Wolves and other Austrian wildlife under pressure
Since 7th January, Austria is ruled by a coalition of the conservative ÖVP and the Green party. The Green party
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Hohe Tauern
Verena Gruber joins the European Wilderness Society
Mountain Geographer Verena Gruber, a graduate mountain geographer from the Karl-Franzens University in Graz, Austria, already cooperated with the European
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Hohe Tauern Wilderness Workshop
On Tuesday 19th December 2017 the European Wilderness Society attended a workshop about developing a Wilderness Management Plan in the Hohe
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European Wilderness Quality Audit is an adventure!
The European Wilderness Society performs Audits to assess the quality of potential Wilderness areas in Europe. We use the European
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National Park Austria Science Award: A Comparative Analysis of Selected Wilderness Areas in Central Europe.
How do we define Wilderness in global and European contexts? Which categories and phases can we distinguish in Europe? What
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Wilderness is a unique laboratory for researchers
Research in protected areas contributes to our understanding of the dynamic processes of nature. It is a tool to justify
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Wilderness at the Symposium for Research in Protected Areas, Salzburg
The 6th Symposium for Research in Protected Areas was held at the Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Salzburg, Austria Nov
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Switzerland adapts to climate overheating
A landslide hit the village of Bondo last week in Switzerland, close to the Italian border. Eight persons are missing,
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Austria’s biggest glacier is rapidly disappearing: the Pasterze
Climate change, or as we prefer to call it “climate overheating”, is currently one of the biggest threats to our
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Wilderness visit from the USA: Garry Oye and Van Keele
The European Wilderness Society has been honoured with a visit from US National Park Service -Wilderness specialist Mr. Garry Oye.
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How much Wilderness is left in Europe?
How much Wilderness is left in Europe?, is the title of the Master Thesis of Verena Gruber our external partner
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New European Wilderness Network Partner service launched
The European Wilderness Society just started a new service for our European Network Partners. This new service will support the
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European Wilderness Quality Standard and Audit System: its Principles, Criteria and Indicators
The European Wilderness Quality Standard and Audit System is a continuation of the previous work of the Wild Europe Initiative
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Where in Europe does Wilderness still exist?
I have asked recently several friends where they think Wilderness still exists in Europe. One of them told me that Wilderness
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313,993 ha of certified Wilderness in Europe – WOW!
For several years now, the team members of the European Wilderness Society have been building up the European Wilderness Network.
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11 Meetings in 3 countries: Busy weeks before christmas
While everyone is slowing getting into the Christmas feeling, the European Wilderness Society team has scheduled many meetings at the
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Lessons learned: European Wilderness Quality Standard Audit of Wilderness
The European Wilderness Quality Standard Audit System is a standardised system for evaluating the Quality of Wilderness, the management of
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Visit of European Wilderness Society team in Nationalpark Hohe Tauern
Part of the team visited and were informed by Deputy Director Fery on the structure of the National Park Hohe
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European Wilderness Quality Standard Audit Kalkalpen Wilderness report
The Kalkalpen European Wilderness was recently audited by the European Wilderness Quality Standard and Audit System. The Kalkalpen European Wilderness Quality Audit
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European Wilderness Quality Standard Audit Hohe Tauern Wilderness report published
The Hohe Tauern Wilderness was recently audited by the European Wilderness Quality Standard and Audit System. The comprehensive 182 page verification report
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