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Wilderness Policy

European Wilderness Policy is impacting the designation and protection of Wilderness.

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#RestoreNature! Take action today!

May 25, 2023May 25, 20231 week ago Iryna Shchoka 128 Views 0 Comments 3 min read

Almost one year ago we already expressed our support to the initiative of introduction of the new EU Nature Restoration

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Iran: Plans to Protect More Natural Areas

March 13, 2023March 13, 20233 months ago Lisa Mahlknecht 292 Views 0 Comments 8 min read

Iran is a big country with a lot of diverse landscapes. From seas to snowy mountains, deserts to forests, there

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Stewardship or management of Wilderness

February 13, 2023February 13, 20234 months ago Vlado Vancura 313 Views 0 Comments 6 min read

Stewardship of Wilderness Stewardship of Wilderness is the careful and responsible leadership that maintains and uses the wilderness in a

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High seas protection negotiations have failed 

August 30, 2022September 14, 20229 months ago Karolina Soliar 571 Views 0 Comments 3 min read

During last two weeks 168 members of the original treaty had negotiations to discuss a new agreement of the world

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International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development

March 2, 2022March 2, 20221 year ago Elena Leonteva 954 Views 1 Comment 10 min read

The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 2022 the International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development. Despite the progress in promoting the

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Signs of movement in the EU against pesticides and fur farming?

July 23, 2021July 19, 20212 years ago Timothy Sung 1434 Views 0 Comments 4 min read

Recent news from Brussels on the agricultural front has involved discussions concerning the level of human impact on animals. Practices

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Post-2020 biodiversity framework: living in better harmony with nature?

July 19, 2021July 15, 20212 years ago Nella Sergejeva 1323 Views 0 Comments 4 min read

Two weeks ago, Macquarie University ran an event called Global Dialogue on Biodiversity Law and Governance. Dr. Michelle Lim, the Senior Lecturer in Environmental

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Crunch time for climate

May 18, 2021May 18, 20212 years ago Timothy Sung 1449 Views 0 Comments 4 min read

The EU have recently agreed upon a new climate target for 2030. In this target, the EU Parliament and member

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Have your say in the EU nature restoration targets

March 30, 2021March 29, 20212 years ago Nick Huisman 2174 Views 2 Comments 3 min read

One more week to share your opinion with the European Commission on the nature restoration targets of the new EU

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Germany referred to court over the EU Habitats Directive

March 11, 2021March 11, 20212 years ago Timothy Sung 2438 Views 0 Comments 8 min read

After previous warnings from the European Commission, Germany has been referred to the EU Court of Justice for not adhering

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UN: New carbon-cutting climate pledges are underwhelming

March 9, 2021October 31, 20222 years ago Nick Huisman 1698 Views 0 Comments 4 min read

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) published an interim report on the progress that countries make to

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Germany misses its Wilderness target

March 5, 2021March 5, 20212 years ago Timothy Sung 1864 Views 0 Comments 9 min read

As the old saying goes: clean up your own backyard, change by example. However, this seems like something that has

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Nature Outlook 2050: Four alternative scenarios for (Slovak) nature

February 15, 2021February 10, 20212 years ago Hanna Ollos 1862 Views 0 Comments 7 min read

A pilot study made by the Ministry of the Environment together with Slovak Environment Agency models the possible changes related

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Is this finally the year for global action on biodiversity?

February 4, 2021February 15, 20212 years ago Timothy Sung 1719 Views 0 Comments 9 min read

“Until now we have been destroying our planet, abusing it as if we had a spare one.” Such an attitude,

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Financial industry under stress from climate change

January 21, 2021January 20, 20212 years ago Timothy Sung 1736 Views 0 Comments 4 min read

Billions of dollars are still going into industries destroying the climate. Investors and banks have long relied on the polluting

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A river in New Zealand legally becomes a person

December 17, 2020December 16, 20202 years ago Gintare Tamulyte 2825 Views 1 Comment 8 min read

In 2017, an exceptional incident occurred. Whanganui River became the first waterway in the world to get legal personhood. The

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Natura 2000 lacks effective management

November 26, 2020November 21, 20203 years ago Julia Ramsauer 2144 Views 0 Comments 3 min read

Last week, we had a close look at the latest State of Nature Report of the European Environment Agency. It

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International Day of Action on Forest Biomass Energy

November 24, 2020November 24, 20203 years ago Jonas Sommer 2083 Views 0 Comments 5 min read

We are taking part in an International Day of Action on Forest Biomass Energy on 24th November and need your

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State of nature in the EU: more action needed

November 16, 2020November 16, 20203 years ago Julia Ramsauer 2226 Views 0 Comments 4 min read

Six years have passed already since the last state of nature report of the European Environment Agency. Thus, the agency

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Levelling up nature in the UK

October 27, 2020November 3, 20203 years ago Timothy Sung 2154 Views 0 Comments 9 min read

Across the world, leaders have committed to placing 30% of land under protected status by 2030 through the Leaders’ Pledge

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