The trouble with National Parks in Europe
Everything starts with naivety. In our naivety we think national park status guarantees protection status in Europe. The practice is
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Protected areas
6th International Symposium for Research in Protected Areas
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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Nature, wildlife, Wilderness – what are they worth?
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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Our commitment to the Ukraine and its Wilderness
The European Wilderness Society audited according to the European Wilderness Quality Standard several new potential Wilderness areas in the Ukraine.
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Does size matter?
We have always been asked why we are so persistent with the minimum size of Wilderness areas. We were criticized
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Amusement or education
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
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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Revisiting Leopold report
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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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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Čepkeliai – the largest piece of Wilderness in Lithuania
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
Get used to the other Tatras. Strong, gusty winds, returned late last week to the Tatra National Park after almost
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Carpathians Wilderness deserves our protection!
Jalovecka Valley is the last large fragment of Carpathian Wilderness with almost any visible human intervention.
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Garbage in the Ocean – Littering marine Wilderness
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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Protected Areas Solutions Group
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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Wilderness experience in Jasper National Park, Canada
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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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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Water empowers Wilderness
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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Mapping green infrastructure
The report also identifies key habitats for large forest-dwelling mammals and the analysis of connectivity among them.
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Wilderness is biodiversity and…
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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PAN Parks advised to file bankruptcy
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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