European day of parks
The European Day of Parks (EDoP) on the 24th of May, is a commemorative day for Protected Areas across Europe
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A new wetlands national park in Slovakia?
Podunajsko National Park The new Podunajsko National Park would be the tenth national park in the Slovak Republic the territory.
Continue readingNew species of world’s largest amphibian discovered
Chinese giant salamanders (Andrias sp.) are extraordinary creatures which are sadly at risk of extinction. However, the recent discovery of
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New National Park in Ukraine
At the beginning of 2022 the President of Ukraine signed a decree officially creating the new Pushcha Radzivila National Park
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Germany misses its Wilderness target
As the old saying goes: clean up your own backyard, change by example. However, this seems like something that has
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To cull or not to cull?
Letting nature be nature (Natur Natur sein lassen) is a key principle of German National Parks. At first glance, this
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How has ranger work changed during the pandemic?
With life restricted, many people have turned to nature during recent months. Amongst others, cinemas, museums, cafes and other city
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How the first National Park introduced Wilderness to Germany
If you are searching for Wilderness in Europe, there is one kind of place to turn to first: National Parks.
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Levelling up nature in the UK
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
On the 2nd of June, a historic moment took place for nature conservation in Hungary. After several years of campaigning
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First Slovak National park reaching 50% non-intervention zone
The Muránska planina (Muran Plateau) National Park is one of the youngest national parks of Slovakia. It is currently under
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First ever ‘Science National park’ proposed in Finland
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
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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Ungulate management in European national parks should be improved
A recent study by van Beeck Calkoen et al. (2020) explored how national parks in Europe manage their ungulate their
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Challenges to protect Slovak Paradise
The European Wilderness Society and Slovak Paradise National Park have a successful partnership for several years. Slovak paradise proved that
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How the fall of East Germany improved the world’s biodiversity
Today, 30 years ago, the Berlin Wall that separated the capital city in Western and Eastern Germany fell. Just before
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National Park Šumava counts on the wolf
The Czech Šumava National Park together with the German Bayrischer Wald National Park form one of the largest, connected forested
Continue readingExperience and enjoy the treetop trail
Walk among the treetops, between 8 and 25 meters above the forest floor, and experience untouched nature from a unique
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New cooperation perspectives between NPs
The European Wilderness Society meeting provided an opportunity for representatives of National Nature Park “Zacharovanyy kray” (Ukraine) and Low Tatra
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Support environmental education
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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