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Author: Julia Ramsauer

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Wilderness 

Wilderness book club: The Invention of Nature

December 28, 2021December 22, 20215 months ago Julia Ramsauer 312 Views 0 Comments 4 min read

We are all familiar with Charles Darwin, but have you ever heard of Alexander von Humboldt? He was was a German polymath, geographer, naturalist, explorer,

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Wildlife 

Four rules for coexistence of winter sports and wildlife

December 17, 2021December 13, 20215 months ago Julia Ramsauer 377 Views 0 Comments 2 min read

While winter sports enthusiasts are happy about all the snow, a snowy winter means a big challenge for wildlife. This

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The EU takes Spain to court over pollution from industrial farming

December 9, 2021December 7, 20215 months ago Julia Ramsauer 403 Views 0 Comments 7 min read

The European Commission came to the conclusion that Spanish authorities have not done enough to protect water from nitrate pollution. Just in Summer 2021, another ecological

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Trees – the solution for overheating?

December 2, 2021December 1, 20216 months ago Julia Ramsauer 376 Views 0 Comments 2 min read

A new study from the ETH Zurich found out that trees in cities actually make huge difference in terms of

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Wilderness 

Webinar: Forestry and Wilderness

November 22, 2021December 1, 20216 months ago Julia Ramsauer 453 Views 0 Comments 2 min read

Have you ever thought about how important the forest is in the concept of Wilderness or how important Wilderness is in the concept of forestry? In a webinar on 29th of November 2021

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Global resolution to reduce deforestation until 2030

November 19, 2021November 17, 20216 months ago Julia Ramsauer 429 Views 0 Comments 5 min read

At the COP26 world climate summit in Glasgow, more than 100 countries have pledged to stop deforestation by 2030. This was

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Old growth forests in Slovakia to be protected in new nature reserve

November 18, 2021November 23, 20216 months ago Julia Ramsauer 440 Views 0 Comments 6 min read

Old Growth Forests of Slovakia is the official name of a new nature reserve approved by the Government of the Slovak

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Conference: Shepherdesses in the Alps

October 12, 2021October 12, 20217 months ago Julia Ramsauer 532 Views 0 Comments 4 min read

What is it like to spend the whole summer in the mountains with your flock of animals? Why is it

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Marine disaster in Spain

August 31, 2021August 31, 20219 months ago Julia Ramsauer 637 Views 0 Comments 6 min read

For the past week, more than 4.5 tons of dead fish have washed up on the coast of the Mar

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Social effectiveness of livestock protection

August 27, 2021August 25, 20219 months ago Julia Ramsauer 761 Views 0 Comments 8 min read

Human-wildlife conflicts and human-shaped natural systems in which they occur are driven by complex social and ecological elements. These elements

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Let’s not talk about the wolf on International Wolf Day

August 13, 2021August 12, 20219 months ago Julia Ramsauer 833 Views 0 Comments 4 min read

The wolf-human conflict has been going on for decades if not centuries. All over the world, the issue has evolved

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Wildlife 

Do wolves act like foresters?

August 6, 2021August 6, 202110 months ago Julia Ramsauer 841 Views 0 Comments 3 min read

Not too long ago during an excursion a phrase stuck with us: “wolves are like foresters in the woods”. This

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How YOU can promote soil health

July 30, 2021July 26, 202110 months ago Julia Ramsauer 700 Views 0 Comments 3 min read

Healthy soil combats climate change, promotes biodiversity and supports food production. However, to create food systems that are healthy for

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Healthy soil: good for you and for the planet

July 20, 2021August 19, 202110 months ago Julia Ramsauer 671 Views 0 Comments 3 min read

The other day, we looked at why healthy soil is an important instrument to fight climate change. The focus here

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Soil as a tool to mitigate climate change

July 7, 2021July 1, 202111 months ago Julia Ramsauer 746 Views 1 Comment 4 min read

Did you know that the Earth’s soils contain about 2,500 gigatons of carbon—that’s more than three times the amount of carbon in the

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Wildlife 

Wildlife crime in Central Europe

June 25, 2021August 19, 202111 months ago Julia Ramsauer 960 Views 0 Comments 4 min read

Wildlife crime does not only exist in Africa but also in Europe. In general, it is defined as criminal acts

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Desertification: a threat closer than you think

June 17, 2021June 15, 202111 months ago Julia Ramsauer 951 Views 2 Comments 5 min read

Today, 17th of June, is the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought. While the term may bring to mind

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We are launching a Podcast

May 19, 2021March 16, 20221 year ago Julia Ramsauer 819 Views 0 Comments 2 min read

Podcasts have been on the rise for many years and will not disappear any time soon. They are are great

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Participate in a survey about attitudes towards wolves in the Alps

May 3, 2021May 3, 20211 year ago Julia Ramsauer 884 Views 0 Comments 1 min read

The project LIFE WolfAlps EU started in cooperation with project partners in Italy, Austria, France and Slovenia, co-funded by the

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Alpine LIFEstockProtect Competence Centre Network starting soon

May 3, 2021April 27, 20211 year ago Julia Ramsauer 874 Views 0 Comments 4 min read

Livestock protection in the Alps is a mostly forgotten practice since large predators vanished from the region. However, as large

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