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Germany misses its Wilderness target

March 5, 2021March 5, 20215 months ago Timothy Sung 565 Views 0 Comments Germany, National Park, Policy and Legislation, Wilderness 5 min read

As the old saying goes: clean up your own backyard, change by example. However, this seems like something that has

Wildlife

To cull or not to cull?

March 2, 2021March 2, 20215 months ago Timothy Sung 569 Views 0 Comments Biodiversity, National Park, Wildlife 3 min read

Letting nature be nature (Natur Natur sein lassen) is a key principle of German National Parks. At first glance, this

Sustainable Tourism

How has ranger work changed during the pandemic?

February 24, 2021March 1, 20215 months ago Timothy Sung 710 Views 0 Comments Germany, National Park, ranger 4 min read

With life restricted, many people have turned to nature during recent months. Amongst others, cinemas, museums, cafes and other city

Wilderness

How the first National Park introduced Wilderness to Germany

December 31, 2020January 12, 20217 months ago Jonas Sommer 744 Views 1 Comment Germany, National Park, Wilderness 2 min read

If you are searching for Wilderness in Europe, there is one kind of place to turn to first: National Parks.

Wilderness Policy

Levelling up nature in the UK

October 27, 2020November 3, 20209 months ago Timothy Sung 917 Views 0 Comments biodviersity, National Park, Policy and Legislation, Protected area management, Protected areas 5 min read

Across the world, leaders have committed to placing 30% of land under protected status by 2030 through the Leaders’ Pledge

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The last remaining forest steppe in Hungary receives stricter protection through zoning

August 12, 2020August 10, 202012 months ago Hanna Ollos 1102 Views 0 Comments Hungary, National Park, wilderness stewardship 4 min read

On the 2nd of June, a historic moment took place for nature conservation in Hungary. After several years of campaigning

European Wilderness Society

First Slovak National park reaching 50% non-intervention zone

July 21, 2020July 21, 20201 year ago Hanna Ollos 1135 Views 0 Comments National Park 5 min read

The Muránska planina (Muran Plateau) National Park is one of the youngest national parks of Slovakia. It is currently under

Research WILDForest

First ever ‘Science National park’ proposed in Finland

June 16, 2020June 18, 20201 year ago Jonas Sommer 1798 Views 0 Comments National Park, Protected area management, Protected areas, Research 3 min read

A proposal for the world’s first science national park has been submitted to Finland’s Ministry of the Environment with a

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Protected Areas In Lithuania: Part 2 – National Parks

May 20, 2020May 20, 20201 year ago 1631 Views 0 Comments National Park, nature tourism 8 min read

In this series of postings, we apresent the colourful system of protected areas in Lithuania. This week’s topic are the

Wildlife

Ungulate management in European national parks should be improved

March 3, 2020February 27, 20201 year ago Ziva Alif 1918 Views 0 Comments National Park, Protected area management 2 min read

A recent study by van Beeck Calkoen et al. (2020) explored how national parks in Europe manage their ungulate their

WILDForest

Challenges to protect Slovak Paradise

January 20, 2020April 2, 20202 years ago Vlado Vancura 1813 Views 0 Comments forests, National Park, slovakia, Wilderness 4 min read

The European Wilderness Society and Slovak Paradise National Park have a successful partnership for several years. Slovak paradise proved that

Wilderness

How the fall of East Germany improved the world’s biodiversity

November 9, 2019November 6, 20202 years ago Max A.E. Rossberg 1970 Views 0 Comments Beech, Biodiversity, conservation, Jasmund, National Park, nature tourism 2 min read

Today, 30 years ago, the Berlin Wall that separated the capital city in Western and Eastern Germany fell. Just before

Wildlife

National Park Šumava counts on the wolf

August 6, 2018July 15, 20193 years ago Hanna Ollos 3016 Views 0 Comments National Park, Wilderness, Wolf 3 min read

The Czech Šumava National Park together with the German Bayrischer Wald National Park form one of the largest, connected forested

Training

Experience and enjoy the treetop trail

September 18, 2017April 3, 20194 years ago Iryna Shchoka 2130 Views 0 Comments Jasmund, National Park, Sustainable tourism, UNESCO World Heritage, Wildlife 1 min read

Walk among the treetops, between 8 and 25 meters above the forest floor, and experience untouched nature from a unique

European Wilderness Society

New cooperation perspectives between NPs

May 25, 2017August 29, 20194 years ago Iryna Shchoka 2117 Views 0 Comments European Wilderness Network, National Park, Zacharovanyy kray 0 min read

The European Wilderness Society meeting provided an opportunity for representatives of National Nature Park “Zacharovanyy kray” (Ukraine) and Low Tatra

European Wilderness Society Training

Support environmental education

September 15, 2016November 26, 20195 years ago Iryna Shchoka 2585 Views 0 Comments Education and Training, European Wilderness Society, Leave no Trace, National Park, Ukraine 1 min read

Recently you had a chance to read on our web-site about Wilderness pre-assessment in the Carpathian National Nature Park, Ukraine,

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Smart investments – great results

August 5, 2016April 5, 20185 years ago Iryna Shchoka 2478 Views 2 Comments European Wilderness Society, National Park, Ukraine, Zacharovanyy kray 1 min read

As we already informed our supporters, the European Wilderness Society is continuously supporting the members of the European Wilderness Network,which in