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Author: Vlado Vancura

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WILDForest 

How people perceive the forest

January 25, 2023January 25, 202334 mins ago Vlado Vancura 18 Views 0 Comments 5 min read

Forests have a positive effect on people’s health and well-being. Research of the relationship between humans and the forest reveals

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Wilderness 

The boundary of the Wilderness

January 18, 2023January 18, 20237 days ago Vlado Vancura 71 Views 0 Comments 9 min read

Identifying the boundary of the Wilderness is one of the two most important aspects in the Wilderness conservation process. Boundaries

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Research 

Living Laboratories

January 17, 2023January 17, 20231 week ago Vlado Vancura 86 Views 0 Comments 9 min read

ALFAwetlands HORIZON project, supported by the European Union, is focusing on the various kind of peatlands, wetlands and floodplains across the

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Wildlife 

Parnassius Apollo has a long history

January 17, 2023January 18, 20231 week ago Vlado Vancura 62 Views 0 Comments 2 min read

Parnassius apollo belongs to a group of butterflies, which were present in Europe since a very long time ago. We need to

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Livestock 

Grazing in the Alps

December 22, 2022December 21, 20221 month ago Vlado Vancura 92 Views 0 Comments 5 min read

Natural grazing in the Alps In the past, natural grazing, better said browsing in the Alps was dominantly done by animals

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European Wilderness Society WILDForest 

Are forest fires good or bad?

December 20, 2022December 19, 20221 month ago Vlado Vancura 106 Views 0 Comments 4 min read

Man fire perception We often associate fire with having negative impacts on the environment and on our lives. We usually think

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Hiking in the Alps in autumn is like hiking among thousands of shining suns.
WILDForest 

Golden Sun of Tree-line on Alps

December 15, 2022December 19, 20221 month ago Vlado Vancura 113 Views 0 Comments 8 min read

Beauty of the Larch in autumn The beauty of the Larch is very much magnified during nice sunny days, when

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WILDForest 

Dying forests

December 13, 2022December 13, 20221 month ago Vlado Vancura 112 Views 0 Comments 7 min read

In the recent years, forestry in Europe has become an increasingly monitored activity. Especially from the perspective of dying forests

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Livestock 

Livestock and predators in Europe

November 22, 2022January 18, 20232 months ago Vlado Vancura 360 Views 0 Comments 1 min read

Challenge to maintain population of herbivores in Europe Europe has faced a challenging situation with overgrazing for several centuries. The result is a development of over-population of native herbivores such as

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WILDForest 

Jalovecka Wilderness versus logging

December 1, 2020November 30, 20202 years ago Vlado Vancura 1710 Views 0 Comments 8 min read

Jalovecká is a remote valley located in Tatra National Park, Slovakia. During the centennial flood in 1958, water flushed away

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Sustainable Tourism Wilderness Wilderness Network News WILDForest 

Fedir Hamor’s new book describes his fight for primeval beech forests

June 25, 2020October 20, 20223 years ago Vlado Vancura 2610 Views 0 Comments 7 min read

The protection of Primeval European beech forests was a long process that stretched over several decades. This process is closely

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Sustainable Tourism 

Natural tourism in Slovakia

June 24, 2020June 25, 20203 years ago Vlado Vancura 2434 Views 0 Comments 3 min read

Natural tourism can be a sustainable way for many areas to combine tourism and nature conservation. Slovakian officials have realized

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Wilderness Wilderness Policy 

Dark future for remaining Wilderness

June 23, 2020June 24, 20203 years ago Vlado Vancura 2907 Views 0 Comments 5 min read

A study conducted by a team of conservation biologists reveals how little Wilderness is left in the world. It also

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Research Wilderness Policy 

Limits to Growth

June 9, 2020October 20, 20223 years ago Vlado Vancura 2434 Views 0 Comments 4 min read

With this iconic title, the Club of Rome published the first report that proved that ever growing population, manufacturing, agricultural

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Wilderness Policy WILDRivers 

EU commits to support free-flowing rivers

May 27, 2020September 30, 20203 years ago Vlado Vancura 2920 Views 0 Comments 4 min read

The recently released the new EU-wide Biodiversity Strategy revealed the ambition to put Europe’s biodiversity on the path to recovery

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Wilderness Policy 

Success in protecting a UNESCO World Heritage Beech Forest

April 14, 2020August 19, 20213 years ago Vlado Vancura 2830 Views 0 Comments 6 min read

Several days ago, Slovakian Ministry of Environment agreed to create one of the largest nature reserves in the country, called

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Wildlife 

Extinction of species

March 19, 2020March 19, 20203 years ago Vlado Vancura 3095 Views 0 Comments 5 min read

The current global species extinction is one of the main proofs that the human impact on global ecosystems has catastrophic

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Wilderness 

Connecting Wilderness in the Central Apennines

March 17, 2020June 26, 20203 years ago Vlado Vancura 2924 Views 1 Comment 6 min read

In the centre of Italy exists a wild and highly biodiverse region, the Central Apennines. Numerous protected areas occur there

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Wilderness Wilderness Policy Wildlife 

Wilderness needs size

March 5, 2020March 3, 20203 years ago Vlado Vancura 2729 Views 0 Comments 3 min read

Wilderness in Europe is interpreted as an area governed by natural processes. And natural processes need space to freely take

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Sustainable Tourism 

Experience nature overnight

February 28, 2020February 26, 20203 years ago Vlado Vancura 2766 Views 0 Comments 4 min read

Nature in the dark or during the night is often considered an unpleasant place. Modern hikers naturally search for warm,

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