Wilderness paradox reveals weaknesses
A paradox is a statement that seems logically incorrect or self-contradictory. This is also the situation in the case of
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Author: Vlado Vancura
Wilderness faces global threats
Recent research from the European Wilderness Society indicates that Wilderness is threatened at a global level. The research focused on
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Exploitation of forest in Europe is alarming
The logging pressure is increasing in Europe. The European Wilderness Society is receiving alarming messages from various corners of Europe. For
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Wilderness advocate in the Nature Park Alpi Cozie
The border of Italy and France is known as the large, steep and rugged Western Alps. Despite the wild mountains
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Plaiul Vanata: Potential private Wilderness in Romania
Private Wilderness in Europe is an important and rather unexplored segment of European Wilderness. Please also read: Land ownership and Wilderness
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Experience Wilderness in Russia
The European Wilderness Society aims to identify, designate and steward, but also promote European Wilderness, WILDForests, WILDRivers, WILDCoasts and WILDIslands. Promotion
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The symbiosis of Wilderness and Research
Wilderness offers opportunities to research the unique attributes of nature and natural processes. Wilderness research and monitoring allows park managers
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Disappearing Wilderness in Komovi Mountains
The Komovi Mountains are part of Montenegro’s large mountainous labyrinth, including several less-known mountains massifs that surround the well-known Prokletije
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Re-wilded roads in Kalkalpen Wilderness
Kalkalpen Wilderness has re-wilded many kilometres of forest gravel roads. It is a good example for many other potential Wilderness
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Cooperate to educate on nature conservation
Although nature conservation organisations all strive for a similar goal, most of them mind their own business. However, performing training
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Estonian forests are at stake
Despite its relatively small size, Estonia displays a great variety of forest types. Forests cover about 50% of the Estonian territory,
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Leopard returns as symbol of Caucasian Wilderness
At the eastern borders of Europe, the Caucasian leopard was common only 100 years ago. But by 1950, the leopard population
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The endless threat to Pirin National Park
Pirin National Park in Bulgaria is one of the most important protected areas and Wilderness in Europe. But in reality,
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The shortage of Marine Wilderness in Europe
The number of Marine Protected Areas significantly increased in the last years. The experience shows that very general and globally
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Land ownership and Wilderness
In some of Europe’s wildest regions, we often find arrangements of land use and land ownership in the hands of
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Hohe Tauern Wilderness Workshop
On Tuesday 19th December 2017 the European Wilderness Society attended a workshop about developing a Wilderness Management Plan in the Hohe
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National Catalogue of Virgin Forests in Romania
The Romanian National Catalogue of Virgin and Quasi-virgin Forests should be a tool to identify, register and protect valuable forests
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Wilderness can also be a home
Wilderness has several interpretations in Europe and one European definition, but few of us interpret Wilderness as a home. Wilderness
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New Wilderness in Switzerland
Val Cama-Val Leggia is one of the largest forest reserve in Switzerland. This area has the potential to become the
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Bear management in Slovakia
The population of brown bears in Slovakia is subject to hunting, using an annual quota system. It is a management
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