Webinar 9th July 15:00 CET Tourism in Wilderness
Wilderness and protected areas are facing challenges with visitors and tourism, as more and more people are interested in seeing
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Sustainable Tourism
Fedir Hamor’s new book describes his fight for primeval beech forests
The protection of Primeval European beech forests was a long process that stretched over several decades. This process is closely
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Natural tourism in Slovakia
Natural tourism can be a sustainable way for many areas to combine tourism and nature conservation. Slovakian officials have realized
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‘Tourism in protected areas’ training and a first success
Tourism in protected areas: mission impossible? More than 50 participants from different European countires investigated this during online training session
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Protected Areas In Lithuania: Part 2 – National Parks
In this series of postings, we apresent the colourful system of protected areas in Lithuania. This week’s topic are the
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Understanding COVID-19 impact on tourism in protected areas
As the COVID-19 virus continues to affect our everyday lives, many sectors in society are under large amounts of pressure.
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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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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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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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New publication: Respect nature flyer
The European Wilderness Society recently produced a new Respect Nature flyer. With it, we aim to raise awareness on how
Read MoreInterview to New York Times
Update: the complete article “A Disgraced Ukrainian Oligarch’s Bizarre Ski Resort Plan” of New York Times can be found here.
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Svydovets report published!
On June 18th 2019 the report ‘SVYDOVETS CASE: How oligarchs are planning to destroy one of Ukraine’s most pristine natural landscapes‘
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Svydovets case and Green Camp
Free Svydovets and the Bruno Manser Fond are inviting you to the round table event “Svydovets Case”. This event is
Read MoreWanderlust and Wilderness
With the aim of protecting and respecting Wilderness, can we afford travelling to remote areas to get the true Wilderness experience?
Read MoreAdopting nature tourism in Slovakia
Nature tourism in Slovakia seems to be an effective tool to support nature conservation, as well as all around the
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What does tourism do for wildlife conservation?
It is widely known that habitat fragmentation causes wildlife numbers to decrease all over the planet. Only a few small
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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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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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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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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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