International Beaver Day
International Beaver Day is a modern celebration. It started in 2008 when the group Beavers: Wetlands & Wildlife decided that
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Author: Vlado Vancura
Visualization of prehistoric forests
Searching for primeval forests Knowledge about prehistoric forests provides interesting information about the dynamics changes in the landscape. Changes that
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How to deal with the fear of the forests?
People feel fear from forest Many people when exploring the forest feel the fear. This is even more common when
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European beech is a unique tree
European beech once dominated Europe European beech is a unique tree. It used to be the most common broadleaved tree and
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Happy Birthday European Wilderness Society
Wilderness in Europe? 15 years ago, something like Wilderness would be unthinkable. Today it is reality. Since then the European
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Oulanka Wilderness and Oulanka WildRiver Briefs
Today we are publishing two new and up to date Wilderness Briefs about Wilderness in the Finland – Oulanka Wilderness and
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In memoriam: Dr Kathy MacKinnon
It is with enormous sadness that IUCN and the World Commission on Protected Areas announced the sudden passing of Kathy
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International Day of Forests
International Day of Forests is observed annually on March 21 to celebrate forests and create awareness about the forests’ importance and need
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World rewilding day
What does that mean? World rewilding day is a global reminder of the need to rewild parts of our planet. The
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Pre-history of European forest
To explore the pre-history of the European forest, we have to travel back almost 11,000 years in history. We will learn
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Food for livestock
Deforestation of Europe Europe used to be heavily forested. This has changed dramatically at a time when men occupied this
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Benefit of grazing for Parnassius apollo
Some butterflies species, including Parnassius apollo, have suffered several declines in population abundance. The result of that was a range
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Wetlands restoration in Slovakia
Wetlands are important Wetlands are a critical part of our natural environment. They are the vital link between land and water. They
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The roots of grazing in Stilfser Valley date back to centuries ago. Since then, for over 2000 years, grazing was
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Stewardship of Wilderness Stewardship of Wilderness is the careful and responsible leadership that maintains and uses the wilderness in a
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Ecosystem restoration high on the EU agenda
Ecosystem restoration is one of the most important ways of delivering nature-based solutions for food insecurity, climate change mitigation and adaptation,
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Pinus cembra is a symbol of Wilderness
Pinus cembra, also known as stone pine, is a remarkable tree species. It has a very extraordinary character and for
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Wetlands are extremely important. They provide a huge benefit in sheltering important biodiversity and in addition, they also provide a wide
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Decrease of Parnassius apollo
Population of Apollo dramatically decreased in the last couple decades. There are countries with about 20% decrease but also with
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A new wetlands national park in Slovakia?
Podunajsko National Park The new Podunajsko National Park would be the tenth national park in the Slovak Republic the territory.
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