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Author: Vlado Vancura

WILDForest 

Jalovecka Wilderness versus logging

01/12/202030/11/20202 months ago Vlado Vancura 266 Views 0 Comments Logging, Old growth forests, slovakia, WILDForests 3 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

25/06/202030/09/20207 months ago Vlado Vancura 929 Views 0 Comments 3 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

24/06/202025/06/20207 months ago Vlado Vancura 850 Views 0 Comments nature tourism, respect nature, slovakia, Sustainable tourism 2 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

23/06/202024/06/20207 months ago Vlado Vancura 1039 Views 0 Comments Wilderness 3 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

09/06/202018/06/20208 months ago Vlado Vancura 933 Views 0 Comments 3 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

27/05/202030/09/20208 months ago Vlado Vancura 1295 Views 0 Comments bio, Europe, river, WILDRiver 2 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

14/04/202015/04/20209 months ago Vlado Vancura 1199 Views 0 Comments Beech forest, slovakia, UNESCO World Heritage 1 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

19/03/202019/03/202010 months ago Vlado Vancura 1385 Views 0 Comments Wildlife 2 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

17/03/202026/06/202010 months ago Vlado Vancura 1233 Views 1 Comment Italy, Majella Wilderness, Wilderness 2 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

05/03/202003/03/202011 months ago Vlado Vancura 1136 Views 0 Comments Policy and Legislation, Protected areas, Wilderness 2 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

28/02/202026/02/202011 months ago Vlado Vancura 1148 Views 0 Comments nature tourism, Sustainable tourism, Wilderness 3 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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Wilderness 

Global diversity of Wilderness definitions

27/02/202026/02/202011 months ago Vlado Vancura 1133 Views 1 Comment Wilderness, wilderness stewardship 2 min read

Wilderness is a complex issue around the globe, so it is no surprise that there are several Wilderness definitions, which

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Wilderness 

Fight for Wilderness in Bitterroot National Forest, USA

26/02/202025/02/202011 months ago Vlado Vancura 1356 Views 2 Comments Logging, USA, Wilderness 3 min read

The process of protecting Wilderness in the United States has become an inspiration for many people worldwide. The National Wilderness

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Wilderness Policy 

Percentage of European forest cover is misguiding information

25/02/202025/02/202011 months ago Vlado Vancura 1758 Views 1 Comment Europe, forest, forest future, Forest loss 2 min read

Our planet is at the edge of ecological collapse. One of the fundamental reasons is several centuries of deforestation and

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Wilderness Policy 

UNESCO World Heritage site renomination process in Slovakia

20/02/202026/02/202011 months ago Vlado Vancura 1262 Views 2 Comments Beech forest, slovakia, UNESCO World Heritage 2 min read

UNESCO World Heritage site of the “Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathian and Other Regions of Europe” is

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Wildlife 

The wolf needs more training

17/02/202002/04/202011 months ago Vlado Vancura 1406 Views 0 Comments Wolf 3 min read

The recent news and statistics revealed that wolves would need much better training to survive. Particularly education on the subject

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European Wilderness Society 

From Wilderness management to Wilderness stewardship

12/02/202024/02/202012 months ago Vlado Vancura 1127 Views 0 Comments 3 min read

The growing experience of Wilderness conservation in Europe in the last few years has proved a need to communicate about

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European Wilderness Society 

Wilderness has a wide diversity of interpretation

10/02/202024/02/202012 months ago Vlado Vancura 1143 Views 0 Comments 2 min read

There are multiple wilderness definitions worldwide. This indicates that wilderness is a very complex issue and very dependent on the

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WILDForest 

Forest recovery in Majella National Park

07/02/202003/03/202012 months ago Vlado Vancura 1314 Views 1 Comment Beech forest, forest, Majella Wilderness 3 min read

Spontaneous forest recovery in Majella National Park is just astonishing. One can observe it if you visit this area more

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European Wilderness Society Wilderness 

To Spare or Share Wilderness

06/02/202002/04/202012 months ago Vlado Vancura 1158 Views 0 Comments conservation, Wilderness 1 min read

An interesting article was written by Fred Pearce: Sparing vs. Sharing: The Great Debate Over How to Protect Nature, was

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