There is a wide consent that forests are the most efficient tool to fight the climate crisis. However, the question how we should this forest is highly debated. A lot of foresters argue that a
Tag: Old growth forests
Recent deaths by brown bears in Romania reignite management debate
Experts estimate that Romania is home to about 6 000 brown bears (Ursus arctos). And the Carpathians, specifically Romania, have the highest population of brown bears in Europe. But the increasing bear population is straining
The controversy of sanitary logging
Many still think that although natural processes are self-propelled, nature still needs human intervention and maintenance. In this multi-part series, we will explore the topic of sanitary logging, its function, harms, current practice all across
Safeguarding natural oases in Italy
The European Wilderness Society wants to share with our Wilderness advocates. This organisation launched a fundraising with the goal of saving a forest of 15 hectares in Umbria. The forest is facing a major threat,
Hands off and eyes on
On February 12-15th 2019, the conference ‘Forests at Risk: Białowieża and Beyond’ was held. The goal is to create a strategy to protect the Białowieża Forest. Organised by the University of Warsaw and the Society
EU Forest in danger
Artificially planted spruce forests in the Czech Republic fall prey to bark beetles, biomass power plants threaten French forests, the destruction of old-growth forests
Ukrainian plan to protect UNESCO beech forests
On 21 of December, 2018 Government of Ukraine approved a plan of measures to preserve the Ukrainian part of the UNESCO World Heritage site “Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions
Interview with Holzindustrie Schweighofer: A policy change?
For a long time, European Wilderness Society has been following the illegal cutting of virgin forests, but also in National Parks across Romania. Holzindustrie Schweighofer was often mentioned in this context. After a suspension from the
Risks to Albanian old growth beech forests
A paper identifying risks to old growth beech forests in Albania was recently published by Abdulla Diku, forest expert from PSEDA-ILIRIA organization, and Lulezim Shuka, Professor at the Department of Biology of the University of Tirana.
Old growth beech forests identified in Albania
Abdulla Diku, forest expert from PSEDA-ILIRIA organisation, and Lulezim Shuka, Professor at the Department of Biology of the University of Tirana, recently published a comprehensive 144-page paper about old beech forests in Albania. The paper
The digital fight against bark beetles
Many foresters fear the outbreak of bark beetles, as they can have disastrous economic impact. The bark beetles live, as the name already indicates, in the bark of different tree species. Many beetle species kill
Wilderness is a Tool to Protect World Heritage
The recent meeting on Coordination and Management of World Heritage Sites – The Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe, concluded with an important message. The core zone of
Official presentation of the UNESCO World Heritage site’s new components in Ukraine
On the 25th of January, 2018 the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine will present the new Ukrainian components of the primeval and old-growth forests of the recently extended UNESCO World Heritage site
Unique map of potential primary forests in Romania
The Carpathian Mountains in Romania are home to the biggest areas of remaining temperate primary forests within Europe. We can find many important, protected and endemic species here, including the largest brown bear population, lynxes
Sweden’s old growth forests threatened by clear-cutting
Alec Forss reports in an article that Sweden’s old growth forests will be clear cut by 2035 and this will threaten thousands of species that depend on these old forest ecosystems. Powerful and influential logging companies are riding