Transboundary impact of Svydovets
The Espoo Convention has opened a case file to investigate whether Ukraine complies with international obligations on environmental protection. One
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Policy and Legislation
United Nations: 1 Million species at risk
The United Nations have drafted a report on the human impact on natural resources and species risk of extinction. On
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Italy rejects demand for wolf killing
The Italian government has taken the decision to reject demands from Italian farmers to kill wolves. Instead, the Italian government
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Offshore drilling halted – a win for Wilderness
The first 100 days in the oval office are the days that will define your presidency in America. This is
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Celebrating 40 years of EU Birds Directive
The European Union is celebrating the 40th year of existence of the European Birds Directive. It is the most powerful
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Last year for wild bison in Germany
Back in 2010, people started an ambitious project to bring the wild European bison (Bison bonasus), also known as wisent,
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Poisoning wildlife – A growing threat in Europe
Deliberate poisoning is one of the most severe factors threathening wildlife in Europe. Alarming cases have recently emerged in Austria.
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Is history repeating for Scandinavian wolves?
Back in the early 1800’s, the Scandinavian wolf population was healthy and strong. This soon changed because of hunting, killing
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Wilderness tackles issue of top environmental concern
The UN Environmental Program (UNEP) releases a report every year about the global emerging issues of environmental concern. For 2018/19,
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Fish & Chips: Brexit initiatives for marine conservation
The whole world has been caught up in watching the political disaster of Brexit, wondering if the UK will leave
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UN declares decade of ecosystem restoration
On March 1st 2019 the general assembly of the United Nations agreed on a decade of ecosystem restoration for 2021-2030.
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Last days to sign for #ProtectWater
Have you signed already? So far, over 345,000 citizens took part in the EU wide campaign #ProtectWater! This campaign is
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Biodiversity loss impacts our food security
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) published a detailed assessment report addressing the impact of biodiversity
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No compensation without livestock protection measures
The provincial government of Schleswig-Holstein recently decided to only pay compensation for lifestock losses if proper herd protection measures where
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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
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Communicating for human-wolf coexistence
Should we always try to solve conflicts, or should we try to coexist with a certain conflict level? Read more about this interesting vision.
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Poland celebrates bison’s 90th anniversary by killing 40
In 2019, Poland is celebrating the 90th anniversary of the return of the European bison with a consent to kill 40 individuals.
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The impermanence of protected areas
Is simply a designation of Protected Areas sufficient? Many seem to be susceptible to change in size and status over time.
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Wolf zones are no longer safe for Norwegian wolves
The Norwegian government decided to kill an entire wolf pack in a wolf protection zone close to the Swedish border.
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The future of the Iberian wolves
The wolves on the Iberian Peninsula, in Spain and Portugal, form a unique population of wolves in Europe. The future
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