Rethinking 30 years of Dutch nature restoration
It has been 30 years since the Dutch government agreed to actively restore nature and invest large amounts of money
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Wilderness Research and Science
Science in the crossfire of Romanian logging conflict
The conflict about illegally logged timber in Romania has already seen various stages of escalation. Now science has also been
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Global insect numbers continue to drop
A large scientific review, published in the journal Science last month, performed an analysis on the trends of insect abundance
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How much Wilderness is possible in Germany?
In 2007, the German government officially declared a 2% Wilderness goal until 2020. This made Germany a pioneer in the
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New study proves wolves and livestock can peacefully coexist
A new study by German, Australian and American researchers reviewed data from all over the world to determine whether wolves
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To conserve biodiversity in long-term, Wilderness conservation is most effective
In a world with limited resources, especially time and money, it is important to invest them well. During the current
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Feeling depressed? You can blame also air pollution
A new study has shown that air pollution not only affects our respiratory organs, but in fact our entire body,
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Humans and carnivores in the Wild West
The American West is a region full of pristine nature, high mountains, national parks and Wilderness. The populations of large
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Global homogenisation of biodiversity
A recent study examined how the biodiversity on the local scale is changing. They’ve come to a surprising result: on
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Germany third most climate change affected country in 2018
Germanwatch, together with the NewClimate Institute and Climate Network International, published their 15th Climate Risk Index 2020 (CRI). They are
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Discover the UNESCO Beech Forest books
It is been eight years now, since five German beech forests were listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. To
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Climate change predicted to cause severe sea level rise
A new study, published in Nature Communications, analysed the sea level rises and predicted future ones. Due to climate change,
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How climate change triggered the medieval witch hunt
The Little Ice Age began in the 15th century and ended officially in the 19th. At its climax, in the
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Youth biggest fear is environmental degradation
Based on the motto “A generation pipe up” a new Study filtered out interesting and hopeful trends according young generation
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Wilderness reduces extinction risk by 50%
Wilderness offers a safe home for many different animal and plant species. We know that is acts as a buffer
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Swiss Pizol Glacier now buried and gone
The famous Swiss Pizol Glacier melted completely and officially to death. Last month there was a funeral march, hundreds of
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United Nations: 1 Million species at risk
The United Nations have drafted a report on the human impact on natural resources and species risk of extinction. On
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Wilderness tackles issue of top environmental concern
The UN Environmental Program (UNEP) releases a report every year about the global emerging issues of environmental concern. For 2018/19,
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Biodiversity loss impacts our food security
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) published a detailed assessment report addressing the impact of biodiversity
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Ecosystem services of alpine rivers
Only 14% of alpine rivers are in a good ecological state, according to a brochure of the project “Strategic Planning
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