This year Carpathian Biosphere Reserve celebrates its 50th Anniversary. This Protected Area is the biggest partner of the European Wilderness Network. It is also a
European Wilderness Society
Dealing with tourism in Wilderness
Last summer, European Wilderness Society auditors carried out a successful Quick-Audit in Thayatal National Park for the European Wilderness Network. The National Park shares
Slovakian forests under threat – ‘That is enough!’
‘That is enough’, is the name of the public protest to protect Slovakian forest. The protest was scheduled for Saturday 27 October 2018 at
Watch our new video: WILDArt in Synevyr, Ukraine
We are thrilled to share with you our latest video about the WILDArt Plein Air that took place in Synevyr National Nature Park, Ukraine.
Human-wildlife conflicts are almost always human-human conflicts about wildlife
The European Wilderness Society attended the Pathways Europe 2018 conference in Goslar, Germany in September. This conference focused on the human-wildlife conflict, and the
Camping in Wilderness with the European Outdoor Ethics Programme
Camping is a typical way to experience Wilderness in the United States. In Europe, on the other hand, camping in Wilderness is highly restricted
The challenges of Nature Tourism in Wilderness
Nature tourism seems to be an effective tool to support nature conservation, particularly in densely populated Europe. Generally speaking, nature tourism allows a region
Educating future Wilderness advocates
Update from 16th of October: Today education of wilderness advocates continued at Uzhhorod specialized school 6 “Leader”. It was exciting and teenagers learnt more
Romanian conflict and coexistence with large carnivores
Large carnivore populations face pressures in practically every European country nowadays. One of the countries where we still some of the largest populations is
Potential and chances of the Biosphere Reserve Lungau
Last week the Biosphere Reserve Lungau, home of the main office of the European Wilderness Society, organised the kick-off event of their ECHT.SEIN.-campaign (being.real.).
Learning to track wolves in Germany
International cooperation is crucial when it comes to coexistence with wolves. Germany has been a permanent home for wolves about 20 years. However, just
Winter is coming to the Lungau, our home!
We had the first real snow in the beautiful Biosphere Reserve Lungau, home to our office. It is the start of the cold winter
Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development and European Wilderness Society sign MoU
The International Forestry Ecology Management (IFEM) programme of the Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development celebrated today its 20th anniversary. The celebration started with a
Private Wilderness in Slovensky Raj
Slovensky raj translates directly to mean ‘Slovak Paradise’ in Slovakian. Part of the area is a candidate member of the European Wilderness Network because
Europe-wide Svydovets Campaign
Supporters of the Wilderness preservation in the Ukraine–initiative group Free Svydovets recently informed the Europarliment in Brussels of the importance of the unique Ukrainian Svydovets
1st General Assembly of European Beech Forest Network
The European Beech Forest Network (EBFN) recently held their 1st general assembly in Viterbo, Italy. The 11th International Beech Symposium held at the University
Over 500 000 visitors to our website!
We passed the 500 000 visitor milestone recently, and would like to send a big thank you out to you all. It is through
Being a Wild volunteer
Our team is currently shortlisting for our next volunteer to start early next year, and we are excited to welcome a new volunteer to
Half-Earth, Whole-Earth… Wild Earth
The current global aim is to expand protected area coverage across the world to cover 17% of land and 10% of the oceans. This
Wow, over 200 applicants for our next Wilderness volunteer!
Over the last three weeks we received many applicants for our volunteer position in Tamsweg, Austria. The deadline for sending your application closed on the 14th