Plastic packaging in France: Adieu pour toujours, almost
To reduce plastic waste, from January 2022 on, France will ban plastic packaging for a large number of fruits and
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Biodiversity
Reptile Awareness Day – Europe’s rarest venomous snake
21st of October is Reptile Awareness Day! Although reptiles might not come to mind when thinking of wildlife in Europe,
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Wilderness book club: Desert Solitaire – A season in the Wilderness
The book ‘Desert solitaire’ written by Edward Abbey is an amazing combination of adventure writing with a bold dedication to
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Why we should NOT feed waterfowl
Experience has shown that people with good intentions are unaware that feeding waterfowl is unnecessary, especially in summer when animals
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This Saturday the 31st of July is World Rangers Day!
Today we are showing our support for the essential yet often underappreciated work of Rangers across the world. This day
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Post-2020 biodiversity framework: living in better harmony with nature?
Two weeks ago, Macquarie University ran an event called Global Dialogue on Biodiversity Law and Governance. Dr. Michelle Lim, the Senior Lecturer in Environmental
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Wetlands International launches a portal for data on waterbird populations
On 29 June 2021, Wetlands International launched the Waterbird Populations Portal. This is an online interactive platform, which collects current data
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Get to know more about rangers and join the discussion
Rangers serve under various titles and their work is vast, yet they all work to protect the natural world. Conservation
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Towards gender equality in the ranger workforce
Women are just as eager as men to join ranger workforces. Being a ranger is an important opportunity to contribute
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Listening to nature
We often first consider the effect we have on nature through what we can see but in many cases we
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Great news! Panama doubles the size of its protected marine areas
On June 8, World Oceans Day, Panamanian President, Laurentino Cortizo, and the Minister of Environment, Milciades Concepción announced the expansion
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Updates from the 12th WG Biodiversity meeting
Carpathians and the Carpathian Convention Carpathian ecosystems hold the very last European wilderness areas. These areas are famous for their largest remaining
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Connecting youth with nature
It is a great pleasure, motivation and very important activity to work with young Europeans! Moreover bringing them to the
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Global eco-awakening – a rise in environmental concern
The COVID-19 pandemic has injected fuel in environmental awareness, so called the eco-awakening across the globe, new report has revealed. Nature
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Carpathian Convention WG Biodiversity meetings on 19th and 20th May 2021
Today and tomorrow, on the 19th and 20th of May, the Twelfth Meeting of the Working Group on Biodiversity (WG
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Demographic change and biodiversity loss
On a regular basis, we hear of several direct factors that contribute to biodiversity loss. The key ones among them
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High alpine pasture to high alpine Wilderness
An ongoing project taking place in the Austrian Hohe Tauern National Park has exemplified nature’s power of recovery and ability
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An hour of nature a day keeps the doctor away
Can you imagine being happy in a world without nature? A growing amount of research studies show that nature is
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Don’t miss the webinar about BEECH POWER for biodiversity conservation!
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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Coastal ecosystems are under pressure
Coastal ecosystems worldwide bring an enormous value in ecosystem services to humans, however, they are facing increasing pressures due to
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