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climate emergency

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Wilderness 

Mountain ecosystems under threat

20/11/202016/11/20202 months ago Gintare Tamulyte 283 Views 0 Comments climate change, climate emergency, Climate Overheating 2 min read

Overshadowed by Covid-19, 2020 was yet another year of heat records. The most northern point of Europe, Svalbard, hit a

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Wilderness Policy 

Global climate strike 2020 this Friday, 25th of September

24/09/202024/09/20204 months ago Julia Ramsauer 542 Views 0 Comments climate change, climate emergency, Corona 1 min read

Flashback: Greta Thunberg first striked for the climate in August 2018. The movement “Fridays for Future” gained momentum throughout 2019.

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Research 

Deforestation in Europe increases

17/09/202016/09/20204 months ago Jonas Sommer 1058 Views 1 Comment climate emergency, Europe, forest, Forest loss 2 min read

Forests cover roughly a third of our planet´s land and provide countless services to humanity. This is especially true in

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Giant void emerges in Siberia due to melting permafrost

07/09/202006/09/20205 months ago Gintare Tamulyte 504 Views 0 Comments climate emergency, Research 2 min read

A giant 50 meter (164 foot) deep hole in the ground recently emerged in Yamal peninsula in northwest Russia. It

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Wilderness 

The climate crisis dries out Europe

10/08/202008/08/20206 months ago Jonas Sommer 773 Views 0 Comments climate, climate change, climate emergency, Climate Overheating, Europe, forest, forest future, Forest loss 4 min read

Many countries around Europe, especially Central Europe, sound the alarm. Ground water levels and soil moisture are on a historic

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Sustainable Tourism Wildlife 

Have ski resorts reached their expiration date?

20/07/202020/07/20206 months ago Jonas Sommer 819 Views 0 Comments climate change, climate emergency, ski resort, Sustainable development, Sustainable tourism, Wildlife 5 min read

Recently, we reported about the planned enlargement of two ski resorts in the Apennines. The project earned massive criticism because

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COVID Expert Panel discussion
European Wilderness Society 

Great success of the international expert panel discussion

15/05/202020/05/20208 months ago Hanna Ollos 1010 Views 0 Comments climate emergency, Climate Overheating, Corona 5 min read

As part of the Vlado Vancura Wilderness Academy, a very interesting panel took place on 12th May 2020 from 16:00

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Wilderness Policy 

Lessons from Covid-19 for the climate crisis

07/05/202004/05/20209 months ago Jonas Sommer 1038 Views 1 Comment climate change, climate emergency, Corona 4 min read

For many, Covid-19 is the biggest crisis they have ever experienced. A lot has changed within the last few months.What

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Wilderness Policy Wildlife 

Survey: Will the Corona pandemic change nature conservation?

05/05/202013/05/20209 months ago Jonas Sommer 1064 Views 0 Comments climate emergency, conservation, Corona 0 min read

On 12th May 2020, we had an expert panel discussion about the impact of the Corona Pandemic on nature conservation

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Wilderness Policy Wildlife 

Will burning forests be the new normal?

23/04/202029/04/20209 months ago Jonas Sommer 1087 Views 0 Comments climate change, climate emergency, Climate Overheating, fire, forest, forest future, Forest loss, forests 4 min read

The climate crisis is the worst crisis in human history and it will affect almost every aspect of the environment

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Wilderness Policy 

Never waste a crisis!

16/04/202024/04/20209 months ago Jonas Sommer 1006 Views 0 Comments climate change, climate emergency, Climate Overheating, Corona 6 min read

The Corona crisis is already predicted to become the biggest economic crisis in history. Even though we are still in

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Wilderness 

Permafrost turns into a carbon time bomb

06/04/202001/04/202010 months ago Jonas Sommer 1119 Views 0 Comments climate change, climate emergency, Climate Overheating 3 min read

Permafrost is ground that is frozen all year round occuring in the Arctic and mountainous regions – the two regions

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Sustainable Tourism Wilderness Policy 

Our economy comes to a halt – so does pollution

31/03/202028/03/202010 months ago Jonas Sommer 1113 Views 0 Comments climate change, climate emergency, Climate Overheating, Corona, pollution 2 min read

The current corona outbreak is a crisis in every sense. It destroys lifes, subsistences and restricts the life of billions.

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Is there a climate-friendly response to the industry demand for financial aid?

27/03/202015/04/202010 months ago Hanna Ollos 1117 Views 0 Comments carbon dioxide, climate change, climate emergency, Climate Overheating, Corona 3 min read

The coronavirus outbreak has a huge economic impact on various sectors, such as the heavy industry, auto manufacturers, tourism industry

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Wilderness Wilderness Policy 

Wild forests protect the climate

25/03/202023/03/202010 months ago Jonas Sommer 1273 Views 1 Comment Beech forest, climate change, climate emergency, forest, Forest loss, Old growth forests 4 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 

The future of the fossil fuel industry

27/01/202024/02/202012 months ago Vlado Vancura 1249 Views 0 Comments climate emergency 2 min read

The fossil fuel industry must be shut downs, is the title of the Acid News newsletter editorial, published on December

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Wildlife 

Will Wilderness in Australia ever be the same again?

22/01/202028/01/20201 year ago Jonas Sommer 1226 Views 2 Comments climate emergency, fire, forest, Wildlife 2 min read

Australia is facing the worst fires in its history. Even though bushfires happen in Australia every year, the current situation

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Wilderness Policy 

Lack of urgency characterizes climate change conference

08/01/202013/04/20201 year ago European Wilderness Society Volunteer 1232 Views 0 Comments climate emergency, Climate Overheating, COP25 2 min read

“Utterly inadequate,” are the words chosen by the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to describe present efforts to reach emission

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European Wilderness Society Videos 

The power of language in fighting the climate crisis

06/01/202011/11/20201 year ago Jonas Sommer 1312 Views 0 Comments climate change, climate emergency, Climate Overheating, Communication 5 min read

This is the second part of a series emphasizing the impact of language in the fight against the climate crisis

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Wilderness Policy 

2019 – a year characterized by climate emergency

31/12/201911/05/20201 year ago Jonas Sommer 1348 Views 0 Comments climate change, climate emergency, Climate Overheating, Policy and Legislation 2 min read

The Oxford English Dictionary has just awarded its word of the year: climate emergency. The rise of this term has

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