Financial industry under stress from climate change
Billions of dollars are still going into industries destroying the climate. Investors and banks have long relied on the polluting
Continue readingEuropean Wilderness Policy is impacting the designation and protection of Wilderness.
Billions of dollars are still going into industries destroying the climate. Investors and banks have long relied on the polluting
Continue readingIn 2017, an exceptional incident occurred. Whanganui River became the first waterway in the world to get legal personhood. The
Continue readingLast week, we had a close look at the latest State of Nature Report of the European Environment Agency. It
Continue readingWe are taking part in an International Day of Action on Forest Biomass Energy on 24th November and need your
Continue readingSix years have passed already since the last state of nature report of the European Environment Agency. Thus, the agency
Continue readingAcross the world, leaders have committed to placing 30% of land under protected status by 2030 through the Leaders’ Pledge
Continue readingFailure to achieve any of the Aichi Biodiveristy Targets has made the upcoming COP 15 CBD talks of urgent importance.
Continue readingLast week, the European Union Parliament voted for an ambitious increase of the percentage of greenhouse gas emissions to be
Continue readingOn Sunday, 27th of September 2020, a referendum took place in Switzerland to decide over the faith of a revised
Continue readingCurrently, EU policy indicates that burning wood is “zero carbon” and “renewable energy”. However, this approach is only true if
Continue readingFlashback: Greta Thunberg first striked for the climate in August 2018. The movement “Fridays for Future” gained momentum throughout 2019.
Continue readingThe issue of racism and the ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement have spread around the world within the last months. It
Continue readingOn the 2nd of June, a historic moment took place for nature conservation in Hungary. After several years of campaigning
Continue readingToday, European Wilderness Society, together with the International Ranger Federation and Rangers all over the world celebrates World Ranger Day!
Continue readingThe United States Senate has passed a new act of legislation to fully and permanently fund the Land and Water
Continue readingAgricultural land covers 40% of the European Union. This means it is the most wide-spread land use in the EU
Continue readingImportant update 05.08.2020: As a professional project consortium has not yet formed to develop a project idea for one of
Continue readingWe already covered the main points of the new ‘EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030‘ and its commitment to free-flowing rivers. But
Continue readingA study conducted by a team of conservation biologists reveals how little Wilderness is left in the world. It also
Continue readingNOAH, an animal rights organisation from Norway, has informed us that the Norwegian parliament has passed legislation, which allows lethal
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