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Your career for our future – An international Masters Degree Programme in Austria

02/11/202028/10/20203 months ago Hanna Ollos 327 Views 0 Comments Education and Training, youth education 2 min read

The demand for highly-skilled conservation experts is growing. The Carinthia University of Applied Sciences developed an international Masters Degree Programme

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Training

Ukrainian Ranger Training continues!

28/10/202029/10/20203 months ago Iryna Shchoka 387 Views 0 Comments Education and Training, Ukraine 1 min read

European Wilderness Society is happy to announce that our training course for Ukrainian rangers Training will continue! During our first

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Celebrating Sustainability Day today!

28/10/202028/10/20203 months ago Gintare Tamulyte 351 Views 0 Comments celebration, Sustainable development 3 min read

In 1970, air and water quality, forest logging and extraction of resources were rising issues in the USA. And so,

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Levelling up nature in the UK

27/10/202003/11/20203 months ago Timothy Sung 473 Views 0 Comments biodviersity, National Park, Policy and Legislation, Protected area management, Protected areas 5 min read

Across the world, leaders have committed to placing 30% of land under protected status by 2030 through the Leaders’ Pledge

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A beautiful Wilderness journey: Thousands engaged during the first International Wilderness Week

23/10/202024/11/20203 months ago Hanna Ollos 857 Views 0 Comments Wilderness Week 4 min read

Throughout the first International Wilderness Week, we have been exploring the essence, values and challenges of Wilderness. We are happy

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Achieving a Global Deal for Nature?

16/10/202016/10/20203 months ago Timothy Sung 388 Views 1 Comment CBD, climate change, Protected area management, Protected areas 3 min read

Failure to achieve any of the Aichi Biodiveristy Targets has made the upcoming COP 15 CBD talks of urgent importance.

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EU as role model to fight climate change

15/10/202013/10/20203 months ago Julia Ramsauer 364 Views 0 Comments Biodiversity, climate change, Corona 2 min read

Last week, the European Union Parliament voted for an ambitious increase of the percentage of greenhouse gas emissions to be

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Switzerland votes against hunting wolves

06/10/202006/10/20204 months ago Julia Ramsauer 744 Views 0 Comments Biodiversity, Livestock protection 1 min read

On Sunday, 27th of September 2020, a referendum took place in Switzerland to decide over the faith of a revised

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Help stop the destruction of forests for biomass

06/10/202005/10/20204 months ago Gintare Tamulyte 614 Views 1 Comment Biodiversity, Europe, forest future, Forest loss, forests 3 min read

Currently, EU policy indicates that burning wood is “zero carbon” and “renewable energy”. However, this approach is only true if

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Halt to wolf hunting on the horizon in Slovakia

05/10/202005/10/20204 months ago Hanna Ollos 704 Views 0 Comments cull, slovakia, Wolf 2 min read

It seems that after many years of debate, the wolf in Slovakia will finally be protected all year round and

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Everyone should plant at least one tree in their life!

25/09/202023/09/20204 months ago Iryna Shchoka 492 Views 0 Comments Ukraine, youth education 2 min read

The cooperation between the European Wilderness Society and active youngsters in Europe is constantly increasing. Continuing on this path, we

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Global climate strike 2020 this Friday, 25th of September

24/09/202024/09/20204 months ago Julia Ramsauer 550 Views 0 Comments climate change, climate emergency, Corona 1 min read

Flashback: Greta Thunberg first striked for the climate in August 2018. The movement “Fridays for Future” gained momentum throughout 2019.

Sustainable Tourism

Tourism and waste management improvement in Synevyr, Ukraine

23/09/202023/09/20204 months ago Iryna Shchoka 445 Views 0 Comments Sustainable development, Ukraine 3 min read

Recent week was fully packed with activities of the project Clean up National Nature Park Synevyr, Ukraine. Both a clean

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Join our webinar about the Green Carpathians this Friday!

22/09/202006/11/20204 months ago Hanna Ollos 437 Views 0 Comments Biodiversity, Carpathians, webinar 0 min read

Are you curious about what are the latest initiatives working towards protecting the Carpathians, one of the biodiversity hub of

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More Respect Nature educational tools in Ukraine

15/09/202014/09/20204 months ago Iryna Shchoka 438 Views 1 Comment Education and Training, respect nature 2 min read

Following the high interest to the Respect Nature guidelines developed by the European Wilderness Society and its recent translation to

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Private efforts to protect ancient forests in Lithuania

14/09/202013/09/20204 months ago Gintare Tamulyte 423 Views 0 Comments forest, forest future, Logging 4 min read

Following public dissatisfaction with increased forest logging in Lithuania, a team of scientists, conservationists, lawyers, artists and nature lovers united