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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European Wilderness Society
Iran: Plans to Protect More Natural Areas
Iran is a big country with a lot of diverse landscapes. From seas to snowy mountains, deserts to forests, there
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Nature conservation during the war
There is already one year passed since the full scale Russian invasion to Ukraine. Many issues have changed and reprioritised
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The rise of single-use plastic
Getting to know single-use plastic Before we start to address the nerve-wracking situation of single-use plastic, we have to clear
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Stewardship or management of Wilderness
Stewardship of Wilderness Stewardship of Wilderness is the careful and responsible leadership that maintains and uses the wilderness in a
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Importance of wetlands
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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World Wetlands Day
World Wetlands Day is celebrated each year on 2 February to raise awareness. Moreover, on the 30th of August 2021,
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The Mayan Train – Environment or Economy?
Controversy: the construction of an environmentally friendly transport method destroys the environment. Mexico – stereotypically the land of cacti, tacos
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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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Respect nature and nature interpretation Advanced training courses for Ukraine!
Respect nature concept, developed by the European Wilderness Society, becoming more and more popular in Europe. Ukraine, despite many challenges
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Are forest fires good or bad?
Man fire perception We often associate fire with having negative impacts on the environment and on our lives. We usually think
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Respect nature: learn and teach!
Despite numerous challenges, which Ukraine is facing recently, many dedicated people in this country continuing with the nature protection and
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Ukrainian women-foresters in the wartime
In November, 2022 Final conference of the International project “Forests in Women’s Hands” (Fem4Forest) was organized in Slovenia. 14 partners
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Magical marine creatures are almost extinct
Conservation experts have long warned humanity about possible consequences of biodiversity loss, but we are still at risk of losing
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UN Biodiversity Conference (COP 15)
From the 7th of December until the 19th, the UN Biodiversity Conference is finally taking place. All of the Parties
Continue readingSmart tourism workshop in Austria
Smartourism is becoming more and more popular and needed nowadays. Adaptation to new challenges and demands, digitalization, cultural heritage and
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Educational outdoor-workshops on forests
At the end of September, the European Wilderness Society held several outdoor workshops to give young people from Italy, Slovenia,
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Young people from Italy, Germany, Slovenia, Ukraine and Austria got to know from the experts of the European Wilderness Society
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By the end of September, a group of young people from Austria, Germany and Italy got to know about the
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In September we presented our workshops in the “Eulen-Spiegel” project to an international audience for the first time. Young people
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