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Advocacy

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European Wilderness Society 

The Legacy of Vano Kupradze

16/07/201921/07/20192 years ago Vlado Vancura 1938 Views 0 Comments Advocacy, European Wilderness Network 2 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

01/05/201919/08/20192 years ago Vlado Vancura 2181 Views 0 Comments Advocacy 3 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’

19/12/201801/08/20192 years ago Max A.E. Rossberg 2775 Views 0 Comments Advocacy, Climate Overheating 3 min read

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

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Help Europe stay Wild

13/12/201801/08/20192 years ago Max A.E. Rossberg 2504 Views 0 Comments Advocacy, Ukraine, Wilderness education 2 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!’

26/10/201814/01/20202 years ago Vlado Vancura 2018 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

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Wildlife 

Spanish wolf-hunt banned for 2018-2019

18/09/201814/12/20182 years ago Nick Huisman 14085 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

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Wilderness 

A wild hike through Europe!

17/09/201815/07/20192 years ago Nick Huisman 2525 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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Why should we protect bears?
Wilderness Policy Wildlife 

US Government undermines animal protection rights

14/08/201812/12/20182 years ago Hanna Ollos 2563 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

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World Ranger Day 2018

31/07/201802/05/20202 years ago Max A.E. Rossberg 1746 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

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Wilderness Policy 

Exploitation of forest in Europe is alarming

09/03/201814/12/20183 years ago Vlado Vancura 5195 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

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Wilderness 

Wilderness advocate in the Nature Park Alpi Cozie

08/03/201808/02/20193 years ago Vlado Vancura 2893 Views 0 Comments Advocacy, France, Italy 1 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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Wilderness Policy 

Estonian forests are at stake

24/01/201814/12/20183 years ago Vlado Vancura 3519 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,

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Livestock 

Worldwide protest on 19 -20 January against the Norwegian Government

16/01/201829/01/20203 years ago Max A.E. Rossberg 3314 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

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Wilderness 

The endless threat to Pirin National Park

12/01/201826/04/20193 years ago Vlado Vancura 2898 Views 0 Comments Advocacy, Logging 3 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

02/11/201714/11/20193 years ago Vlado Vancura 2644 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!

25/10/201714/12/20183 years ago Max A.E. Rossberg 1824 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

03/10/201714/12/20183 years ago Vlado Vancura 1491 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

14/09/201707/11/20193 years ago Vlado Vancura 2455 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!

21/03/201705/04/20184 years ago Vlado Vancura 1666 Views 0 Comments Advocacy, Logging 1 min read

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

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Karl-Friedrich Sinner († 18.3.2017)
Wilderness 

Karl-Friedrich Sinner † 18.3.2017

20/03/201731/05/20184 years ago Max A.E. Rossberg 1634 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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