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Member states slam new EU forest strategy for 2030

October 18, 2021October 18, 20216 days ago Jonas Sommer 71 Views 0 Comments deforestation, Europe, european union, forest, forest future, Forest loss, forests, Old growth forests 3 min read

Forests are possibly the most important ally in the fight against the climate and biodiversity crisis. They capture massive amounts

Wildlife

Do wolves act like foresters?

August 6, 2021August 6, 20213 months ago Julia Ramsauer 419 Views 0 Comments forest, Wildlife, Wolf 2 min read

Not too long ago during an excursion a phrase stuck with us: “wolves are like foresters in the woods”. This

Wilderness

The underappreciated connection between Norway and the rainforests of Gabon

August 2, 2021July 28, 20213 months ago Fergus Hill 359 Views 0 Comments Ecosystem services, forest 3 min read

A new initiative rewards millions to this small West African nation that punches well above its weight in terms of carbon sink and biodiversity importance.

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Research

An hour of nature a day keeps the doctor away

April 19, 2021April 15, 20216 months ago Lia Schlippe 499 Views 0 Comments Biodiversity, forest, health, nature, urban nature 2 min read

Can you imagine being happy in a world without nature? A growing amount of research studies show that nature is

Wildlife

NGO battles biodiversity loss in the Brazilian Cerrado and Amazon

April 14, 2021April 14, 20216 months ago Timothy Sung 467 Views 0 Comments forest 6 min read

A global crisis that has consequences for the whole planet: deforestation. This is a problem that affects Europe’s fragile ecosystem

European Wilderness Society

Wilderness book club: The hidden life of trees by Peter Wohlleben

April 2, 2021March 31, 20217 months ago Hanna Ollos 606 Views 0 Comments forest, WILDForests 5 min read

If a book is titled ‘The Hidden Life of Trees’ and its subtitle is ‘What Do They Feel, How Do

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WILDForest

Reviewing our understanding of Primary Forests

March 22, 2021March 18, 20217 months ago Nick Huisman 614 Views 3 Comments forest, Old growth forests, WILDForests 3 min read

We call some of the oldest and most natural forests in the world ‘primary forests’. In fact, some define it

Wilderness

Austrian Wilderness area doubles in size

March 17, 2021March 25, 20217 months ago Hanna Ollos 743 Views 1 Comment forest, Wilderness, Wildlife 2 min read

Since it was founded in 2002, the Austrian Dürrenstein Wilderness area has grown to 35 square kilometers and has been

European Wilderness Society

Celebrate the World Wildlife Day with us!

March 3, 2021March 3, 20218 months ago Gintare Tamulyte 740 Views 0 Comments forest, forest future 3 min read

Today, on 3rd of March, together with the CITES Secretariat and United Nations (UN), we celebrate World Wildlife Day! 3rd

Wilderness Network News

Logging in the Natura 2000 forest of Soomaa National Park

February 3, 2021February 2, 20219 months ago Gintare Tamulyte 1085 Views 0 Comments forest, Forest loss, Logging 4 min read

On the 26th of January 2021, in the heart of Soomaa National Park, locals noticed signs of large-scale forest logging.

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WILDForest

Call for a radical change to stop deforestation once and for all

January 26, 2021January 26, 20219 months ago Gintare Tamulyte 911 Views 0 Comments forest, Forest loss 3 min read

New report by WWF reveals that a forest land area totaling 43 million hectares was cut down in just 13

Wilderness Policy

International Day of Action on Forest Biomass Energy

November 24, 2020November 24, 202011 months ago Jonas Sommer 984 Views 0 Comments forest, forest future, Forest loss, forests 3 min read

We are taking part in an International Day of Action on Forest Biomass Energy on 24th November and need your

Research

Deforestation in Europe increases

September 17, 2020August 19, 20211 year ago Jonas Sommer 2072 Views 1 Comment climate emergency, Europe, forest, Forest loss 2 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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European Wilderness Society

Private efforts to protect ancient forests in Lithuania

September 14, 2020September 13, 20201 year ago Gintare Tamulyte 1041 Views 0 Comments forest, forest future, Logging 4 min read

Following public dissatisfaction with increased forest logging in Lithuania, a team of scientists, conservationists, lawyers, artists and nature lovers united

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Research WILDForest

Impressions from a primeval forest

August 12, 2020August 12, 20201 year ago Jonas Sommer 1448 Views 0 Comments Austria, forest, Old growth forests, Wilderness 4 min read

Continuing our series about Wilderness research, today Yehor Yatsiuk tells us about his impressions from of the few remaining patches

Wilderness

The climate crisis dries out Europe

August 10, 2020August 19, 20211 year ago Jonas Sommer 1485 Views 0 Comments climate, climate change, climate emergency, Climate Overheating, Europe, forest, forest future, Forest loss 4 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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Training WILDForest

First forest webinar tomorrow

July 22, 2020August 19, 20211 year ago Jonas Sommer 1380 Views 0 Comments Biodiversity, forest, forest future, webinar 1 min read

Tomorrow, 23rd July, our first webinar about the role of biodiversity in forests will take place. At 13.15 we start

Training WILDForest

Erstes Webinar zum Thema Biodiversität im Wald

July 21, 2020July 21, 20201 year ago Jonas Sommer 1574 Views 0 Comments Biodiversity, forest, forest future, webinar 1 min read

Übermorgen, am Donnerstag den 23. Juli findet die Auftaktveranstaltung zu unserer Webinarreihe “Multperspektivischer Blick auf die Biodiversität im Wald” statt.