World Ranger Day Celebrations
The International Ranger Federation (IRF) is a non-profit organization established to raise awareness of and support the critical work that
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Author: Vlado Vancura
Wilderness as an indicator in biodiversity strategy!
National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) are the principal instruments for implementing the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) at
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Vulture connects European and African Wilderness.
Egyptian vulture hatched in Dadia National Park in Greece is wintering in Sahel region of Niger. This is his way
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Carnivores and Domestic Grazing
The Carpathian Mountains have historically been a stronghold for European predators such as bear, wolf and lynx and the golden eagle.
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Čepkeliai – the largest piece of Wilderness in Lithuania
The Čepkeliai wild area is part of the wild heart of the Dainava Forest, the largest territory of pristine, undisturbed nature in
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Where is the largest piece of Wilderness in Carpathians?
The short answer is in the Retezat National Park, Romania!! Why? Because despite of centuries of human impact all over
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Schweizer Nationalpark: Wilderness Centennial in Europe
In 2014 the Schweizer Nationalpark will celebrate its centennial. Established in 1914 the Swiss National park was the first national park in
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Threatened leopard killed in southeastern Turkey
High quality of Wilderness is usually indicated by the presence of rare carnivores, in Europe this usual implies bear, wolf
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Wilderness needs more volunteers!
Wilderness Specialist Group is looking for volunteer
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Forest Wilderness and the role of deadwood!
A recent CEEweb publication is focusing on forest Wilderness, dead wood and non-intervention management! Forest and other wooded land are
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Gusty wind hit Slovakia, millions of tress uprooted
Get used to the other Tatras. Strong, gusty winds, returned late last week to the Tatra National Park after almost
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Europe’s Biodiversity – Isn’t it beautiful?
May 22 is designated as the International Day for Biological Diversity. Let’s celebrate this day with a few beautiful images
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Carpathians Wilderness deserves our protection!
Jalovecka Valley is the last large fragment of Carpathian Wilderness with almost any visible human intervention.
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The way to species extinction
This post promotes a short film, which describes the routes which lead to the unfortunate extinction of Siamese rosewood
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Cooperation is supporting Wilderness conservation in Italy
The European Wilderness Society is partnering already for several months with the Association of Friends of National Park of Casentinesi Forests, Falterona Mountain and Campigna!
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Working to save the raptors
Save the raptors is a project run in Bulgaria in order to save and increase the number of imperial eagle and saker falcon
Read MoreHabitat loss in Europe – there must be space for Wilderness
Several unfinished and abandoned construction and building projects proves that there is enough space in Europe to restore Wilderness and designate 5% of our land for natural processes! We shall not waste our land for unsustainable development.
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Potential Wilderness in Vyzhnitsky National Nature Park, Ukraine
Despite of political turmoil Ukrainians are continuing to build up a link with European Wilderness Network. In the last weeks the National Park “Vizhnitsky” was the subject of quick Wilderness assessment. The result of this process is that the Park contributes to the European Wilderness Network with 2 153 ha of the high quality Wilderness.
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Citizens voice for European heritage – the European Wilderness Society
A simple powerpoint presentation shared through slideshare.net introduces the mantra and work of the European Wilderness Society
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Garbage in the Ocean – Littering marine Wilderness
A European Union co-funded research found widespread evidences of garbage in the ocean around Europe. Every sampling location has already been trashed before discovered!
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