Wilderness in the EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030
We already covered the main points of the new ‘EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030‘ and its commitment to free-flowing rivers. But
Continue readingWe already covered the main points of the new ‘EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030‘ and its commitment to free-flowing rivers. But
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Continue readingWhat characterizes Wilderness? For those who care passionately about Wilderness, it seems that this question is an important part of
Continue readingThe autumn of 2019, auditors of European Wilderness Society visited a number of protected areas in Bulgaria. The most Southern
Continue readingAli Botush is a Strict Reserve in the Slavyanka mountain range, located directly on the border of Bulgaria and Greece.
Continue readingMantaritsa Strict Reserve was established in 1968 to showcase and protect an old, unmanaged forest ecosystem in the Western Rhodope
Continue readingThe idea of wilderness needs no defense, it only needs defenders. Edward Abbey As Edward Abbey, the famous American author
Continue readingIn autumn 2019, European Wilderness Society auditors travelled to Bulgaria to seek new potential Wilderness. One treasure found was Cervenata
Continue readingThe European Wilderness Society developed the European Wilderness Quality Standard and Audit System, together with numerous Wilderness organisations and Wilderness
Continue readingIn February 2009 Wilderness advocates gathered in Prague for the Conference on Wilderness and Large Natural Habitat Areas. Their focus was to unite Europe with a common vision and strategy for Wilderness, and thus the European Wilderness Resolution was created.
Continue readingHave you always wondered why Wilderness in Europe is so important? Or why it is necessary to have a common
Continue readingThe European Wilderness Quality Standard as well as the IUCN protected areas categories, particularly category Ia and Ib, designate and
Continue readingIn 2013 the Wilderness Working Group (WWG) published an official European Wilderness definition. This definition builds on the IUCN definition
Continue readingA recently carried out Re-Audit of Majella Wilderness, located in Majella National Park in Central Italy, reviewed the Wilderness quality
Continue readingAfter an overnight stay at Monte Amaro in Majella Wilderness our auditors visited the Sirente-Velino Regional Park. Sirente-Velino Regional Park is
Continue readingThe National Parks Austria recently published a position paper for Wilderness and non-intervention management in the Austrian National Parks. The
Continue readingThe director of the Low Tatras National Park and the Chairman of the European Wilderness Society recently signed a Memorandum
Continue readingLast week our Wilderness and Large Carnivore experts spent a week in central Italy to visit Majella National Park, home
Continue readingEurope is a very densely settled land, and land use patterns have shaped and transformed virtually every corner of this
Continue readingThe Pirin National Park in Bulgaria was established on 18 November 1962. In that time it used to be a
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