Legislative initiative to improve protection of virgin beech forests in Ukraine
February 10, 2016 was a meeting to review and discuss the draft law concerning protection of Wilderness in Biosphere Reserves
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Policy and Legislation
Ecosystem services in a sharing economy
the European Wilderness Society develops opportunities through sharing economy while restoring more Wilderness in Europe
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Scientists call the EU to strengthen legal framework for nature conservation
This article is based on a press release from the Society for Conservation Biology The recent International and European Congress
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Europeans are concerned about biodiversity loss
A recent survey of the Eurobarometer on the Attitudes of Europeans towards the issue of biodiversity revealed that at least
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Wilderness at Natura 2000 biogeographical region seminar
The Biogeographical process within the European Union Member States aims at creating a platform which helps improving the implementation of
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Wilderness in Dialogue 2
During the last few days, several German Wilderness experts, NGOs, representatives of the federal Bundesamt für Naturschutz and managers of
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Understanding Favourable Conservation Status
Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds (this is the codified version
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The public land of future generations
What do you think of appointing future generations as owners of protected public land. Is this legally possible? Probably not, but
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Constitutional court decided in favour of Hungary’s protected areas
Although the European Commission’s Wilderness register from 2013 does not include one single Wilderness area from Hungary, there is a
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Green Week goes wild
The European Commission’s Green Week, the biggest annual conference on European environment policy in 2015, will take place from 3
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Natura 2000 Fitness Check Timeframe and Questionnaire
The EU Birds and Habitats Directives are the centerpiece of EU environmental legislation, they form the basis of the Natura
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Watch out for the Natura 2000 fitness check
The EU Birds and Habitats Directives are the centerpiece of EU environmental legislation, they form the basis of the Natura
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Meetings in Brussels
After a great trip to Brussels yesterday, we started our consultation process different meetings. Our first meeting was with Head
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European policy meetings
The Board of the European Wilderness Society is going to visit a wide variety of organisations in Brussels this week in
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Reaching the European Wilderness Quality Standard
Wilderness areas represent a vital element of Europe’s natural and cultural heritage. In addition to their intrinsic value, they offer
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Black friday for Sweden’s wolf population
Two Swedish counties allowed hunting of wolf during this winter, which will decrease the population of the species by 10%.
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Killing more predators does not save livestock
According to a recent study by Washington State University, the killing of predators actually has the opposite effect, it increases the
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Pan European Green Corridor Network
Based on the enthusiastic response to our Pyrenees to Carpathians natural green corridor project, our Society decided to develop the
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Wilderness as an indicator in biodiversity strategy!
National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) are the principal instruments for implementing the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) at
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Guidelines on Wilderness and wild areas in Natura 2000
EU Guidelines on Wilderness and wild areas in Natura 2000 sites Natura 2000 protects areas of high biodiversity value across
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