Conservation Grazing Events
The number of grazing animals released in protected areas has increased significantly in recent years. These grazing animals are often
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Protected area management
We benefit more from protecting nature than exploiting it
“Money makes the world go around.” A phrase we are all familiar with, and yet it is critically important to
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Room for improvement in protected area effectiveness
Protected areas play a crucial role in nature conservation. They can provide a safe refuge for animal and plant species
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Nature conservation further undermined by COVID-19
The COVID-19 and Protected Areas Task Force of the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas published a special issue of
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Natura 2000 lacks effective management
Last week, we had a close look at the latest State of Nature Report of the European Environment Agency. It
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State of nature in the EU: more action needed
Six years have passed already since the last state of nature report of the European Environment Agency. Thus, the agency
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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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Achieving a Global Deal for Nature?
Failure to achieve any of the Aichi Biodiveristy Targets has made the upcoming COP 15 CBD talks of urgent importance.
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“Global Safety Net” To Fight Pandemics and Climate Change
Science Advances has recently published an article outlining the importance of saving nature to combat climate change, contributing to the
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Re-Connecting Wilderness
Nowadays, there are many threats to the connectivity of landscapes. Despite the importance of connecting protected areas, that was outlined
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How do we tackle protected area management conflicts?
Contrary to what the term would imply, nature conservation is not only a natural but also a very social science.
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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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First successful session of our Online Ranger Training
On Wednesday, we held the first successful session of our five-part online “Ranger training on Tourism and Waste management in
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A victory for Bulgarian Pirin National Park on court
After a 3 years long court saga, the Bulgarian Supreme Administrative Court ruled against the plans to allow construction in
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Working remotely as a team in our Interreg projects
Due to the COVID-19 preventive measures put in place, several of our projects had to adapt to the arising difficulties.
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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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Get ready for the 5th European Ranger Congress!
The European Ranger Federation is inviting you to join the 5th European Ranger Congress. It will take place in Bavarian
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New project: Multiperspective view on the biodiversity in forests
The European Wilderness Society has started a new project: ‘Multi-perspective view on fauna biodiversity in forests and forest edge areas’.
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New project launched for Carpathian Protected Areas
The European Wilderness Society is excited to share the news that Centralparks, a new transboundary project in the Interreg CENTRAL
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Wilderness Stewardship in Majella Wilderness
The 15 960 ha Majella Wilderness zone is located in the core zone of the Majella National Park, located in
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