Global Wetland Outlook 2025: A Wake-up Call for Wetland Restoration in Europe
The newly released Global Wetland Outlook 2025 (GWO 2025) delivers a powerful message: wetlands are disappearing faster than any other ecosystem, over
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Regulating noise pollution in Austria’s protected areas
Noise pollution has long been a problem in urban environments, but as human development encroaches on natural landscapes, this issue
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From farms to startups: How Austria is keeping youth in rural communities
As rural areas face the challenge of depopulation, particularly with young people migrating to cities for better opportunities, Austria is
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Empowering Austria’s youth for a greener future: A look at environmental engagement, Part 2
Beside European Wilderness Society, there are other initiatives empowering Austria´s youth for a greener future. CliMates Austria: Empowering young advocates
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SMARTOUR Workshop In Austria
European Wilderness Society have organised successful SMARTOUR workshop in Linz, Austria. More than 30 participants have jointed this second Smart
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ALFAwetlands conference day 1: Excursion to the Hungarian side of the lake
European Wilderness Society is a partner of HORIZON project ALFAwetlands and organised the mid-term conference from May 21 – May
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Wood – Austrian Miracle Worker
Wood reuse in Salzburg, Austria has reached an impressive level, with three-quarters of harvested trees being transformed into wood products
Read MoreDid you know about this extremely rare European mammal?
From black rhinos in southern Africa to orang-utans in southeast Asia, rare mammals have become iconic symbols for wildlife conservation.
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Wildlife crime in Austria: Better protection for imperial eagle, peregrine falcon, and co.
A new decree in Austria aims to ensure faster and more efficient prosecution in the event of deliberate or grossly
Read MoreButterfly habitats in the Salzburger Lungau
The last days we have been visiting potential habitats for butterflies in the Salzburger Lungau together with private landowners and
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Austria cancels highway through nature reserve
While the climate crisis is worsening day by day, countries continue to build harmful infrastructure like highways. They increase the
Read MoreNew translations of Respect Nature poster and folder available
Our poster and folder ‘Respect Nature’ is available for downloading in several languages! Update 8.12.2021: Folder Czech Each time we
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New observations confirm wildcat presence in Austria
Good news for the wildcat in Austria, as Thayatal National Park confirms new records of the forest dweller. The European
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Hidden urban Wilderness in Salzburg
Despite many pioneers of the Wilderness movement discovering the beauty of Wilderness in the vast open landscapes of America, one
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How the Apollo butterfly can save entire ecosystems
The Apollo butterfly (Parnassius apollo) is one of the most threatened butterflies in Europe. Over the past 25 years, its numbers
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Eurasian otters to be killed in Salzburg
The Eurasian otter is a strictly protected species according to the Fauna-Flora-Habitats-Directive (FFH). Nevertheless, Austria has already allowed in the
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NGOs win appeal: Wolf in Salzburg safe
After an appeal from WWF Austria and the Naturschutzbund Austria, it was decided that approval given for shooting a wolf
Read MoreFilming livestock protection in Austria and Italy
For the newly approved project LIFEstockProtect, our team is in the field this week with a German television crew in Tirol
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Impressions from a primeval forest
Continuing our series about Wilderness research, today Yehor Yatsiuk tells us about his impressions from of the few remaining patches
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Austrian politician insults WWF activist
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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