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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Author: Vlado Vancura
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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Wilderness in Triglav
On 5 December 2017, representatives of the Triglav National Park, Slovenia and European Wilderness Society, met in the main office
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Wilderness and biosphere reserves
I am walking in the Lessach valley within the Biosphere Reserve Lungau (Austria). It is a silent, cold and frosty morning
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Remaining virgin forests of Romania are disappearing fast
A concerning story has come to our attention, which we would like to share. Matthias Schickhofer, photographer, book author and EuroNatur-partner,
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Wilderness is biodiversity
Some conservationists think that Wilderness and non-intervention management are threatening biodiversity. I experienced such situations. I have always long discussions
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Keep 5% of Slovakia as a Wilderness
We must keep at least 5% of Slovakia without human intervention. This is one of the 10 statements, explaining why
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Special report: Sanitary logging is often legalising timber harvesting!
Sanitary logging is a standardised forest management tool, but it is now too often used to legalise extensive timber harvesting.
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European Wilderness Network expands with new cooperations
The family of areas and people that are supporting the protection of European Wilderness is steadily growing. Wilderness cooperation becomes
Read MoreBelá, the last WILDRiver in the Tatra Mountains
This is a story of WILDRiver Belá: the last uncontrolled river in Slovakia. It is beginning of May. The roaring
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European Wilderness Quality Audit is an adventure!
The European Wilderness Society performs Audits to assess the quality of potential Wilderness areas in Europe. We use the European
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Slovakian safety experts receive Wilderness training
The Slovakian company ANTES GM, Ltd. from Trencin approached the European Wilderness Society a few months ago. Their request was
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Bear poaching in the Carpathian Biosphere Reserve
The Carpathian Biosphere Reserve in Ukraine is internationally well-known of its large area of old-growth beech forest, which is part
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Stewarding Wilderness goes beyond its boundaries
Some managers believe that to steward a Wilderness is an easy task. In the beginning to guarantee the protection, followed
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