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Wilderness 

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

November 25, 2021September 7, 20221 year ago Victoria Steckhan 951 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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Climate change 

COP26 – What has it achieved?

November 16, 2021January 19, 20231 year ago Victoria Steckhan 1018 Views 1 Comment 7 min read

The UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) has come to a close after two intense weeks. Dignitaries from around the world

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European Wilderness Society 

Member states slam new EU forest strategy for 2030

October 18, 2021October 18, 20211 year ago Jonas Sommer 1097 Views 0 Comments 3 min read

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

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Wildlife 

Do wolves act like foresters?

August 6, 2021August 6, 20212 years ago Julia Ramsauer 1399 Views 0 Comments 3 min read

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

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Wilderness 

The underappreciated connection between Norway and the rainforests of Gabon

August 2, 2021July 28, 20212 years ago Fergus Hill 1336 Views 0 Comments 7 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, 20212 years ago Lia Schlippe 1480 Views 0 Comments 3 min read

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

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Wildlife 

NGO battles biodiversity loss in the Brazilian Cerrado and Amazon

April 14, 2021April 14, 20212 years ago Timothy Sung 1429 Views 0 Comments 10 min read

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

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

April 2, 2021March 31, 20212 years ago Hanna Ollos 1609 Views 0 Comments 9 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, 20212 years ago Nick Huisman 1606 Views 3 Comments 4 min read

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

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Wilderness 

Austrian Wilderness area doubles in size

March 17, 2021March 25, 20212 years ago Hanna Ollos 1749 Views 1 Comment 6 min read

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

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Celebrate the World Wildlife Day with us!

March 3, 2021March 3, 20212 years ago Gintare Tamulyte 1759 Views 0 Comments 4 min read

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

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Wilderness Network News 

Logging in the Natura 2000 forest of Soomaa National Park

February 3, 2021February 2, 20212 years ago Gintare Tamulyte 2121 Views 0 Comments 8 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, 20212 years ago Gintare Tamulyte 1908 Views 0 Comments 4 min read

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

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Training 

The story of “Billy” – the first U.S. Forest Service Ranger

January 14, 2021October 19, 20222 years ago Jonas Sommer 1840 Views 1 Comment 10 min read

The U.S. “Forest Reserves” were first set aside starting in 1891, under the General Land Office in the Department of

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Wilderness Policy 

International Day of Action on Forest Biomass Energy

November 24, 2020November 24, 20202 years ago Jonas Sommer 1967 Views 0 Comments 5 min read

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

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Research 

Deforestation in Europe increases

September 17, 2020August 19, 20213 years ago Jonas Sommer 3378 Views 2 Comments 4 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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Private efforts to protect ancient forests in Lithuania

September 14, 2020September 13, 20203 years ago Gintare Tamulyte 1998 Views 0 Comments 8 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, 20203 years ago Jonas Sommer 2467 Views 0 Comments 9 min read

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

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Wilderness 

The climate crisis dries out Europe

August 10, 2020August 19, 20213 years ago Jonas Sommer 2502 Views 1 Comment 5 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, 20213 years ago Jonas Sommer 2334 Views 0 Comments 2 min read

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

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