The trouble with National Parks in Europe
Everything starts with naivety. In our naivety we think national park status guarantees protection status in Europe. The practice is
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Author: Vlado Vancura
The future of Wilderness in Europe
Wilderness is a word that raises various connotations all of over the world. While some people from the nature conservation
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Wilderness in the heart of Europe
Europe has a Wilderness definition, Wilderness conservation policy (description how to protect Wilderness in Europe), a short inventory (tentative list of
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Never run from a bear!
“Never run from a bear”, is a motto of American ranger and bear expert, Gregg Losinski. Slovakia is a country with
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Why is it important to talk about Wilderness?
Recently I was exposed to the question why the European Wilderness Society is focusing so much on communication and marketing
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Wilderness and the Birds and Habitats Directives Evaluation Study
Quoting is an interactive tool helping us to quickly narrow down our opinion or choices and make a more reliable conclusion and decision. Therefore it is
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Wilderness in Albania?
In July 2016 IUCN published outcomes of recent assessment of 51 protected areas of Albania. This assessment was conducted using
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Greetings from the wild past
Greetings from the wild past. Village Gánovce, Slovakia is well known not only because the “1st Slovak” was found here
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Wilderness and hunting
Wilderness and hunting – is very challenging subject for all Wilderness managers. We have published recently a text written by
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6th International Symposium for Research in Protected Areas
National Parks Austria and Hohe Tauern National Park are pleased to announce the 6th International Symposium for Research in Protected Areas,
Read MoreYellowstone is commemorating the centennial of the U.S. National Park Service
This news is in contribution to the centennial celebration of the U.S. National Park Service (part 3)! The National Geographic
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Wilderness is synonymous with freedom, naturalness and beauty…
‘Wilderness is synonymous with freedom, naturalness and beauty…’ This short sentence is the essence of a book edited by Pereira, Henrique M., Navarro,
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Centennial of the U.S. National Park Service
Centennial of the U.S. National Park Service is commemorating in these days! (Part 2) August 25, 2016 is the 100th
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Nature, wildlife, Wilderness – what are they worth?
This news is in contribution to the centennial celebration of the U.S. National Park Service (part 1)! Resent an independent
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Peter Wohlleben: Science, Wilderness and emotion
Science, Wilderness and emotion Science is the concerted human effort to understand, or to understand better, the history of the
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Wilderness and the European long-distance trails
The European long distance trails link the European countries from the North Cape to Crete and from the Atlantic Ocean
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Calling for the Wilderness Convention
During the 1st European Wilderness Academy Days in Mittersill, Austria on 3 October 2014, our team arranged a workshop on
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Wilderness versus Biodiversity
Environmental philosopher Freya Mathews of Australia’s Latrobe University challenges biodiversity: not its scientific meaning, but the way it’s used in
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Wilderness in Czech Republic!
Czech Republic, (after Germany and Austria) is the next European country dealing seriously with Wilderness conservation. Currently the leading force
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Quick-Audit of three Wilderness Candidates in Ukraine
Three new Wilderness Candidates in Ukraine were assessed in the previous days. The team of the European Wilderness Society experts visited
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