Biodiversity Archives

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Nature Outlook 2050: Four alternative scenarios for (Slovak) nature

A pilot study made by the Ministry of the Environment together with Slovak Environment Agency models the possible changes related

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European Wilderness Society

Take a virtual journey through six distinct ecosystems

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced us to stay put and concentrate on backyard explorations, rather than international travels. However, through

Wilderness Policy

Is this finally the year for global action on biodiversity?

“Until now we have been destroying our planet, abusing it as if we had a spare one.” Such an attitude,

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Research

More biodiversity makes us all happy!

For the first time, scientists from Germany have examined the impact of diverse nature on the mental well-being on a

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Research Ukraine

Climate change adaptation in the Carpathians

Today is International Mountain Day, making it a great reason to highlight one of the largest mountain ranges in Europe:

Research

Wolves create ecological balance in freshwater ecosystems

American and Canadian wildlife biologists have recently discovered a very unique example of how huge impact the hunting patters of

Wilderness Policy

Natura 2000 lacks effective management

Last week, we had a close look at the latest State of Nature Report of the European Environment Agency. It

Wilderness Policy

State of nature in the EU: more action needed

Six years have passed already since the last state of nature report of the European Environment Agency. Thus, the agency

Wilderness Policy

EU as role model to fight climate change

Last week, the European Union Parliament voted for an ambitious increase of the percentage of greenhouse gas emissions to be

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Research

“Global Safety Net” To Fight Pandemics and Climate Change

Science Advances has recently published an article outlining the importance of saving nature to combat climate change, contributing to the

Wilderness

Re-Connecting Wilderness

Nowadays, there are many threats to the connectivity of landscapes. Despite the importance of connecting protected areas, that was outlined

Wilderness Policy

Switzerland votes against hunting wolves

On Sunday, 27th of September 2020, a referendum took place in Switzerland to decide over the faith of a revised

Wilderness Policy

Help stop the destruction of forests for biomass

Currently, EU policy indicates that burning wood is “zero carbon” and “renewable energy”. However, this approach is only true if

Wilderness

Mitigating the Disintegration of Wilderness

Wilderness areas play a key role in protecting the world’s biodiversity, according to a recent report published in the Nature

European Wilderness Society

Join our webinar about the Green Carpathians this Friday!

Are you curious about what are the latest initiatives working towards protecting the Carpathians, one of the biodiversity hub of

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Wildlife

It is not too late to prevent biodiversity loss

Recently, WWF publlished a new Living Planet report with dire news: since 1970, mammal, amphibian, reptile, bird and fish populations

European Wilderness Society

Final warning for France to outlaw glue trapping as a way to slaughter songbirds

The European Commission has issued a final warning to France, one of the last countries on the continent where the

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Research Wilderness

The beautiful world of (non-) fungi in a Wilderness area

Today, we are happy to share a story from Iryna Yatsiuk, a mycologist from Eastern Ukraine living is Estonia. A

Training WILDForest

First forest webinar tomorrow

Tomorrow, 23rd July, our first webinar about the role of biodiversity in forests will take place. At 13.15 we start

Training WILDForest

Erstes Webinar zum Thema Biodiversität im Wald

Übermorgen, am Donnerstag den 23. Juli findet die Auftaktveranstaltung zu unserer Webinarreihe “Multperspektivischer Blick auf die Biodiversität im Wald” statt.

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