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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

Sustainable Tourism

Ecosystem services in a sharing economy

the European Wilderness Society develops opportunities through sharing economy while restoring more Wilderness in Europe

Wilderness Policy

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

Obama Administration moves to protect Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Wilderness Policy

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

European Wilderness Society Wilderness Policy

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

Wilderness

Wilderness in Dialogue 2

During the last few days, several German Wilderness experts, NGOs, representatives of the federal Bundesamt für Naturschutz and managers of

Research

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

European Wilderness Society

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

European Wilderness Society Wilderness Policy

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

Wilderness Policy

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

Wilderness Policy

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

Wilderness Policy

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

European Wilderness Society

Meetings in Brussels

After a great trip to Brussels yesterday, we started our consultation process different meetings. Our first meeting was with Head

Wilderness Policy

European policy meetings

The Board of the European Wilderness Society is going to visit a wide variety of organisations in Brussels this week in

European Wilderness Society

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

Livestock

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%.

Wildlife

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

Wilderness Policy

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

Wilderness Policy

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

Wilderness Policy

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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