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,
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Wilderness Audits in Ukraine
Wilderness and strict non-intervention management are inseparable elements of nature and biodiversity conservation in a number of protected areas in Ukraine. Vlado Vancura
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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!
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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
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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
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New project launched for Carpathian Protected Areas
The European Wilderness Society is excited to share the news that Centralparks, a new transboundary project in the Interreg CENTRAL
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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.
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Transboundary impact of Svydovets
The Espoo Convention has opened a case file to investigate whether Ukraine complies with international obligations on environmental protection. One
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Successful WILDArt exhibition prolonged
Because of success the European Wilderness Society and the municipality of Tamsweg have decided to extend the duration of the
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Exhibition opening – “The wolf is back. A human exhibition”
There is hardly another animal rising such contrasting emotions in humans as the wolf. On 6th May the Swiss National
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Wilderness in the Fourth Millennium
Robert Frazier Nash, author of the essay ‘Island Civilization: A Vision for Human Occupancy of Earth’, proposes his plan for
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With the aim of protecting and respecting Wilderness, can we afford travelling to remote areas to get the true Wilderness experience?
Read MoreWilderness Education Week in Ukraine
In April, the European Wilderness Society held a Wilderness education week in the Ukraine. Beside Earth Day, celebrated on 22nd
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Offshore drilling halted – a win for Wilderness
The first 100 days in the oval office are the days that will define your presidency in America. This is
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We upgraded our servers to handle the increase in traffic. Back in 2014 we had on average 100 Wilderness advocates
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Strong speaker line-up at this year’s Wilderness Academy Days
Europe’s only Wilderness Conference will be held May 27-29, 2019. We are proud to announce our exceptional speakers!
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Youth Green Conference 2019 launched!
This year, the European Wilderness Society starts a number of the new projects. This was possible due to intensive work
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European Wilderness Quality Standard and Audit System 2.0.
The European Wilderness Society developed the European Wilderness Quality Standard and Audit System, together with numerous Wilderness organisations and Wilderness
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Wilderness Anniversary Poster – many European Languages!
As part of 2019 being the Year of Wilderness, in which we celebrate the 55th anniversary of the US Wilderness
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Poisoning wildlife – A growing threat in Europe
Deliberate poisoning is one of the most severe factors threathening wildlife in Europe. Alarming cases have recently emerged in Austria.
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