Biodiversity Archives

Importance of wetlands

Wetlands are extremely important. They provide a huge benefit in sheltering important biodiversity and in addition, they also provide a wide

Fear of predators can alter an entire ecosystem

Wildlife

6 countries referred to court for failure over invasive species

Last week the European Commission made the decision to take legal action against six member states for their failure in

Climate change

Tallinn as the European Green Capital of 2023

Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, is a beautiful medieval city whose historic centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its

Research

Living Laboratories

ALFAwetlands HORIZON project, supported by the European Union, is focusing on the various kind of peatlands, wetlands and floodplains across the

Research

How grassland restoration helps birds

Grasslands are biodiverse landscapes which have unfortunately declined in Europe due to intensification of agriculture. Farmland birds especially thrive in

Wildlife

COP 15 – Plan to protect 30% of planet by 2030

After two weeks of talks in Montreal, the 15th UN Biodiversity Conference (COP 15) concluded with a historic deal to

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European Wilderness Society WILDForest

Are forest fires good or bad?

Man fire perception We often associate fire with having negative impacts on the environment and on our lives. We usually think

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European Wilderness Society

UN Biodiversity Conference (COP 15)

From the 7th of December until the 19th, the UN Biodiversity Conference is finally taking place. All of the Parties

Wilderness

Return of the forest at Stilfser mountain pasture

Glaciers and forests in Alps have a long history. Our expert Vlado Vancura visited one of such interesting places, called

Training

Educational outdoor-workshops on forests

At the end of September, the European Wilderness Society held several outdoor workshops to give young people from Italy, Slovenia,

Livestock

Natural vs. man-managed grazing. Part 1

Grazing is a very complex subject discussed already several decades. There are a number of ecological effects derived from grazing

Training

Workshops on European owls

In September we presented our workshops in the “Eulen-Spiegel” project to an international audience for the first time. Young people

Training

International butterfly workshops

In September there was a lot going on in our project “Schmetterlingsreich – butterfly kingdom“. After school started, the workshop

Training

Workshops on Climate Protection, Protected Areas & Respect Nature

At the end of September, the team of the European Wilderness Society and its experts again held workshops for young

Wildlife

LIFE Apollo2020 kick-off conference in Poland

Today marked the first day of the 2022 conference for our new LIFE Apollo butterfly project. Under the title “Science,

Ukraine

European bison in Ukraine threatened by Russian invasion

A lot of animals are struggling with the Russian invasion in Ukrainian territories. Unfortunately, animals are vulnerable to troops, tanks

WILDForest

Funny Fungi: An introduction to mushrooms

Slowly but surely autumn is on its way, the mornings are starting to be cold and misty and it’s time

Training

“Non-native species” and “Grazing” – Join our webinars in September/October

In September and October, we continue our webinar series with three very exciting presentations by Vlado Vancura on non-native species

Wildlife

An endangered bird vs. domestic cats: Who will win our sympathy?

By now many people know of the negative impact our domestic pets (mainly cats and dogs) have on local wildlife:

Climate change

How beavers can help in the fight against climate change

Beavers are well-known as cute, swimming rodents, who fell trees and build dams, sometimes resulting in conflict with people. However,

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