04/202001/04/20202 months ago Jonas Sommer 425 Views 0 Comments climate change, climate emergency, Climate Overheating min read

Permafrost is ground that is frozen all year round occuring in the Arctic and mountainous regions – the two regions

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Wildlife

First bear in Germany in 16 years

03/04/202001/04/20202 months ago Jonas Sommer 1497 Views 1 Comment min read

In 2006, bear JJ1 kept Germans in suspense for weeks. JJ1, or Bruno, as the media called him, was the

Policy Sustainable Tourism

Our economy comes to a halt – so does pollution

31/03/202028/03/20202 months ago Jonas Sommer 407 Views 0 Comments climate change, climate emergency, Climate Overheating, Corona, pollution min read

The current corona outbreak is a crisis in every sense. It destroys lifes, subsistences and restricts the life of billions.

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Policy Wilderness

Wild forests protect the climate

25/03/202023/03/20202 months ago Jonas Sommer 446 Views 1 Comment Beech forest, climate change, climate emergency, forest, Forest loss, Old growth forests min read

There is a wide consent that forests are the most efficient tool to fight the climate crisis. However, the question

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Policy Wildlife

UK to rule out badger culling

11/03/202011/03/20203 months ago Jonas Sommer 509 Views 0 Comments cull, Wildlife min read

Since 2013, the British government culls badgers to control the Bovine Tuberculosis (bTB). bTB is a serious disease in livestock

WILDCoast Wilderness

EU continues to overfish marine Wilderness

28/01/202023/01/20204 months ago Jonas Sommer 529 Views 0 Comments Europe, fish, marine, Wilderness min read

The European Union sets annual fishing quota in the “exclusive economic zone” (the sea zone belonging to EU member states)

Livestock Wildlife

Spanish court declares wolf hunting illegal

23/01/202002/04/20204 months ago Jonas Sommer 1172 Views 5 Comments Wolf min read

A verdict of the High Court of Justice of the region Castilla y León, Spain overturns the 2016 – 2019

Wildlife

Will Wilderness in Australia ever be the same again?

22/01/202028/01/20204 months ago Jonas Sommer 539 Views 2 Comments climate emergency, fire, forest, Wildlife min read

Australia is facing the worst fires in its history. Even though bushfires happen in Australia every year, the current situation

Banjir setinggi 50-150 centimeter menggenangi RW 4 Kelurahan Cipinang Melayu, Jakarta Timur, Senin (20/2). Banjir yang sempat surut pada Minggu (19/2) malam, kembali meninggi pada Senin pagi. Banjir tersebut disebabkan meluapnya Kali Sunter. Kompas/Hendra A Setyawan (HAS) 20-2-2017

European Wilderness Society Videos

The power of language in fighting the climate crisis

06/01/202027/12/20195 months ago Jonas Sommer 555 Views 0 Comments climate change, climate emergency, Climate Overheating, Communication min read

This is the second part of a series emphasizing the impact of language in the fight against the climate crisis

Livestock Wildlife

Can European countries continue to kill the wolf?

03/01/202012/03/20205 months ago Jonas Sommer 1268 Views 2 Comments cull, Wolf min read

After the European Court of Justice ruled on the Finnish wolf hunting quota, we ask: Can other European countries continue

Dead and dying animals at the Dambas, Arbajahan, Kenya, which has dried up due to successive years of very little rain. Africa's climates have always been erratic but there is evidence that global warming is increaseing droughts,floods and climate uncertainty and unpredictability.

Policy

2019 – a year characterized by climate emergency

31/12/201911/05/20205 months ago Jonas Sommer 619 Views 0 Comments climate change, climate emergency, Climate Overheating, Policy and Legislation min read

The Oxford English Dictionary has just awarded its word of the year: climate emergency. The rise of this term has

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Wildlife

Cats and dogs – the most destructive invasive species of all?

26/12/201919/12/20195 months ago Jonas Sommer 910 Views 0 Comments Wildlife min read

Cats and dogs are the most popular pets around the world. Several hundred million individuals of each species live in

European Wilderness Society

From art to river cleaning – seven ways to engage citizens with nature

24/12/201921/04/20205 months ago Jonas Sommer 604 Views 0 Comments #CEA, #CohesionPolicy, #Interreg, #InterregYouth, Citizen Engagement Activity min read

This year the European Wilderness Society has started a cooperation with IVY, the Interreg Volunteer Youth. IVY “offers the possibility

Wildlife

EU court rules on Finnish wolf hunting quota

16/12/201902/04/20206 months ago Jonas Sommer 855 Views 3 Comments Wolf min read

The wolf (Canis lupus) is one of the most strictly protected species in the European Union. While many Member States

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Policy

We call the climate crisis by its name

08/11/201908/11/20197 months ago Jonas Sommer 713 Views 0 Comments Climate Overheating, Communication min read

The climate crisis is the biggest threat humanity has ever faced. Still, politicians around the world fail to take necessary

WILDRivers

400 kg of garbage: How clean rivers help Slovensky raj

30/10/201916/04/20207 months ago Jonas Sommer 1132 Views 0 Comments Citizen Engagement Activity, conservation, river, Sustainable development min read

Another Citizens Engagement Activity, organized by our employee and ex-IVY volunteer Hanna Öllös and our current IVY volunteer Jonas Sommer,

Livestock

Why does the wolf return?

22/10/201929/01/20207 months ago Jonas Sommer 1200 Views 4 Comments Wolf min read

One of the most successful conservation stories is the return of the wolf to many European countries. In some areas

European Wilderness Society

Getting wild at the “European Week of Regions and Cities”

18/10/201911/05/20208 months ago Jonas Sommer 818 Views 0 Comments #Interreg, Europe, regional development min read

From the 7th to the 10th October our IVY volunteer Jonas attended the “European Week of Regions and Cities” at

European Wilderness Society

Trash is everywhere

02/10/201906/11/20198 months ago Jonas Sommer 909 Views 0 Comments min read

I have now lived in Tamsweg and worked for the European Wilderness Society for almost three months. Because I have

Livestock

Our large carnivore exhibition moves to biosphere reserve Rhön

28/09/201929/01/20208 months ago Jonas Sommer 913 Views 0 Comments exhibition, large carnivores min read

Our travelling exhibition “Large Carnivores and Livestock Protection” can now be visited for free in the headquarters of the UNESCO

Author: Jonas Sommer

Permafrost turns into a carbon time bomb

First bear in Germany in 16 years

Our economy comes to a halt – so does pollution

Wild forests protect the climate

UK to rule out badger culling

EU continues to overfish marine Wilderness

Spanish court declares wolf hunting illegal

Will Wilderness in Australia ever be the same again?

The power of language in fighting the climate crisis

Can European countries continue to kill the wolf?

2019 – a year characterized by climate emergency

Cats and dogs – the most destructive invasive species of all?

From art to river cleaning – seven ways to engage citizens with nature

EU court rules on Finnish wolf hunting quota

We call the climate crisis by its name

400 kg of garbage: How clean rivers help Slovensky raj

Why does the wolf return?

Getting wild at the “European Week of Regions and Cities”

Trash is everywhere

Our large carnivore exhibition moves to biosphere reserve Rhön

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