European Wilderness Society at the National Wilderness Skills Institute
The National Wilderness Skills Institute is a modern training platform for those charged with the stewardship of US Wilderness and Wild
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Desertification: a threat closer than you think
Today, 17th of June, is the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought. While the term may bring to mind
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Listening to nature
We often first consider the effect we have on nature through what we can see but in many cases we
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Centralparks in the Carpathian Convention 12th Working Group on Biodiversity meeting
Carpathian ecosystems hold some of the very last European wilderness. These areas are famous for their largest remaining primeval forests and grasslands.
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BEECH POWER in the Slovenian Forest Week
In the Kočevsko region of southern Slovenia, untouched nature remains in the form of virgin forests. One of these rare remains
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Connecting youth with nature
It is a great pleasure, motivation and very important activity to work with young Europeans! Moreover bringing them to the
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Test your Carpathian knowledge and win the prize!
Do you have an idea how large are the Carpathians or in which countries lie the Carpathians? If you already
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Global eco-awakening – a rise in environmental concern
The COVID-19 pandemic has injected fuel in environmental awareness, so called the eco-awakening across the globe, new report has revealed. Nature
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We are launching a Podcast
Podcasts have been on the rise for many years and will not disappear any time soon. They are are great
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Crunch time for climate
The EU have recently agreed upon a new climate target for 2030. In this target, the EU Parliament and member
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Defining nature: revisiting the human-nature relationship
Are humans separate from or part of nature and what defines our relationship with nature? In the next weeks we
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Year-round protection for the wolf in Slovakia
On Earth Day, the Minister of Environment symbolically signed the decree, enacting the year-round protection of the wolf in Slovakia.
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The end of nature?
There is not a single day going by where we do not read or receive reports of some form of logging
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10th Meeting of the Carpathian Convention Working Group on Sustainable Tourism
On 15th of April 2021, the 10th Meeting of the Carpathian Convention Working Group on Sustainable Tourism (WG Tourism) took place. The meeting
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Demographic change and biodiversity loss
On a regular basis, we hear of several direct factors that contribute to biodiversity loss. The key ones among them
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Participate in a survey about attitudes towards wolves in the Alps
The project LIFE WolfAlps EU started in cooperation with project partners in Italy, Austria, France and Slovenia, co-funded by the
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The European Wilderness Society joined the Global Waste Cleaning Network
We are happy to announce that last week, the European Wilderness Society joined the Global Waste Cleaning Network, to capitalise
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New Project: Eulen-Spiegel (Owls in Focus)
The European Wilderness Society has started a new project: Eulen Spiegel (Owls in Focus). The 2-year project is funded by
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Why do we celebrate Earth Day?
Exactly on this day, April 22 1970, 20 million people came out on the streets all over the United States
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Our night sheds a bad light on wildlife
There has been evidence in the past that artificial night lights strongly affects animals. Artificial light disrupts the behaviour of
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