Get ready for the 5th European Ranger Congress!
The European Ranger Federation is inviting you to join the 5th European Ranger Congress. It will take place in Bavarian
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European Wilderness Society
From Wilderness management to Wilderness stewardship
The growing experience of Wilderness conservation in Europe in the last few years has proved a need to communicate about
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Wilderness has a wide diversity of interpretation
There are multiple wilderness definitions worldwide. This indicates that wilderness is a very complex issue and very dependent on the
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To Spare or Share Wilderness
An interesting article was written by Fred Pearce: Sparing vs. Sharing: The Great Debate Over How to Protect Nature, was
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The history of European forest exploitation
European forests dramatically suffered not only in the last decades but ever since the development of agriculture and permanent settlement
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Wilderness is buffer
In the last years more and more researchers are focusing on studying Wilderness. Their conclusion is that despite the many
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The future of the fossil fuel industry
The fossil fuel industry must be shut downs, is the title of the Acid News newsletter editorial, published on December
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UN publishes a draft plan to halt biodiversity loss by 2030
The UN Convention on Biological Diversity have published the first draft of the Framework of 2030 targets to reduce biodiversity
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Make Europe coal free by 2030
Several national governments have announced their intention to phase out use of coal. A total of 72.8 gigawatts of coal
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Climate change causes record-high ocean temperatures in 2019 again
2019 was the third year in a row to set a new record in ocean temperatures. The heating of the
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Fantastic achievements, but are we staying on the right track?
According recent International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) statistic, close to 15% of the Earth’s land and 7% of
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Lack of urgency characterizes climate change conference
“Utterly inadequate,” are the words chosen by the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to describe present efforts to reach emission
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Conservation grant secured to support Synevyr biodiversity
We are happy to share the great news, that the project “Clean Up Synevyr National Nature Park” is one of the
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The power of language in fighting the climate crisis
This is the second part of a series emphasizing the impact of language in the fight against the climate crisis
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Happy New Year: the challenges of 2020
A tremendous year is coming to an end. 55 years ago, the United States passed the Wilderness Act, 10 years
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Historic European Green Deal launches
On December 11th, the European Commission released its plan to make Europe the first climate neutral continent by 2050 –
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2019 – a year characterized by climate emergency
The Oxford English Dictionary has just awarded its word of the year: climate emergency. The rise of this term has
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Svydovets updated report presented to the Carpathian Convention
European Wilderness Society took part in the 10th meeting of the Carpathian Convention Implementation Committee. Please also read: 9th meeting
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UzhGreenFest goes ahead!
Experienced gained during the Youth Green Conference motivated Ukrainian youngsters for action. Therefore, upon their return back home they made
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From art to river cleaning – seven ways to engage citizens with nature
This year the European Wilderness Society has started a cooperation with IVY, the Interreg Volunteer Youth. IVY “offers the possibility
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