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Wilderness 

The trouble with National Parks in Europe

October 5, 2016January 17, 20197 years ago Vlado Vancura 5031 Views 2 Comments 3 min read

Everything starts with naivety. In our naivety we think national park status guarantees protection status in Europe. The practice is

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Wilderness 

6th International Symposium for Research in Protected Areas

September 7, 2016November 14, 20197 years ago Vlado Vancura 3965 Views 0 Comments 1 min read

National Parks Austria and Hohe Tauern National Park are pleased to announce the 6th International Symposium for Research in Protected Areas,

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Wilderness Policy 

Nature, wildlife, Wilderness – what are they worth?

August 24, 2016December 14, 20187 years ago Vlado Vancura 4016 Views 0 Comments 2 min read

This news is in contribution to the centennial celebration of the U.S. National Park Service (part 1)! Resent an independent

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Ukraine Wilderness 

Our commitment to the Ukraine and its Wilderness

August 1, 2016March 16, 20227 years ago Iryna Shchoka 4521 Views 1 Comment 5 min read

The European Wilderness Society audited according to the European Wilderness Quality Standard several new potential Wilderness areas in the Ukraine.

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Wilderness 

Does size matter?

September 24, 2015February 5, 20208 years ago Max A.E. Rossberg 3782 Views 6 Comments 2 min read

We have always been asked why we are so persistent with the minimum size of Wilderness areas. We were criticized

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Sustainable Tourism 

Amusement or education

February 16, 2015June 24, 20198 years ago Vlado Vancura 4008 Views 1 Comment 1 min read

A recent blogpost on Sean David Smith blogpost was asking a question whether protected areas managed by the US National

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Reaching the European Wilderness Quality Standard

February 2, 2015August 19, 20218 years ago Vlado Vancura 3785 Views 0 Comments 2 min read

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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Research 

Revisiting Leopold report

November 5, 2014June 8, 20209 years ago Vlado Vancura 3925 Views 1 Comment 1 min read

The Revisiting Leopold report has recently been featured in the IUCN’s Parks Journal. A whole magazine dedicated to launch a

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Wilderness Policy 

Pan European Green Corridor Network

August 13, 2014June 26, 20199 years ago Max A.E. Rossberg 5918 Views 1 Comment 3 min read

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 

Čepkeliai – the largest piece of Wilderness in Lithuania

July 9, 2014November 28, 20199 years ago Vlado Vancura 3576 Views 0 Comments 1 min read

The Čepkeliai wild area is part of the wild heart of the Dainava Forest, the largest territory of pristine, undisturbed nature in

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Gusty wind hit Slovakia, millions of tress uprooted

May 23, 2014August 7, 20199 years ago Vlado Vancura 3805 Views 4 Comments 1 min read

Get used to the other Tatras. Strong, gusty winds, returned late last week to the Tatra National Park after almost

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Wilderness 

Carpathians Wilderness deserves our protection!

May 21, 2014August 19, 20219 years ago Vlado Vancura 4022 Views 2 Comments 1 min read

Jalovecka Valley is the last large fragment of Carpathian Wilderness with almost any visible human intervention.

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Research 

Garbage in the Ocean – Littering marine Wilderness

May 3, 2014August 7, 20199 years ago Vlado Vancura 4239 Views 0 Comments 1 min read

A European Union co-funded research found widespread evidences of garbage in the ocean around Europe. Every sampling location has already been trashed before discovered!

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Training 

Protected Areas Solutions Group

May 2, 2014July 30, 20199 years ago Max A.E. Rossberg 3618 Views 0 Comments 1 min read

According to the European Environmental Agency report on protected areas in Europe (October 2012), 21% of Europe’s land territory is

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Training 

Wilderness experience in Jasper National Park, Canada

April 11, 2014November 8, 20199 years ago Vlado Vancura 3783 Views 0 Comments 3 min read

Jasper National Park is the largest piece of Wilderness in Canadians Rocky Mountain and and excellent place to experience power of the Wilderness.

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Wildlife 

Wild ungulates spreading in Aragon

April 8, 2014August 9, 20229 years ago Vlado Vancura 3914 Views 0 Comments 1 min read

A recent scientific study shows increase of wild ungulate population in Aragon, Spain. However further research is needed to prove the reasons of this wildlife number increase.

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WILDRivers 

Water empowers Wilderness

March 22, 2014November 19, 20199 years ago Vlado Vancura 4028 Views 0 Comments 3 min read

Water fills our wetlands, which includes lakes and rivers, swamps and marshes, wet grasslands and peatlands, oases, estuaries, deltas and tidal flats, near-shore marine areas, mangroves and coral reefs, and human-made sites such as fish ponds, rice paddies, reservoirs, and salt pans. 22 March is designated as World Water Day by the UN.

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Research 

Mapping green infrastructure

March 7, 2014August 2, 20199 years ago Vlado Vancura 3040 Views 0 Comments 1 min read

The report also identifies key habitats for large forest-dwelling mammals and the analysis of connectivity among them.

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Sustainable Tourism 

Wilderness is biodiversity and…

March 6, 2014August 2, 20199 years ago Vlado Vancura 3811 Views 3 Comments 1 min read

The US National Park Service has recently published the ‘2012 National Park Visitor Spending Effects report’. The study shows that the whole National Park System (NPS), which is largely Wilderness!, received over 282 million recreation visits.

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European Wilderness Society 

PAN Parks advised to file bankruptcy

February 26, 2014May 11, 20209 years ago Max A.E. Rossberg 5355 Views 3 Comments 1 min read

We were informed today, that the PAN Parks Foundation Board of Directors has been advised by the appointed liquidator to enter bankruptcy proceedings

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