Biodiversity in Forest Ecosystems
Forests are often described as the lungs of the Earth, but they are also much more than that. They are
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The Importance of Lungau’s Forests: Ecological Balance and Management Challenges
This post is written by Aurélien Rinaudo. Introduction The forests of Lungau play a crucial role in both the
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Climate change is weakening forests
A new study from the beginning of this year conducted by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre shows that climate
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Canada Faces Ominous Wildfire Threat: It’s Time to Listen to the Fires
In a haunting wake-up call, the United States reflects on its own mistakes from 40 years ago, urging Canada to heed
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Hope for the Amazon at last?
For decades, deforestation has posed a major threat to the survival of the Amazon, the world’s largest tropical rainforest. Now,
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How people perceive the forest
Forests have a positive effect on people’s health and well-being. Research of the relationship between humans and the forest reveals
Continue readingGolden Sun of Tree-line on Alps
Beauty of the Larch in autumn The beauty of the Larch is very much magnified during nice sunny days, when
Continue readingDying forests
In the recent years, forestry in Europe has become an increasingly monitored activity. Especially from the perspective of dying forests
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Return of the forest at Stilfser mountain pasture
Glaciers and forests in Alps have a long history. Our expert Vlado Vancura visited one of such interesting places, called
Continue readingDid you know about this extremely rare European mammal?
From black rhinos in southern Africa to orang-utans in southeast Asia, rare mammals have become iconic symbols for wildlife conservation.
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How sustainable is heating with wood?
Heating with wood is considered climate-neutral. The EU Parliament has just decided again that biomass from wood is still considered
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“Non-native species” and “Grazing” – Join our webinars in September/October
In September and October, we continue our webinar series with three very exciting presentations by Vlado Vancura on non-native species
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Is it autumn in August?
From the crunch of leaves underfoot and the fiery foliage adorning the trees, you might be thinking autumn has come
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Study tour for Ukrainian women-foresters
Ukrainian women- foresters, despite many challenges have a strong will to learn more about EU forestry and exchange their national experience with their colleagues abroad, joint stud-tour, organised by European Wilderness Society.
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Webinar: From deforestation to protection – Forests in Europe
In this webinar, forest expert Vlado Vancura will talk about how forests were used in Europe over the last 2000
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Program for Ukrainian women foresters in Lungau
In March 2022, European Wilderness society started the training program for Ukrainian women foresters as a part of BioDiv project, who
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Support Ukrainian foresters
Ukrainian foresters call for support and cooperation, because of the challenging situation caused by the Russian-Ukrainian war.
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Webinar: How people benefit from the forest – a journey through history
For over 2,000 years, the forest has been used by humans in many different ways. In his lecture, forest expert
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Final Event EFI-IFSA-IUFRO Global student networking and green jobs in the forest sector
The forest sector has been facing significant changes over the years including globalization, digitalization, changing societal demands and climate change.
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Forest restoration: is planting always the best strategy?
With climate change being a rampant problem globally, a lot of attention has been drawn towards mitigating solutions. One of
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