Ski resort or low impact tourism?
There are more and more cases appearing in the Central and Eastern Europe regarding human activities, destroying the last natural
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European Wilderness Society
Coming soon: Wilderness Academy Days 2019
This year, the European Wilderness Academy Days are in the beautiful UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Lungau, Austria, from 27-29 May. This
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Interreg DTP 3rd call in numbers
The 3rd call for proposals from the Interreg Danube Transnational Programme closed recently. European Wilderness Society has submitted a project
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Thank you to all our donors!
European Wilderness Society works tirelessly to support Wilderness in Europe, but did you know, we also work in education, sustainable
Continue readingWilderness and Wildness – What is the difference?
Celebrating the 10 year anniversary of the European Resolution on Wilderness, it can be said that the word Wilderness becomes
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UN declares decade of ecosystem restoration
On March 1st 2019 the general assembly of the United Nations agreed on a decade of ecosystem restoration for 2021-2030.
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Wolf-free zones will not work, here’s why
With the wolf population steadily growing in Europe, wolves are expanding again to new territories. As wolves can easily travel
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Interreg project submitted on Danube Ecotourism
This week, European Wilderness Society has submitted a project idea to the 3rd call of the Interreg Danube Transnational Programme.
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Illegal logging and the FSC logo – the challenge in Romania?
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) was established in the early 1990’s. Their ambition is to ensure “Forests for all forever”.
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Forest fire in Germany and its aftermath
A recent visit to Northern Germany by the Western Colorado University and European Wilderness Society hosted by Eberswalde University for
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Visiting the Austrian Ministry of Sustainability and Tourism
The European Wilderness Society had its international team meeting last week, where we discussed a lot of different topics. One
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WILDArt exhibition in Tamsweg
The European Wilderness Society opened the WILDArt exhibition together with many visitors in Tamsweg, Austria in February 2019. The exhibition
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EU Forest in danger
Artificially planted spruce forests in the Czech Republic fall prey to bark beetles, biomass power plants threaten French forests, the destruction of old-growth forests
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Success for fox hunting ban in Luxembourg
In 2015, Luxembourg excluded the fox from their list of game species. The local hunting association predicted highly increasing fox populations and a rise
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Wilderness and WILDForst Brief for Zacharovanyy kray, Ukraine
Zacharovanyy kray National Nature Park, Ukraine, has two Wilderness areas – a Wilderness and a WILDForest area. Today we are
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Youth in action for better climate
There is a movement developing, where students skip school to demonstrate for a better climate. Tens of thousands continue to protest every week!
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Wow, 300+ applicants for our next Wild Volunteer!
For our next Wilderness volunteer, we received over 300 applications from 32 eligible countries! We will announce our next volunteer soon!
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Respecting wildlife while backcountry skiing
The increase of backcountry winter sports, meaning activities outside the official boundaries of ski resorts, brings a lot of additional stress to alpine habitats and wildlife.
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10th anniversary of Wilderness in Europe
In February 2009 Wilderness advocates gathered in Prague for the Conference on Wilderness and Large Natural Habitat Areas. Their focus was to unite Europe with a common vision and strategy for Wilderness, and thus the European Wilderness Resolution was created.
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Pirin National Park is in danger again!
On 24th January European Wilderness Society released a detailed post about a court decision in Bulgaria, which prevented the enlargement
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