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Wilderness Policy

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

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Wilderness Policy 

A river in New Zealand legally becomes a person

17/12/202016/12/20201 month ago Gintare Tamulyte 403 Views 0 Comments river 3 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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Wilderness Policy 

Natura 2000 lacks effective management

26/11/202021/11/20202 months ago Julia Ramsauer 370 Views 0 Comments Biodiversity, Natura 2000, Protected area management 2 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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Wilderness Policy 

International Day of Action on Forest Biomass Energy

24/11/202024/11/20202 months ago Jonas Sommer 314 Views 0 Comments forest, forest future, Forest loss, forests 3 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

16/11/202016/11/20202 months ago Julia Ramsauer 404 Views 0 Comments Biodiversity, Natura 2000, Protected area management 3 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

27/10/202003/11/20203 months ago Timothy Sung 442 Views 0 Comments biodviersity, National Park, Policy and Legislation, Protected area management, Protected areas 5 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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Achieving a Global Deal for Nature?

16/10/202016/10/20203 months ago Timothy Sung 362 Views 1 Comment CBD, climate change, Protected area management, Protected areas 3 min read

Failure to achieve any of the Aichi Biodiveristy Targets has made the upcoming COP 15 CBD talks of urgent importance.

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EU as role model to fight climate change

15/10/202013/10/20203 months ago Julia Ramsauer 334 Views 0 Comments Biodiversity, climate change, Corona 2 min read

Last week, the European Union Parliament voted for an ambitious increase of the percentage of greenhouse gas emissions to be

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Switzerland votes against hunting wolves

06/10/202006/10/20203 months ago Julia Ramsauer 702 Views 0 Comments Biodiversity, Livestock protection 1 min read

On Sunday, 27th of September 2020, a referendum took place in Switzerland to decide over the faith of a revised

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Help stop the destruction of forests for biomass

06/10/202005/10/20203 months ago Gintare Tamulyte 578 Views 1 Comment Biodiversity, Europe, forest future, Forest loss, forests 3 min read

Currently, EU policy indicates that burning wood is “zero carbon” and “renewable energy”. However, this approach is only true if

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Wilderness Policy 

Global climate strike 2020 this Friday, 25th of September

24/09/202024/09/20204 months ago Julia Ramsauer 522 Views 0 Comments climate change, climate emergency, Corona 1 min read

Flashback: Greta Thunberg first striked for the climate in August 2018. The movement “Fridays for Future” gained momentum throughout 2019.

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Wilderness Wilderness Policy 

What Does an Anti-Racist Wilderness Look Like?

13/08/202014/08/20205 months ago Jonas Sommer 827 Views 7 Comments Wilderness 10 min read

The issue of racism and the ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement have spread around the world within the last months. It

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The last remaining forest steppe in Hungary receives stricter protection through zoning

12/08/202010/08/20205 months ago Hanna Ollos 618 Views 0 Comments Hungary, National Park, wilderness stewardship 4 min read

On the 2nd of June, a historic moment took place for nature conservation in Hungary. After several years of campaigning

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Wilderness Policy 

World Ranger Day

31/07/202030/07/20206 months ago Gintare Tamulyte 672 Views 0 Comments celebration, Wilderness Academy, Wilderness education, Wildlife 3 min read

Today, European Wilderness Society, together with the International Ranger Federation and Rangers all over the world celebrates World Ranger Day!

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Bison: Slaughtering the icon of Yellowstone
Wilderness Policy 

US Senate passes Great American Outdoors Act

06/07/202003/07/20206 months ago Nick Huisman 744 Views 0 Comments Policy and Legislation 2 min read

The United States Senate has passed a new act of legislation to fully and permanently fund the Land and Water

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Livestock Wilderness Policy 

EU agricultural policy ‘CAP’ fails to protect biodiversity

03/07/202001/07/20207 months ago Jonas Sommer 874 Views 0 Comments Biodiversity, Europe 3 min read

Agricultural land covers 40% of the European Union. This means it is the most wide-spread land use in the EU

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Call for partners: Natura 2000 training, forests, desertification and cities

01/07/202005/08/20207 months ago Jonas Sommer 879 Views 0 Comments Beech forest, Education and Training, forest future, Natura 2000, Old growth forests 2 min read

Important update 05.08.2020: As a professional project consortium has not yet formed to develop a project idea for one of

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Wilderness Wilderness Policy 

Wilderness in the EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030

29/06/202002/12/20207 months ago Jonas Sommer 903 Views 0 Comments European Wilderness Network, European Wilderness Quality Standard, European Wilderness Society, Wilderness, wilderness stewardship, WILDForests, WILDRiver 5 min read

We already covered the main points of the new ‘EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030‘ and its commitment to free-flowing rivers. But

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Wilderness Wilderness Policy 

Dark future for remaining Wilderness

23/06/202024/06/20207 months ago Vlado Vancura 1017 Views 0 Comments Wilderness 3 min read

A study conducted by a team of conservation biologists reveals how little Wilderness is left in the world. It also

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Norway further weakens legal protection of wolves

15/06/202012/06/20207 months ago Jonas Sommer 1572 Views 4 Comments cull, Policy and Legislation, Wolf 3 min read

NOAH, an animal rights organisation from Norway, has informed us that the Norwegian parliament has passed legislation, which allows lethal

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Austrian politician insults WWF activist

10/06/202009/06/20207 months ago Jonas Sommer 913 Views 0 Comments Austria, Policy and Legislation 2 min read

On 4th June, WWF Austria organized an official handover of a petition with 22 800 signatures against a hydropower plant in

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