The Wilderness Academy Days brought together various Wilderness Advocates to connect their ideas and practices on the efforts of reaching out to a broad
European Wilderness Society
EU fails to meet 2020 targets against biodiversity loss
Next year will mark the end of the current EU Biodiversity Strategy. A decade-long strategy that had set optimistic goals to halt biodiversity loss.
Wilderness Internship in the Bitterroot Wilderness, USA
What does a Wilderness Ranger do? Our colleague Verena Gruber is currently a Wilderness Ranger Intern with the Selway Bitterroot Frank Church Foundation in
European Alliance for Wolf Conservation Annual Meeting
On June 7th and 8th, the European Wilderness Society will be meeting the organisations of the European Alliance for Wolf Conservation in Helsinki. The
Wilderness in US and Europe
The Wilderness Academy Days 2019 were held between 27-29 May in the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Lungau. This event is the only Conference focusing on
Exciting Wilderness Academy Days 2019!
Last week the European Wilderness Society organised the European Wilderness Academy Days 2019. A great 3-day conference with many international speakers and Wilderness Advocates
Rules for geocaching in protected areas
Geocaching started in 2000 as an outdoor leisure activity, similar to a scavenger hunt. The game basically involves participants in hiding and finding containers,
How we contaminate Europe’s marine environment
According to a new European Environment Agency report, between 75 and 96 % of the assessed area of Europe’s regional seas have a contamination
Photo Contest – Vote now until 21 June 2019
In just one day the registration for the photo contest is ending, Voting is open to everyone until 21st June 2019 24:00, and the
Wilderness Academy Days 2019 – Book of Abstracts
Speakers from all across the world are presenting their knowledge on Wilderness, large carnivores, protected area management, tourism, forestry, climate change and more at
50 Experts discussing Wilderness Challenges in Europe
Almost 50 Wilderness Advocates, Researchers, Protected Area Managers and Wilderness Experts from Lithuania, Turkey, USA, Ukraine, Italy, Poland, Czech, Slovakia, Austria, Germany and many
Wilderness Academy Days just around the corner!
In less than a week, the European Wilderness Academy Days will be taking place in the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Lungau! From Monday May 27th
International Day for Biological Diversity
The United Nations proclaimed 22th of May as the International Day for Biological Diversity to increase understanding and awareness of biodiversity issues. The Convention
Let’s Get Wild Photo Contest – last days to submit your photo!
2019 is a very special year: it is the Year of Wilderness! To properly celebrate this year of Wilderness anniversaries, the European Wilderness Society has
Estonians campaign to halt spring-summer logging
The following message from the ‘Peace-for-Birds campaign’ has come to our attention, which requires international attention and acknowledgement. Through this campaign, local people try
Apply now to become our next Wild Volunteer!
We are happy to announce that we are looking for an Interreg Volunteer Youth volunteer! The European Wilderness Society is inviting you to apply and
Amendment to the Nature and Landscape Protection Act in Slovakia
At the end of October, the Ministry of the Environment of the Slovak Republic initiated a draft amendment to the Nature and Landscape Protection Act, mainly targetting protected areas.
Let’s Get Wild Photo Contest – Voting Opens!
European Wilderness Society are running a photo competition with three themes – Wilderness, WILDlife and WILDpeople – and wild prizes. Have you already entered?
Transboundary impact of Svydovets
The Espoo Convention has opened a case file to investigate whether Ukraine complies with international obligations on environmental protection. One of the reasons to
Successful WILDArt exhibition prolonged
Because of success the European Wilderness Society and the municipality of Tamsweg have decided to extend the duration of the first WILDArt exhibition. The