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Wilderness Policy 

Germany misses its Wilderness target

05/03/202105/03/20214 hours ago Timothy Sung 44 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

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Wildlife 

To cull or not to cull?

02/03/202102/03/20213 days ago Timothy Sung 163 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

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Sustainable Tourism 

How has ranger work changed during the pandemic?

24/02/202101/03/20211 week ago Timothy Sung 306 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

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Wilderness 

How the first National Park introduced Wilderness to Germany

31/12/202012/01/20212 months ago Jonas Sommer 392 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.

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Wilderness Policy 

Levelling up nature in the UK

27/10/202003/11/20204 months ago Timothy Sung 582 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

12/08/202010/08/20207 months ago Hanna Ollos 760 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

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European Wilderness Society 

First Slovak National park reaching 50% non-intervention zone

21/07/202021/07/20208 months ago Hanna Ollos 799 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

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Research WILDForest 

First ever ‘Science National park’ proposed in Finland

16/06/202018/06/20209 months ago Jonas Sommer 1395 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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Sustainable Tourism Wilderness Wilderness Network News 

Protected Areas In Lithuania: Part 2 – National Parks

20/05/202020/05/202010 months ago European Wilderness Society Volunteer 1234 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

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Wildlife 

Ungulate management in European national parks should be improved

03/03/202027/02/20201 year ago Ziva Alif 1507 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

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WILDForest 

Challenges to protect Slovak Paradise

20/01/202002/04/20201 year ago Vlado Vancura 1421 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

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Wilderness 

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

09/11/201906/11/20201 year ago Max A.E. Rossberg 1587 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

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Wildlife 

National Park Šumava counts on the wolf

06/08/201815/07/20193 years ago Hanna Ollos 2495 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

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Training 

Experience and enjoy the treetop trail

18/09/201703/04/20193 years ago Iryna Shchoka 1746 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

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European Wilderness Society 

New cooperation perspectives between NPs

25/05/201729/08/20194 years ago Iryna Shchoka 1754 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

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European Wilderness Society Training 

Support environmental education

15/09/201626/11/20194 years ago Iryna Shchoka 2218 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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European Wilderness Society 

Smart investments – great results

05/08/201605/04/20185 years ago Iryna Shchoka 2115 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

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Research 

Inventory of fauna and flora in the Hohe Tauern National Park in Austria

13/08/201514/12/20186 years ago Max A.E. Rossberg 2635 Views 0 Comments Austria, Biodiversity, Hohe Tauern, National Park 2 min read

From 6th to 9th of august 2015 the 9th „Day of Biodiversity“ took place in the Untersulzbachtal in the Hohe Tauern

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Sustainable Tourism 

Wilderness is under pressure in Europe

19/11/201329/07/20197 years ago Vlado Vancura 2468 Views 1 Comment European Wilderness Society, National Park, Protected area management, Wilderness 5 min read

If you ever wondered what pressures exist for wilderness, here is an article, which we received from Stela Dineva, WWF

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