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€100,000 fine per day when Poland continues illegal logging in Białowieża forest

After months of protesting against the illegal logging in the protected Białowieża old-growth forest, the European Court of Justice now

Livestock

Coexisting with Large Carnivores – Challenges and Solutions in European Parliament

Last month, the Federation of Associations for Hunting and Conservation (FACE) organised the event “Coexisting with Large Carnivores – Challenges

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Research

Switzerland adapts to climate overheating

A landslide hit the village of Bondo last week in Switzerland, close to the Italian border. Eight persons are missing,

Wilderness Policy

Central and Eastern Europe Wilderness workshop – Prague

30 representatives from several central and eastern European countries met in Prague at a Europarc sponsored internal workshop discussing the

Livestock

Slovenia also allows killing of bears and wolves

As a Wilderness advocate has informed us, Slovenia continues to allow the killing of wolves and bears. Already back in

Wilderness Policy

Border fencing threatens wildlife in Europe

A recent research by Linnell JDC, Trouwborst A, Boitani L, Kaczensky P, Huber D, Reljic S, et al. on the

Wildlife

The return of the Golden Jackal

If we talk about large carnivores in Europe, we always talk about Wolf, Bear, Lynx and Wolverine, but we never

Wilderness

The trouble with National Parks in Europe

Everything starts with naivety. In our naivety we think national park status guarantees protection status in Europe. The practice is

Sustainable Tourism

Wilderness and the European long-distance trails

The European long distance trails link the European countries from the North Cape to Crete and from the Atlantic Ocean

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Wilderness Policy

Message from Little Sydney

The ‘Little Sydney: Protecting Nature in Europe’ conference, held in Austria in May 2015, gathered more than 200 experts who

Wilderness

The role of natural reforestation

I have just watched an interesting video from the US about creating bison preserve (an “American Serengeti”) by buying up

European Wilderness Society

WILD10: Vision for a Wilder Europe

Leaders of 11 of Europe’s most influential Wilderness protection organisations joined forces to further promote the 3rd resolution of the 10th World

Training

Green Belt Center Opens along the former Iron Curtain

On Sunday May 3rd 2015, 10:00 the new Green Belt Center in Windhaag near Freistadt , Austria will open its

European Wilderness Society

Little Sydney – Protecting Nature in Europe 28-31.5.

Little Sydney – Protecting Nature in Europe IUCN and the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), in conjunction with

Wilderness Policy

Little Sydney: Protecting Europe Nature

Our Society has just received an important news from the Organising Committee of the so-called “Little Sydney” event, which is

European Wilderness Society Wildlife

The Silencing of European Wilderness

The large herbivores and predators of the continent form an integral part of Wilderness areas in Europe and are considered

Research

Interactive map of threatened species

We found this interactive global biodiversity map which shows the hotspots of diversity and threats. What is most surprising that

European Wilderness Society

Citizens voice for European heritage – the European Wilderness Society

A simple powerpoint presentation shared through slideshare.net introduces the mantra and work of the European Wilderness Society

Wildlife

Bison in Vanatori Neamt Nature Park

People naturally expect that Wilderness is homeland for many various species of wildlife, large and small. It is expected that Wilderness provides them safe conditions and home to the healthy life, particularly in the sensitive periods such as the breeding or mating season.

Wilderness Policy

New Wilderness vision for Europe

People asking this question probably expected a modest answer, which one might call a realistic target, but I don’t want to be realistic now. Our ambition is to be a European leader on Wilderness protection, and to be more visionary. What size or territory would be needed from moral point of view?

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