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Author: Nick Huisman

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Research 

How do we tackle protected area management conflicts?

21/08/202017/08/20205 months ago Nick Huisman 461 Views 0 Comments Protected area management, Public engagement 4 min read

Contrary to what the term would imply, nature conservation is not only a natural but also a very social science.

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Research 

Nature-inclusive agriculture boosts insect diversity

18/08/202014/08/20205 months ago Nick Huisman 455 Views 0 Comments insect 2 min read

Insects are crucial for the pollination of many plants and trees. They also play a vital role in the agricultural

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Livestock 

Project manager position BUND Naturschutz in Bayern available

14/08/202014/08/20205 months ago Nick Huisman 653 Views 0 Comments Livestock protection 2 min read

The organisation BUND Naturschutz in Bayern e.V. is one of our partners in the recently approved LIFEstockProtect project. They have

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Wildlife 

Today is International Wolf Day

13/08/202013/08/20205 months ago Nick Huisman 926 Views 0 Comments Wolf 4 min read

One of the most successful conservation stories in Europe is the natural return of the wolf to many countries. In some

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Project Updates 

LIFEstockProtect project on livestock protection approved!

11/08/202012/08/20205 months ago Nick Huisman 773 Views 2 Comments Livestock protection 2 min read

The largest and most ambitious livestock protection project in the German-speaking region of the Alps has been approved. This means

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European Wilderness Society 

Youth Green Conference 2021 approved!

15/07/202014/07/20206 months ago Nick Huisman 711 Views 0 Comments youth education 1 min read

We are exited to announce that we have secured funding via the Erasmus+ programme for the Youth Green Conference 2021!

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Bison: Slaughtering the icon of Yellowstone
Wilderness Policy 

US Senate passes Great American Outdoors Act

06/07/202003/07/20207 months ago Nick Huisman 746 Views 0 Comments Policy and Legislation 2 min read

The United States Senate has passed a new act of legislation to fully and permanently fund the Land and Water

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Wildlife 

€30 000 reward to find French bear killer

22/06/202019/06/20207 months ago Nick Huisman 1233 Views 1 Comment brown bear, France 2 min read

Last week, people in south-western France found a dead bear in the Pyrenees. The wild bear was killed illegally with

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WILDForest 

Letting the forests grow old again

19/06/202017/06/20207 months ago Nick Huisman 949 Views 1 Comment Logging, Old growth forests 1 min read

All across Europe, logging of old growth forests takes place at alarming rates. These trees, often several hundreds of years

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Wolf Comeback from wilderness in Europe
Wildlife 

Wolf is welcome in The Netherlands

18/06/202017/06/20207 months ago Nick Huisman 1991 Views 3 Comments Wolf 2 min read

With 57%, the majority of Dutch people stand positive towards the return of the wolf. It is one of the

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Training 

Waste management training!

17/06/202023/06/20207 months ago Nick Huisman 747 Views 0 Comments Sustainable tourism 2 min read

Growing pressure from visitors Many protected areas in Ukraine, as well as other countries, are dealing with tremendous pressure from

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Wildlife 

EU Court of Justice: protect wolves outside their natural habitat

12/06/202012/06/20207 months ago Nick Huisman 1504 Views 0 Comments Policy and Legislation, Wildlife 3 min read

What happens when a strictly protected animal leaves its natural habitat and strays into human settlement? It is a question

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Research 

Rethinking 30 years of Dutch nature restoration

04/06/202018/06/20208 months ago Nick Huisman 939 Views 2 Comments Policy and Legislation 3 min read

It has been 30 years since the Dutch government agreed to actively restore nature and invest large amounts of money

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Wilderness 

Exploring the potential of Wilderness in France

01/06/202027/05/20208 months ago Nick Huisman 1047 Views 1 Comment France 2 min read

Several months ago, the French President Macron announced to commit 10% of France to full naturalness. This important commitment paves the

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Research 

Global insect numbers continue to drop

28/05/202028/05/20208 months ago Nick Huisman 1027 Views 0 Comments insect 2 min read

A large scientific review, published in the journal Science last month, performed an analysis on the trends of insect abundance

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Wildlife 

First bear spotted in Spanish National Park after 150 years

26/05/202004/06/20208 months ago Nick Huisman 1355 Views 1 Comment brown bear 1 min read

A camera crew shot footage of a young brown bear in the northern region of Spain. It is the first

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Wilderness 

Is there hope for Wilderness in The Netherlands?

13/05/202018/05/20208 months ago Nick Huisman 1101 Views 0 Comments Wilderness 3 min read

We can find Wilderness in some of the most unexpected places, as long as people leave areas to develop according

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Livestock 

Dogs poisoned and people attacked for protecting livestock

29/04/202026/05/20209 months ago Nick Huisman 1934 Views 1 Comment Livestock protection 2 min read

Effective implementation of livestock protection measures reduce the human-wildlife conflicts. Especially between livestock owners and large carnivores like the wolf.

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Sustainable Tourism 

Understanding COVID-19 impact on tourism in protected areas

17/04/202017/04/20209 months ago Nick Huisman 1094 Views 0 Comments Sustainable tourism 1 min read

As the COVID-19 virus continues to affect our everyday lives, many sectors in society are under large amounts of pressure.

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Training Wilderness Network News 

Tackling waste pollution in Ukrainian Protected Areas

15/04/202007/07/20209 months ago Nick Huisman 983 Views 2 Comments Ukraine 2 min read

One of our current projects is “Clean Up Synevyr National Nature Park”. This project is one of the European Outdoor

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