This week, the European Wilderness Team are visiting Synevyr Wilderness. For the last week the team have been in Synevyr National Nature Park with ten
Ukraine
WildArt Plein Art Event in Synevyr starts today
Today our WildArt Plein Air Event in the National Nature Park in Synevyr, Western Ukraine, finally starts! The Ukranian Wilderness will inspire ten international artists
Open House at Synevyr National Nature Park
Do you want visit the largest lake in the Carpathian mountains of Ukraine, brown bear sanctuary, ecological or touristic trails to old-growth forest, peat
Forest day for society
Sunny September Saturday in Uzhhorod park was crowded because of the celebration of the Forest Day. Recently, due to the NGOs´ efforts and flexibility
Support creation of Peatbog Landscape Reserve in Ukraine
Local activists are calling green-conscious citizens of Ukraine to support the petition for creation of Reserve near Lviv city, Western Ukraine. They also provide
Golden Jackal expansion into the Ukraine
The Golden Jackal (Canis aureus) refers to species that are relatively unknown in current fauna surveys of Ukraine, and therefore formally still not considered
Mykola Chernyavskyy: Passionate Supporter of Wilderness
Mykola Chernyavskyy is an important Wilderness supporter, living in Ukraine. He studied forestry at the National Forest Technical University of Ukraine in Lviv, Ukraine and is
Don’t change climate – educate youth project started
We are happy to announce that the environmental educational project for young generation “Don’t change climate – educate youth”, was recently launched due to
Our objectives for 2017 and a short review of 2016
A very eventful and successful year is coming to an end. 2016 was for the European Wilderness Society a year in which we: attended
Sustainable development in the Carpathians
We would like to congratulate our Ukrainian partner, Carpathian National Nature Park, with the successful completion of the project “Save Huk Waterfall Trail” which
Sustainable tourism training in National Parks
Recently for the first time the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine hosted International scientific-practical conference “Innovative management of sustainable tourism in national
Young Ukrainian researchers care about wilderness
Ukrainian researchers care about wilderness. The Ukraine is country which host population of native Carpathian carnivores. The group of Ukrainian researchers care about wilderness.
Holzindustrie Schweighofer pledges to fight illegal logging
A press release published by Hannes Plackner representing Holzindustrie Schweighofer accepts the FSC probationary period of two months and announced to increase its transparency,
Massive destruction of protected area Tarutyns’kyj steppe
In August 2016, the district administration became known that at Tarutyns’kyj steppe from the perspective of farmers is carried a desiccation – processing herbicide,
Moose as a part of European Wilderness!
The moose is the largest extant species in the deer family. Moose is a native species in Northern and partially also in Central Europe.
Vilm Resolution 2016 of the European Beech Forest Network
From 1 to 5 December 2016, 30 experts from 14 countries[1], who are dedicated to ecological research and the conservation of old and free-willed
Beech Forest Network of Europe Workshop – update and new pics!
On the beautiful island of Vilm, the second Beech Forest of Europe Workshop has started. Attended by 30 European Beech Forest Experts, the workshop
11 Meetings in 3 countries: Busy weeks before christmas
While everyone is slowing getting into the Christmas feeling, the European Wilderness Society team has scheduled many meetings at the end of a busy
Confusing messages from Bulgaria
The European Commission announced on 22. July 2016 that it is taking Bulgaria to the Court of Justice of the EU over its failure to
Lessons learned: European Wilderness Quality Standard Audit of Wilderness
The European Wilderness Quality Standard Audit System is a standardised system for evaluating the Quality of Wilderness, the management of the respective area, the