Skip to content
February 4, 2023
Latest:
  • 6 countries referred to court for failure over invasive species
  • World Wetlands Day
  • The Mayan Train – Environment or Economy?
  • A new national park in Slovakia?
  • Tallinn as the European Green Capital of 2023
European Wilderness Society

European Wilderness Society

Our passion is Wilderness and its wildlife

  • European Wilderness Society
    • Webinars
    • Let’s get wild Podcast
    • The Team
      • Team in Action
      • Max A E Rossberg (MMS) Chairman
      • Vlado Vancura, MSc
      • Anni Henning
      • Emma Rubín
      • Gudrun Pflueger (MSc)
      • Iryna Shchoka
      • Lisa Marie Mahlknecht
      • Karin Eckhard (MA)
      • Karolina Soliar
      • Otto Dibelius (Assessor jur.)
      • Victoria Steckhan
    • Tenders
    • UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Lungau
    • Partners
    • Newsletter
    • Contact
    • Imprint
    • Cookie policy (EU)
    • Privacy Statement (EU)
    • Terms & conditions
    • Disclaimer
  • Wilderness Definition
    • European Wilderness Definition
    • Quality Standard and Audit System
      • Audit process
      • Wilderness Principles and Criteria 2.0
    • Wilderness FAQs
    • Wilderness Stewardship Planning
  • Projects
    • Ongoing Projects
      • Erasmus+ SMARTOUR
      • Erasmus+ Youth Green Conference 2022
      • HORIZON ALFAwetlands
      • LIFE Apollo2020
      • LIFEstockProtect
      • BML Biodiversity in Forests
      • BML Let’s get Wild 2
      • BML Eulen-Spiegel (Owls in Focus)
      • BML Schmetterlingsreich (A kingdom for butterflies)
      • ESC and IVY Volunteers
      • Carpathian Sustainable Tourism
      • European Beech Forest Network
      • European Wilderness Network
      • WILDArt En Plein
        • WILDArt 2018 Synevyr Ukraine
        • WILDArt 2019 Majella Italy
      • Respect Nature
    • Project Ideas
      • PanEuropean Green Corridor Network
    • Project Archive
      • Erasmus Youth Green Conference 2019
      • Clean up Synevyr NNP, Ukraine
      • Interreg BEECH POWER
      • Interreg Centralparks
      • Interreg Citizen Engagement
      • LIFE Eurolargecarnivores
      • Let’s get Wild!
      • Areas of Inspiration
      • Don’t Change Climate – Educate Youth
      • National Park kids programme
    • Project Inquiry
  • Career Center
    • Project Assistant
    • Assistant PROJECT MANAGER
    • Take a wild journey: apply now as a Wilderness volunteer!
  • Podcasts
  • Donations
    • Donate to save Europe’s Wilderness!
    • All our donors
  • Publications
    • European Wilderness Standard 2.0
    • European Wilderness Journal 01
    • European Wilderness Journal 02
    • European Wilderness Journal 03
    • European Wilderness Journal 04
    • European Wilderness Registry
    • European Wilderness Society CD
    • Guidelines Wilderness in Nature 2000
    • Hohe Tauern Wilderness Report
    • Kalkalpen Wilderness Report
    • Majella Wilderness Report
    • NNP Synevyr Quick-Audit
    • Respect Nature Information
    • Sanitary Logging in Ukraine
    • Uholka Wilderness Report
    • WILD 4 Educational Journal
    • WILD 5 Youth Education Magazine Ukraine

Author: Timothy Sung

Youth Green Conference Ukraine-33455.jpg
Research 

Youngsters benefit from living close to woodland

August 17, 2021August 12, 20211 year ago Timothy Sung 1116 Views 0 Comments 5 min read

Most people within Europe live in cities, meaning exposure to nature on a constant basis is not always a given.

Continue reading
Wilderness Policy 

Signs of movement in the EU against pesticides and fur farming?

July 23, 2021July 19, 20212 years ago Timothy Sung 1217 Views 0 Comments 4 min read

Recent news from Brussels on the agricultural front has involved discussions concerning the level of human impact on animals. Practices

Continue reading
untitled-15396.jpg
Wilderness 

What Wilderness priorities do you have? – Let the Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute know!

July 6, 2021July 5, 20212 years ago Timothy Sung 1131 Views 0 Comments 2 min read

In April 2021, the Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute asked for your input to shape their work for the next

Continue reading
industry-611668.jpg
Wilderness Policy 

Crunch time for climate

May 18, 2021May 18, 20212 years ago Timothy Sung 1249 Views 0 Comments 4 min read

The EU have recently agreed upon a new climate target for 2030. In this target, the EU Parliament and member

Continue reading
Hohe Tauern WIlderness Exkursion 2017 0045.jpg
Wilderness 

High alpine pasture to high alpine Wilderness

April 30, 2021April 27, 20212 years ago Timothy Sung 1356 Views 0 Comments 9 min read

An ongoing project taking place in the Austrian Hohe Tauern National Park has exemplified nature’s power of recovery and ability

Continue reading
Duerrenstein Rothwald Wilderness Austria 25890.jpg
European Wilderness Society 

New Project: Eulen-Spiegel (Owls in Focus)

April 26, 2021October 19, 20222 years ago Timothy Sung 1300 Views 0 Comments 6 min read

The European Wilderness Society has started a new project: Eulen Spiegel (Owls in Focus). The 2-year project is funded by

Continue reading
Deforestation Romania Hannes Knapp 0010.JPG
WILDForest 

EU in second place – but not for the right reasons

April 23, 2021April 26, 20212 years ago Timothy Sung 1378 Views 0 Comments 5 min read

EU imports contributed to 16% of deforestation in tropical rainforests in 2017. Only China, in comparison, caused more damage to

Continue reading
Black Jaguar-33351.JPG
Wildlife 

NGO battles biodiversity loss in the Brazilian Cerrado and Amazon

April 14, 2021April 14, 20212 years ago Timothy Sung 1333 Views 0 Comments 10 min read

A global crisis that has consequences for the whole planet: deforestation. This is a problem that affects Europe’s fragile ecosystem

Continue reading
Borjormi-Kharagauli National Park 0028.jpg
Wilderness 

Shape Wilderness’ future: Contribute to the Aldo Leopold Wilderness Institute’s new plans

April 5, 2021August 19, 20212 years ago Timothy Sung 1407 Views 0 Comments 6 min read

The Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute is looking for input to help develop its next science strategic plan! Multiple partners

Continue reading
WILDCoast Amrum North Sea-47-6.jpg
WILDCoast 

Blue is the new green: Oceans vital to Earth’s vitality

March 29, 2021March 29, 20212 years ago Timothy Sung 1414 Views 0 Comments 6 min read

In the conservation world, public attention sometimes has too heavy a focus on terrestrial ecosystems. This can lead to the

Continue reading
Wildlife 

The real life Winnie-the-Pooh

March 23, 2021March 22, 20212 years ago Timothy Sung 1552 Views 0 Comments 9 min read

World Bear day is upon us again and what better way to celebrate it than with one of the world’s

Continue reading
Biosphere Reserve Schorfheide Wilderness 0003.jpg
Wilderness Policy 

Germany referred to court over the EU Habitats Directive

March 11, 2021March 11, 20212 years ago Timothy Sung 2130 Views 0 Comments 8 min read

After previous warnings from the European Commission, Germany has been referred to the EU Court of Justice for not adhering

Continue reading
DSC_0039.JPG
Wilderness Policy 

Germany misses its Wilderness target

March 5, 2021March 5, 20212 years ago Timothy Sung 1653 Views 0 Comments 9 min read

As the old saying goes: clean up your own backyard, change by example. However, this seems like something that has

Continue reading
Dead Bird - Pixabay -bird-1683655.jpg
Wildlife 

To cull or not to cull?

March 2, 2021March 2, 20212 years ago Timothy Sung 1613 Views 0 Comments 7 min read

Letting nature be nature (Natur Natur sein lassen) is a key principle of German National Parks. At first glance, this

Continue reading
US Ranger Service Garry Oye-31219.jpg
Sustainable Tourism 

How has ranger work changed during the pandemic?

February 24, 2021March 1, 20212 years ago Timothy Sung 1744 Views 0 Comments 7 min read

With life restricted, many people have turned to nature during recent months. Amongst others, cinemas, museums, cafes and other city

Continue reading
shutterstock_459146521.jpg
Wilderness 

Hidden urban Wilderness in Salzburg

February 23, 2021August 16, 20212 years ago Timothy Sung 1530 Views 0 Comments 8 min read

Despite many pioneers of the Wilderness movement discovering the beauty of Wilderness in the vast open landscapes of America, one

Continue reading
Snowshoeing in the Lungau-31047.jpg
Sustainable Tourism 

Backcountry adventures: What to be aware of

February 8, 2021February 8, 20212 years ago Timothy Sung 1733 Views 0 Comments 5 min read

This is the second part of a two-part article. Read the previous part to find out about backcountry touring’s effect on

Continue reading
CAP BioDiv-31321.jpg
Wilderness Policy 

Is this finally the year for global action on biodiversity?

February 4, 2021February 15, 20212 years ago Timothy Sung 1522 Views 0 Comments 9 min read

“Until now we have been destroying our planet, abusing it as if we had a spare one.” Such an attitude,

Continue reading
Bondarivske_Wetland -30701.jpg
Wilderness 

Safeguarding wetlands

February 2, 2021August 19, 20212 years ago Timothy Sung 1623 Views 1 Comment 6 min read

On the 2nd of February every year, World Wetlands Day takes place, offering us a chance to appreciate the contribution

Continue reading
14. Colourful autumn changed into snowy winter.jpg
Sustainable Tourism 

Backcountry adventures: Nature calls

February 1, 2021February 8, 20212 years ago Timothy Sung 1650 Views 0 Comments 4 min read

This is the first part of a two-part article. Check here for some tips on an environmentally friendly trip to

Continue reading
  • ← Previous

Search

Translate:

Help us protect Europe’s last Wilderness

$47,640 of $54,139 raised

Your country is United States so currency auto changed to US Dollars

$
Would you like to help cover the processing fees?
 
The current exchange rate is 1.00 EUR equals 1.08 USD.
Dedicate this Donation

Honoree Details

Notification Details

Select Payment Method
Personal Info

Credit Card Info
This is a secure SSL encrypted payment.
Terms

Acceptance of any contribution, gift or grant is at the discretion of the European Wilderness Society. The European Wilderness Society will not accept any gift unless it can be used or expended consistently with the purpose and mission of the nonprofit non-government European Wilderness Society.

No irrevocable gift, whether outright or life-income in character, will be accepted if under any reasonable set of circumstances the gift would jeopardize the donor’s financial security.

The European Wilderness Society will refrain from providing advice about the tax or other treatment of gifts and will encourage donors to seek guidance from their own professional advisers to assist them in the process of making their donation.

The European Wilderness Society will accept only donations in cash. Gifts of in-kind services will be accepted at the discretion of the European Wilderness Society.

The European Wilderness Society will provide acknowledgments to donors meeting tax requirements for property received by the charity as a gift. However, except for gifts of cash and publicly traded securities, no value shall be ascribed to any receipt or other form of substantiation of a gift received by European Wilderness Society.

The European Wilderness Society will respect the intent of the donor relating to gifts for restricted purposes and those relating to the desire to remain anonymous. With respect to anonymous gifts, the European Wilderness Society will restrict information about the donor to only those staff members with a need to know.

The European Wilderness Society will not compensate, whether through commissions, finders' fees, or other means, any third party for directing a gift or a donor to the European Wilderness Society.

The European Wilderness Society is registered in Austria as a non-profit public society.

European Wilderness Society
Dechant-Franz-Fuchs Strasse 5
5580 Tamsweg
Austria
Chairman is Max A E Rossberg
Deputy Chairman is Vlado Vancura
Tel.: +43 (0)676 913 8804
UID: ATU 69061757
IBAN: AT411200010008338476
ZVR: 305471009
EU Transparency Register ID: 706136913777-83

All contributions will be gratefully acknowledged.

Show Terms Hide Terms

Donation Total: $27.07 One Time

{amount} donation plus {fee_amount} to help cover fees.

LIFEstockProtect events

Regional Offices

European Wilderness Society Ukraine
7. Kosicka St
Uzhhorod 8800, Ukraine
Email 

European Wilderness Society Slovakia
Hviezdoslavova 150
03301 Liptovský Hrádok, Slovakia
Email 

European Wilderness Society Italy
℅ Eliante
Via San Vittore 49
20123 Milano, Italy
Email 

European Wilderness Society Wikipedia

European Wilderness Society Wikipedia

Follow Us

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • YouTube

Website subscription

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 10,763 other subscribers.

Our websites

European Wilderness Society Websites
  • Biodiversity in Forests
  • Carpathian Sustainable Tourism Center
  • European Beech Forest Network
  • European Wilderness Academy
  • European Wilderness Network
  • Interreg Beech Power
  • Interreg Centralparks
  • Lets get Wild Education
  • LIFE Apollo 2020
  • Livestock Protection
  • Volunteer Wilderness Diary
  • RSS – Posts
  • RSS – Comments
Copyright © 2023 European Wilderness Society. All rights reserved.
Manage Cookie Consent
To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions.
Functional Always active
The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
Preferences
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
Statistics
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
Marketing
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
Manage options Manage services Manage vendors Read more about these purposes
View preferences
{title} {title} {title}
 

Loading Comments...