How the War has affected Ukrainian Protected Areas
War has devastating effects on both people and nature, and the ongoing Russian invasion in Ukraine has taken a toll
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Protected areas
Free Svydovets Reserve in Ukraine!
Of course one of the recent sad top news from Ukraine is the destruction of Kakhovka hydroenergetic power station. Beside
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Saiga – the unusual antelope back from the brink
The saiga (Saiga tatarica) is a rather bizarre-looking creature, but is remarkably resilient. It inhabits one of Earth’s least protected
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Russian-Ukrainian war: What happened to protected areas and ecology
In Ukraine more and more regions become war hotspots. Among them are protected areas. Pollution incidents have already put millions
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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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Protected Areas in Albania threatened for infrastructure development
The new publication of the National Territory Council’s (NTC) draft decision No. 10., has put Albania’s Protected Areas in the
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Blue is the new green: Oceans vital to Earth’s vitality
In the conservation world, public attention sometimes has too heavy a focus on terrestrial ecosystems. This can lead to the
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Large carnivores do not need protected areas
Protected areas are one of the most important tools in nature conservation. Appropiately managed, they guarantee the survival of many
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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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Mitigating the Disintegration of Wilderness
Wilderness areas play a key role in protecting the world’s biodiversity, according to a recent report published in the Nature
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New documentary on Akashinga rangers
European Wilderness Society is a proud member of the International Ranger Federation. Together we support rangers in protected areas, and
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Protected areas in Lithuania: Part 3 – Regional parks and State reserves
In the series of postings, we are presenting the colourful system of protected areas in Lithuania. This week’s topic is
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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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Protected areas in Lithuania: Part 1 – Nature reserves
Lithuania is a small, but beautiful and rich Baltic country just above Poland. By ‘rich’ I do not mean economically
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Wilderness needs size
Wilderness in Europe is interpreted as an area governed by natural processes. And natural processes need space to freely take
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Fantastic achievements, but are we staying on the right track?
According recent International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) statistic, close to 15% of the Earth’s land and 7% of
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Slovakian Wilderness under threat
Slovakia has a great potential to become an important partner in the quest to protect European Wilderness. There are some
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Trump: US to lift protection of Tongass National Forest
The American President Mr. Trump is making his next move against natural protected areas. According to CNN, Trump has asked
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