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The Legacy of Vano Kupradze

July 16, 2019July 21, 20193 years ago Vlado Vancura 2856 Views 0 Comments Advocacy, European Wilderness Network 6 min read

There are many unnamed park rangers scattered all over Europe with the passion and strong belief that protection of Wilderness

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Wilderness Policy

Wilderness in the Fourth Millennium

May 1, 2019August 19, 20193 years ago Vlado Vancura 3366 Views 0 Comments Advocacy 4 min read

Robert Frazier Nash, author of the essay ‘Island Civilization: A Vision for Human Occupancy of Earth’, proposes his plan for

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Wilderness Policy

‘You are stealing your children’s future’

December 19, 2018August 1, 20193 years ago Max A.E. Rossberg 3711 Views 0 Comments Advocacy, Climate Overheating 4 min read

Greta Thunberg is a 15 year old that became a symbol for youth activism for skipping school to protest about

European Wilderness Society

Help Europe stay Wild

December 13, 2018August 1, 20193 years ago Max A.E. Rossberg 3377 Views 0 Comments Advocacy, Ukraine, Wilderness education 3 min read

We need your help. Wilderness is being destroyed all over Europe by destructive acts such as deforestation, construction work and

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Slovakian forests under threat – ‘That is enough!’

October 26, 2018January 14, 20203 years ago Vlado Vancura 2995 Views 0 Comments Advocacy, Logging, WILDForests 2 min read

‘That is enough’, is the name of the public protest to protect Slovakian forest. The protest was scheduled for Saturday

Wildlife

Spanish wolf-hunt banned for 2018-2019

September 18, 2018December 14, 20183 years ago Nick Huisman 15226 Views 3 Comments Advocacy, Policy and Legislation, Wolf 2 min read

Great news has reached us from ASCEL, a Spanish association for the conservation of the Iberian wolf. For the past

Wilderness

A wild hike through Europe!

September 17, 2018July 15, 20193 years ago Nick Huisman 3387 Views 0 Comments Advocacy, Carpathians, Public engagement, Video 3 min read

Hiking 7 200 kilometres from Bulgaria, through Europe to western Spain. It sounds like quite a challenge, but Jan Kozlowski

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US Government undermines animal protection rights

August 14, 2018December 12, 20183 years ago Hanna Ollos 3456 Views 0 Comments Advocacy, Bear, Policy and Legislation, USA, Wildlife 3 min read

Current political developments in the USA are threatening the country’s animal protection laws in multiple ways. Some of the laws

European Wilderness Society

World Ranger Day 2018

July 31, 2018May 2, 20203 years ago Max A.E. Rossberg 2668 Views 0 Comments Advocacy 3 min read

Update 29.11.2018: read more information on the Wilderness Ranger Days 2019 Did you know that one ranger is killed in

Wilderness Policy

Exploitation of forest in Europe is alarming

March 9, 2018December 14, 20184 years ago Vlado Vancura 6189 Views 2 Comments Advocacy, Italy, Logging, Romania 1 min read

The logging pressure is increasing in Europe. The European Wilderness Society is receiving alarming messages from various corners of Europe. For

Wilderness

Wilderness advocate in the Nature Park Alpi Cozie

March 8, 2018February 8, 20194 years ago Vlado Vancura 3843 Views 0 Comments Advocacy, France, Italy 5 min read

The border of Italy and France is known as the large, steep and rugged Western Alps. Despite the wild mountains

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Estonian forests are at stake

January 24, 2018December 14, 20184 years ago Vlado Vancura 4498 Views 1 Comment Advocacy, Logging, Romania 4 min read

Despite its relatively small size, Estonia displays a great variety of forest types. Forests cover about 50% of the Estonian territory,

Livestock

Worldwide protest on 19 -20 January against the Norwegian Government

January 16, 2018January 29, 20204 years ago Max A.E. Rossberg 4270 Views 1 Comment Advocacy, Wolf 3 min read

The Norwegian animal organisation NOAH organises demonstrations against the massive wolf culling in Norway this winter and the wolf extinction

Wilderness

The endless threat to Pirin National Park

January 12, 2018April 26, 20194 years ago Vlado Vancura 3784 Views 0 Comments Advocacy, Logging 6 min read

Pirin National Park in Bulgaria is one of the most important protected areas and Wilderness in Europe. But in reality,

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Research

Wilderness at the Symposium for Research in Protected Areas, Salzburg

November 2, 2017November 14, 20194 years ago Vlado Vancura 3594 Views 0 Comments Advocacy, Hohe Tauern 1 min read

The 6th Symposium for Research in Protected Areas was held at the Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Salzburg, Austria Nov

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Fighting for Nature Conservation in Europe: Get involved!

October 25, 2017December 14, 20184 years ago Max A.E. Rossberg 2783 Views 0 Comments Advocacy, Logging 2 min read

During the last couple of weeks and months, we visited many Wilderness all across Europe. Considering that the European Wilderness

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Training

First Ukrainian Wilderness Advocates nominated

October 3, 2017December 14, 20184 years ago Vlado Vancura 2358 Views 0 Comments Advocacy, Germany, Synevyr, Zacharovanyy kray 0 min read

Wilderness Advocates are individuals supporting Wilderness, WILDForest, WILDCoasts, WILDRivers and WILDIsland. They do it by increasing awareness and promoting the areas

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WILDForest

European Old Growth Forest Conference

September 14, 2017November 7, 20194 years ago Vlado Vancura 3318 Views 0 Comments Advocacy, Logging 0 min read

Europe’s remaining old growth forests are coming under growing threat from rising timber prices, illegal logging and increased fragmentation, yet

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Wildlife

Save the Western Capercaillie in Slovakia!

March 21, 2017April 5, 20185 years ago Vlado Vancura 2623 Views 0 Comments Advocacy, Logging 2 min read

The Western Capercaillie, also known as the wood grouse is the largest member of the grouse family. The abundance of

Wilderness

Karl-Friedrich Sinner † 18.3.2017

March 20, 2017May 31, 20185 years ago Max A.E. Rossberg 2525 Views 3 Comments Advocacy 0 min read

Karl-Friedrich Sinner († 18.3.2017), died at the age of 70 this past weekend unexpectedly while hiking with his dog in

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