Connecting protected areas: the P2R Green Corridor Project
The Flora and Fauna need green corridors to overcome human barriers. There are some successful examples of green corridor projects
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Author: Max A.E. Rossberg
Wolf voyeurism in Europe…?
The wolf is returning to Europe on a big scale and with it a strange form of wolf voyeurism. A
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European Wilderness Quality Standards published
The objective of the European Wilderness Quality Standard and Audit System is a standardized and applicable Wilderness standard that serves
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Success: World Heritage Committee rejects Australian plan to delist and log the Tasmanian’s forests
The World Heritage Committee today delivered a strong rebuke to the Australian Government by rejecting its request to delist Tasmania’s
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The benefits of European Wilderness Quality Standards
We may not be aware of them, but we use standards every day, in all aspects of our daily lives
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World Heritage Commitee speaks out against extractive uses in heritage sites
Following IUCN’s advice, the World Heritage Committee has sent a strong message to oil and gas and other extractive industries
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Wild things: a documentary on the coexistence of ranchers and carnivores
Native carnivores bring balance to the landscape and keep ecosystems healthy. But they can also be seen as a threat
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Special report from the UNESCO World Heritage Council meeting in Doha
Update from Doha on the Tasmanian World Heritage forest issue The Tasmanian World Heritage forest issue is up for discussion either
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Running through the Rocky Mountain Wilderness
Join adventure athlete Ian Adamson and ultra-marathon runner Kara Henry as they explore the Wilderness of the Rocky Mountain National
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The continued sealing of the surface
Just looking at Germany shows the impact urbanization has on the continued sealing of the earth´s surface through concrete, roads,
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Has the greening of CAP failed?
The EU’s new rules for CAP subsidies oblige ties 30% of a farmer’s subsidy payments to new environmental requirements. But
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Latvia hunts wolf pups and pregnant wolves
Killing of Wolf Pups priority Latvia is the only European country where hunters kill not only local wolves but also
Read MoreWilderness Act 50th anniversary
The US Wilderness Act celebrates its 50th anniversary. On Sept. 3, 1964 President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the United States
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Join the online rally for saving Tasmania World Heritage status
Please join an online rally to protest the current Australian Government’s attempt to delist 74,000ha of Tasmania’s World Heritage Forests.
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Are wild animals our pets?
Just today, a series of interviews was published in an Austrian newspaper concerning what people thought of the return of
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Interactive map of threatened species
We found this interactive global biodiversity map which shows the hotspots of diversity and threats. What is most surprising that
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European Wilderness Society supports mapping project to reveal Europe’s Wilderness
The University of Leeds has unveiled the first comprehensive survey of Europe’s remaining Wilderness areas. Today, just 1-2% of the
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Asia’s tourism sector commits to face up to climate challenge
UNWTO-Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) International Conference on Tourism and Climate Change The need to strengthen the tourism sector’s
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European Wilderness Society verified by VCA
The European Wilderness Society has been accepted by the Verified Conservation Areas (VCA) Council as an auditor. The European Wilderness
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Sustainability motivations in small tourism enterprises in European protected areas
A survey of around 900 tourism enterprises in 57 European protected areas showed that tourism companies implement sustainable policies for
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