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How climate change affects traditional reindeer herding

January 16, 2023January 18, 20232 months ago Victoria Steckhan 186 Views 0 Comments 5 min read

The indigenous Sámi people of northern Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia traditionally engage in semi-nomadic reindeer herding, using their meat,

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Youth leadership on COP27

November 24, 2022November 30, 20224 months ago Karolina Soliar 477 Views 0 Comments 3 min read

Please also read: COP27 – Week 2 roundup Young people are definitely shaping outcomes at COP27 Sophia Kianni 20 y.o.,

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COP27 – Week 2 roundup

November 21, 2022November 23, 20224 months ago Victoria Steckhan 483 Views 0 Comments 3 min read

Talks at the UN annual climate summit in Egypt have wrapped up, with negotiations running into the weekend. Some progress

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COP27 – Week 1 roundup

November 14, 2022November 15, 20225 months ago Victoria Steckhan 485 Views 0 Comments 9 min read

Week 1 of COP27 in Sharm El Sheik has come to a close; here are the main takeaways so far.

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What can we expect from COP27?

November 2, 2022November 2, 20225 months ago Victoria Steckhan 324 Views 0 Comments 8 min read

The 7th annual United Nations meeting on climate (COP27) will be taking place from November 6th to 18th in Sharm

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Indonesia wants to greenwash palm oil plantations

February 9, 2022February 8, 20221 year ago Jonas Sommer 842 Views 0 Comments 8 min read

Indonesia is a megadiverse biodiversity hotspot. The over 17,000 islands that make up this archipelago in South-East Asia are home

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Trees create a cool summer in the city

January 17, 2022January 13, 20221 year ago Jonas Sommer 845 Views 0 Comments 2 min read

With the climate crisis literally heating up, a crucial question is how we can keep ourselves cool. An important aspect

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Austria cancels highway through nature reserve

December 15, 2021December 9, 20211 year ago Jonas Sommer 919 Views 0 Comments 7 min read

While the climate crisis is worsening day by day, countries continue to build harmful infrastructure like highways. They increase the

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COP26 – What has it achieved?

November 16, 2021January 19, 20231 year ago Victoria Steckhan 1017 Views 1 Comment 7 min read

The UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) has come to a close after two intense weeks. Dignitaries from around the world

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Women and the climate emergency

March 8, 2021April 13, 20212 years ago Hanna Ollos 1633 Views 0 Comments 4 min read

The lack of gender balance in leading roles in the nature conservation sector is alarming. With regards to changes to

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Mountain ecosystems under threat

November 20, 2020November 16, 20202 years ago Gintare Tamulyte 1939 Views 0 Comments 6 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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Global climate strike 2020 this Friday, 25th of September

September 24, 2020September 24, 20203 years ago Julia Ramsauer 2194 Views 0 Comments 2 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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Deforestation in Europe increases

September 17, 2020August 19, 20213 years ago Jonas Sommer 3376 Views 2 Comments 4 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

September 7, 2020September 6, 20203 years ago Gintare Tamulyte 2098 Views 0 Comments 6 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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The climate crisis dries out Europe

August 10, 2020August 19, 20213 years ago Jonas Sommer 2501 Views 1 Comment 5 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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Have ski resorts reached their expiration date?

July 20, 2020July 20, 20203 years ago Jonas Sommer 2475 Views 0 Comments 8 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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European Wilderness Society 

Great success of the international expert panel discussion

May 15, 2020May 20, 20203 years ago Hanna Ollos 2531 Views 0 Comments 9 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

May 7, 2020April 7, 20213 years ago Jonas Sommer 2611 Views 1 Comment 5 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?

May 5, 2020May 13, 20203 years ago Jonas Sommer 2643 Views 0 Comments 1 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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Will burning forests be the new normal?

April 23, 2020April 29, 20203 years ago Jonas Sommer 2876 Views 0 Comments 6 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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