European policy meetings
The Board of the European Wilderness Society is going to visit a wide variety of organisations in Brussels this week in
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Strategy Meeting of the European Wilderness Society
The European Wilderness Society Board and Team met in Tamsweg 23-27 February and to develop the European Wilderness Society Strategy and Objectives for the period
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New team member: Otto Dibelius
Otto Dibelius, Assessor jur. Born in 1968 in Bonn (Germany) Otto Dibelius lived most part of his childhood and youth
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The importance of non-extractive values
In the past decade, the importance of economic analysis of ecosystem services of protected areas has caught the attention of
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Strategic development for Wilderness protection
At the end of last week, the European Wilderness Society organised its team meeting and internal ICT training in Tamsweg,
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Sweden’s old growth forests threatened by clear-cutting
Alec Forss reports in an article that Sweden’s old growth forests will be clear cut by 2035 and this will threaten thousands of
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Advancing the Pan-European Green Corridor Network
Based on the enthusiastic response to our Pyrenees to Carpathians green corridor project, our Society decided to develop the idea
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Little Sydney – Protecting Nature in Europe 28-31.5.
Little Sydney – Protecting Nature in Europe IUCN and the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), in conjunction with
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Amusement or education
A recent blogpost on Sean David Smith blogpost was asking a question whether protected areas managed by the US National
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Passed 100.000 visitors for our website
The European Wilderness Society has one of its mission statements the promotion of Wilderness topics across Europe. 100,342 Wilderness advocates
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Volunteers are VIP – Very Important People!
International volunteers summer camp in Foreste Casentinesi NP, Italy! Volunteers are Very Important People. Why? Because are the heartbeat of
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Guiding Natura 2000 Wilderness areas
The European Wilderness Quality Standard helps to implement the EC Wilderness Guidance
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Europäische Wildnis Standards erfolgreich in Deutschland getestet
EWQA – Internationale Standardkriterien mit nationalen Indikatoren zur Umsetzung der Wildnisziele in Europa Auf der Tagung „Wildnis im Dialog“ des
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European Wilderness Quality Standard and Audit System successfully tested in Germany
At the meeting “Wilderness in dialog” hosted by the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN), the European Wilderness Society presented
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Illegal logging in Romania
We were made aware today of a posting concerning the alleged illegal logging in Romania’s protected areas. While we at
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Reaching the European Wilderness Quality Standard
Wilderness areas represent a vital element of Europe’s natural and cultural heritage. In addition to their intrinsic value, they offer
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WILD 4 magazine for schools
The European Wilderness Society just released the German version of its WILD 4 school magazine covering Wilderness, Wolves, Bears and
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Investing in natural capital
While the European Wilderness Society constantly argues that biodiversity offsetting should only be considered if there are clear rules set for
Read MoreLittle Sydney: Protecting Europe Nature
Our Society has just received an important news from the Organising Committee of the so-called “Little Sydney” event, which is
Read MoreShifting Baseline Syndrome: The disease of forgetting what has been lost in nature
Here at European Wilderness Society we are trying, in a way, to cure Europe of this disease. But what is
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