Forest use: Spare where possible, share where beneficial
As advocates of Wilderness – drastically shortened meaning non-human-intervention or self-willed land – we are often confronted with the question
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European Wilderness Society
The sky in the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Lungau is blue again!
The UNESCO Biosphere Lungau lies in the crossways of many airlines routes from the East to Southern Europe and from Central Europe to the Arabic world. Sometimes up to 10 airplanes are leaving their contrails in the sky above the Tauern mountain range. Not anymore!
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Our economy comes to a halt – so does pollution
The current corona outbreak is a crisis in every sense. It destroys lifes, subsistences and restricts the life of billions.
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Webinar 6 April 15:00 CET European Wilderness Quality Standard
First webinar reached more than 500 people The decision to kick-start our new webinar series with a journey through the
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Photo challenge: Conservation work from home
The situation we face based on COVID-19 is changing rapidly. At the moment it may look like our planet is
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Is there a climate-friendly response to the industry demand for financial aid?
The coronavirus outbreak has a huge economic impact on various sectors, such as the heavy industry, auto manufacturers, tourism industry
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Polesia, the largest floodplain of Europe under urgent threat
Back in 2013, Polish, Belarusian and Ukrainian governments agreed to the construction of a long shipping channel, refered to as
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Wild forests protect the climate
There is a wide consent that forests are the most efficient tool to fight the climate crisis. However, the question
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Organising the Youth Green Festival in Ukraine
One of our new environmental youth education projects is UzhGreenFest, focusing on a Youth Green Festival in Uzhhorod, Ukraine. We
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2019: A Wild Year!
This year the European Wilderness Society has been very successful. In the anniversary year of Wilderness, we have grown in
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New Webinar Series during Corona lockdown
The spread of the coronavirus disease is clearly a public health emergency, affecting many businesses all across the world. Apart
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Working under the Corona lockdown
The Austrian government announced over the weekend strict regulations with regards to the Corona pandemic. As this is not unexpected
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Why it is worth to hike in winter and how to be prepared
Surely many of us have asked ourselves before: “Am I ready for this adventure?” If this has never happened to
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UK to rule out badger culling
Since 2013, the British government culls badgers to control the Bovine Tuberculosis (bTB). bTB is a serious disease in livestock
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“Emergency” wolf and bear cull to continue in Slovenia?
The Slovenian Comission of the National Council for farming has passed a law to cull 30 wolves and 220 bears.
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Wilderness needs size
Wilderness in Europe is interpreted as an area governed by natural processes. And natural processes need space to freely take
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Romania is unable to stop the logging mafia – the European Commission steps in
This February, the European Commission announced that it is taking legal action to stop the vast illegal logging that has
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Experience nature overnight
Nature in the dark or during the night is often considered an unpleasant place. Modern hikers naturally search for warm,
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Percentage of European forest cover is misguiding information
Our planet is at the edge of ecological collapse. One of the fundamental reasons is several centuries of deforestation and
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UNESCO World Heritage site renomination process in Slovakia
UNESCO World Heritage site of the “Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathian and Other Regions of Europe” is
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