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European Wilderness Society 

A new knowledge exchange platform for UNESCO World Heritage Beech Forests launched

December 13, 2021December 14, 20211 year ago Hanna Ollos 803 Views 0 Comments 3 min read

The Interreg BEECH POWER project has recently launched a unique online platform. The platform serves as a networking and knowledge sharing

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WILDForest 

Youth exchange on World Heritage Beech Forests

November 16, 2021January 19, 20231 year ago Victoria Steckhan 862 Views 0 Comments 8 min read

In the European Wilderness Society’s BEECH POWER project, an expert consortium is working to improve the management of UNESCO World

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Videos WILDForest 

New video on the story of the European beech forests

April 28, 2021April 28, 20212 years ago Hanna Ollos 1388 Views 0 Comments 2 min read

The protection of old-growth European beech forests was a long process that stretched over several decades. In the newly published video,

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European Wilderness Society 

Don’t miss the webinar about BEECH POWER for biodiversity conservation!

April 12, 2021April 13, 20212 years ago Lia Schlippe 1380 Views 1 Comment 1 min read

Do you want to know more about the importance of beech forests for forest biodiversity conservation in Europe? For all German speakers

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Call for partners: Natura 2000 training, forests, desertification and cities

July 1, 2020August 5, 20203 years ago Jonas Sommer 2376 Views 0 Comments 3 min read

Important update 05.08.2020: As a professional project consortium has not yet formed to develop a project idea for one of

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European Wilderness Society WILDForest 

Old-growth beech forests need more protection

June 26, 2020June 25, 20203 years ago Jonas Sommer 2333 Views 0 Comments 9 min read

Last year, the German action group for forest protection ‘BundesBürgerInitiative WaldSchutz’ declared the 25th June as the ‘Day of Beech

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Sustainable Tourism Wilderness Wilderness Network News WILDForest 

Fedir Hamor’s new book describes his fight for primeval beech forests

June 25, 2020October 20, 20223 years ago Vlado Vancura 2628 Views 0 Comments 7 min read

The protection of Primeval European beech forests was a long process that stretched over several decades. This process is closely

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Wilderness Policy 

Success in protecting a UNESCO World Heritage Beech Forest

April 14, 2020August 19, 20213 years ago Vlado Vancura 2850 Views 0 Comments 6 min read

Several days ago, Slovakian Ministry of Environment agreed to create one of the largest nature reserves in the country, called

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Working remotely as a team in our Interreg projects

April 9, 2020April 13, 20203 years ago Hanna Ollos 2611 Views 0 Comments 3 min read

Due to the COVID-19 preventive measures put in place, several of our projects had to adapt to the arising difficulties.

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Wilderness Wilderness Policy 

Wild forests protect the climate

March 25, 2020March 23, 20203 years ago Jonas Sommer 2990 Views 1 Comment 5 min read

There is a wide consent that forests are the most efficient tool to fight the climate crisis. However, the question

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Wilderness Policy 

UNESCO World Heritage site renomination process in Slovakia

February 20, 2020February 26, 20203 years ago Vlado Vancura 2923 Views 2 Comments 6 min read

UNESCO World Heritage site of the “Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathian and Other Regions of Europe” is

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WILDForest 

Forest recovery in Majella National Park

February 7, 2020March 3, 20203 years ago Vlado Vancura 3003 Views 1 Comment 7 min read

Spontaneous forest recovery in Majella National Park is just astonishing. One can observe it if you visit this area more

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Wilderness Policy 

BEECH POWER workshop on MARISCO in Slovenia

December 2, 2019August 19, 20213 years ago Ziva Alif 3034 Views 0 Comments 2 min read

As a part of the Interreg Central Europe BEECH POWER project, a MARISCO workshop took place in Slovenia on the

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Research 

Discover the UNESCO Beech Forest books

November 19, 2019August 19, 20213 years ago Nick Huisman 3235 Views 1 Comment 7 min read

It is been eight years now, since five German beech forests were listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. To

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