European Wilderness Society Postings

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

European Wilderness Society

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

Wilderness Policy

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

European Wilderness Society

Importance of wetlands

Wetlands are extremely important. They provide a huge benefit in sheltering important biodiversity and in addition, they also provide a wide

European Wilderness Society

World Wetlands Day

World Wetlands Day is celebrated each year on 2 February to raise awareness. Moreover, on the 30th of August 2021,

Sustainable Tourism

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

European Wilderness Society

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.

Training

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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Training

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

European Wilderness Society

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

Sustainable Tourism

Smart tourism workshop in Austria

Smartourism is becoming more and more popular and needed nowadays. Adaptation to new challenges and demands, digitalization, cultural heritage and

Training

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,

Training

Learn about wetlands, rivers and their connection to climate change

Young people from Italy, Germany, Slovenia, Ukraine and Austria got to know from the experts of the European Wilderness Society

Training

Workshops on livestock protection with youngsters from all over Europe

By the end of September, a group of young people from Austria, Germany and Italy got to know about the

Training

Workshops on European owls

In September we presented our workshops in the “Eulen-Spiegel” project to an international audience for the first time. Young people

Training

International butterfly workshops

In September there was a lot going on in our project “Schmetterlingsreich – butterfly kingdom“. After school started, the workshop

Training

Workshops on Climate Protection, Protected Areas & Respect Nature

At the end of September, the team of the European Wilderness Society and its experts again held workshops for young

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