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Sustainable Tourism 

How can hiking guides support sustainable tourism in protected areas?

22/01/202124/01/20212 days ago Nick Huisman 80 Views 1 Comment Sustainable tourism 2 min read

You will find hiking guides in many protected areas in Europe. They are there to inform and guide visitors, while

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Wilderness Policy 

Financial industry under stress from climate change

21/01/202120/01/20213 days ago Timothy Sung 56 Views 0 Comments climate change, Paris Agreement 3 min read

Billions of dollars are still going into industries destroying the climate. Investors and banks have long relied on the polluting

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Wilderness volunteer application!

15/01/202120/01/20211 week ago Hanna Ollos 480 Views 0 Comments European Wilderness Society, volunteer 1 min read

Despite Covid, the European Wilderness Society has exciting plans ahead for 2021. As one of the few organizations accepting volunteers

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Training 

The story of “Billy” – the first U.S. Forest Service Ranger

14/01/202114/01/20211 week ago Jonas Sommer 119 Views 0 Comments 5 min read

The U.S. “Forest Reserves” were first set aside starting in 1891, under the General Land Office in the Department of

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The largest plastic polluters on Earth

13/01/202118/12/20202 weeks ago Hanna Ollos 702 Views 0 Comments respect nature 3 min read

For the third year in a row, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Nestlé have proven to be the world’s number one plastic

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Training 

Become a wild conservationist in 2021!

01/01/202131/12/20203 weeks ago Nick Huisman 230 Views 0 Comments Education and Training 2 min read

We’re waking up to a new era in 2021, with vaccines being rolled-out more widely, and momentum growing for a

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Happy New Year 2021

01/01/202111/01/20213 weeks ago Nick Huisman 137 Views 0 Comments Wilderness 3 min read

The year 2020 was an unexpected and wild year for many of us. A year that has been characterised by

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Wild holidays to everyone!

24/12/202030/12/20201 month ago Jonas Sommer 210 Views 0 Comments Wilderness 2 min read

In these last days of 2020, people in Europe and the rest of the world find themselves in various situations.

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Sustainable Tourism 

Education on Sustainable tourism in Carpathians

23/12/202018/12/20201 month ago Iryna Shchoka 262 Views 0 Comments Carpathian Convention, Sustainable tourism 2 min read

Sustainable tourism in the Carpathians is currently gaining more and more momentum. It is true, especially now, when the number

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Re-live the first International Wilderness Week

21/12/202018/12/20201 month ago Jonas Sommer 207 Views 0 Comments European Wilderness Society, Wilderness, Wilderness Week 2 min read

It has been almost two months since the first International Wilderness Week took place. This first-of-its-kind event gathered almost 100

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Wilderness Policy 

A river in New Zealand legally becomes a person

17/12/202016/12/20201 month ago Gintare Tamulyte 431 Views 0 Comments river 3 min read

In 2017, an exceptional incident occurred. Whanganui River became the first waterway in the world to get legal personhood. The

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What does Wilderness mean to you?

07/12/202016/12/20202 months ago Jonas Sommer 209 Views 0 Comments European Wilderness Society, Wilderness, Wilderness Academy, Wilderness Week 1 min read

During the International Wilderness Week, we have heard many stories, opinions and angles on Wilderness. It has once again proven

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Lockdown life for our Wilderness volunteers

04/12/202004/12/20202 months ago Timothy Sung 231 Views 0 Comments ESC, IVY, Tamsweg 5 min read

As Austria went through its second lockdown, life, once again, became a little more challenging. This is even more the

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A Wilderness Christmas countdown!

02/12/202015/12/20202 months ago Timothy Sung 232 Views 1 Comment 1 min read

Christmas is soon to be upon us, so celebrate the countdown to the big day with the Wilderness Advent Calendar!

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Training 

Successful Second Ranger Training course in Ukraine

02/12/202030/11/20202 months ago Iryna Shchoka 256 Views 0 Comments Education and Training, ranger, Ukraine 3 min read

The second Ranger training course for Ukraine was conducted by the trainers from Ukraine, Austria, Slovakia and Lithuania in November,

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Wilderness Policy 

Natura 2000 lacks effective management

26/11/202021/11/20202 months ago Julia Ramsauer 393 Views 0 Comments Biodiversity, Natura 2000, Protected area management 2 min read

Last week, we had a close look at the latest State of Nature Report of the European Environment Agency. It

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European Wilderness Society 

The real roots of global warming

25/11/202025/11/20202 months ago Hanna Ollos 332 Views 1 Comment climate change, Wildlife 4 min read

Our entire economy is driven by the greatest cause of global warming: the fossil fuel industry. Any diplomatic attempt or

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Wilderness Policy 

International Day of Action on Forest Biomass Energy

24/11/202024/11/20202 months ago Jonas Sommer 335 Views 0 Comments forest, forest future, Forest loss, forests 3 min read

We are taking part in an International Day of Action on Forest Biomass Energy on 24th November and need your

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Sustainable Tourism 

Final events of the project “Clean up Synevyr, Ukraine”

17/11/202017/11/20202 months ago Iryna Shchoka 314 Views 0 Comments Sustainable tourism, Ukraine 3 min read

The project “Clean up Synevyr National Nature Park, Ukraine” is reaching its final phase. Together with our local partners, we

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Wilderness Policy 

State of nature in the EU: more action needed

16/11/202016/11/20202 months ago Julia Ramsauer 431 Views 0 Comments Biodiversity, Natura 2000, Protected area management 3 min read

Six years have passed already since the last state of nature report of the European Environment Agency. Thus, the agency

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