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WILDForest 

How people perceive the forest

January 25, 2023January 25, 20232 weeks ago Vlado Vancura 68 Views 0 Comments 5 min read

Forests have a positive effect on people’s health and well-being. Research of the relationship between humans and the forest reveals

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Hiking in the Alps in autumn is like hiking among thousands of shining suns.
WILDForest 

Golden Sun of Tree-line on Alps

December 15, 2022December 19, 20222 months ago Vlado Vancura 138 Views 0 Comments 8 min read

Beauty of the Larch in autumn The beauty of the Larch is very much magnified during nice sunny days, when

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WILDForest 

Dying forests

December 13, 2022December 13, 20222 months ago Vlado Vancura 135 Views 0 Comments 7 min read

In the recent years, forestry in Europe has become an increasingly monitored activity. Especially from the perspective of dying forests

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Wilderness 

Return of the forest at Stilfser mountain pasture

November 29, 2022February 2, 20232 months ago Iryna Shchoka 384 Views 0 Comments 8 min read

Glaciers and forests in Alps have a long history. Our expert Vlado Vancura visited one of such interesting places, called

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Wildlife 

Did you know about this extremely rare European mammal?

November 16, 2022December 1, 20223 months ago Victoria Steckhan 391 Views 0 Comments 9 min read

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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Climate change 

How sustainable is heating with wood?

October 10, 2022October 18, 20224 months ago Magdalena Meikl 261 Views 0 Comments 5 min read

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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Training 

“Non-native species” and “Grazing” – Join our webinars in September/October

August 30, 2022September 14, 20225 months ago Nathalie Harms 372 Views 0 Comments 6 min read

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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Climate change 

Is it autumn in August?

August 23, 2022September 14, 20226 months ago Nathalie Harms 360 Views 0 Comments 2 min read

From the crunch of leaves underfoot and the fiery foliage adorning the trees, you might be thinking autumn has come

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Training 

Study tour for Ukrainian women-foresters

July 5, 2022December 15, 20227 months ago Iryna Shchoka 459 Views 0 Comments 5 min read

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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European Wilderness Society 

Webinar: From deforestation to protection – Forests in Europe

June 13, 2022September 14, 20228 months ago Nathalie Harms 539 Views 4 Comments 2 min read

In this webinar, forest expert Vlado Vancura will talk about how forests were used in Europe over the last 2000

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European Wilderness Society 

Program for Ukrainian women foresters in Lungau 

May 30, 2022September 20, 20228 months ago Karolina Soliar 499 Views 0 Comments 2 min read

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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European Wilderness Society 

Support Ukrainian foresters

May 13, 2022May 17, 20229 months ago Iryna Shchoka 549 Views 0 Comments 9 min read

Ukrainian foresters call for support and cooperation, because of the challenging situation caused by the Russian-Ukrainian war.

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European Wilderness Society 

Webinar: How people benefit from the forest – a journey through history

April 28, 2022April 28, 20229 months ago Nathalie Harms 602 Views 0 Comments 6 min read

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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European Wilderness Society 

Final Event EFI-IFSA-IUFRO Global student networking and green jobs in the forest sector

March 23, 2022March 23, 202211 months ago Damiano Cilio 625 Views 0 Comments 2 min read

The forest sector has been facing significant changes over the years including globalization, digitalization, changing societal demands and climate change.

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Climate change 

Forest restoration: is planting always the best strategy?

January 21, 2022September 20, 20221 year ago Damiano Cilio 738 Views 0 Comments 6 min read

With climate change being a rampant problem globally, a lot of attention has been drawn towards mitigating solutions. One of

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WILDForest 

Natural vs. commercial forests as biodiversity spots and carbon sinks

January 13, 2022September 20, 20221 year ago Magdalena Meikl 769 Views 0 Comments 9 min read

There are heated arguments about the use of forests in the debate about wood production, climate protection and biodiversity. A

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European Wilderness Society 

Are Real or Fake Christmas Trees Better?

December 14, 2021September 20, 20221 year ago Damiano Cilio 871 Views 0 Comments 11 min read

The production of a fake Christmas tree involves higher CO2 emissions than a natural one, even without taking into account

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European Wilderness Society 

Mapping the underground network of fungi

December 3, 2021September 20, 20221 year ago Hanna Ollos 906 Views 0 Comments 4 min read

The vast network of fungi beneath the ground, also known as the internet of life and integral part of the

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Research 

Trees – the solution for overheating?

December 2, 2021September 20, 20221 year ago Julia Ramsauer 814 Views 0 Comments 2 min read

A new study from the ETH Zurich found out that trees in cities actually make huge difference in terms of

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Wilderness 

Bhutan: the carbon-negative country protecting Wilderness in its constitution

November 25, 2021September 7, 20221 year ago Victoria Steckhan 853 Views 0 Comments 6 min read

A small Himalayan kingdom is leading the way in environmental policies that truly protect wild spaces. Bhutan is a little

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