From Extinction to Climate Champion: The Bison’s Remarkable Comeback in Romania
Rewilding: A Key Strategy for Carbon Capture In the Țarcu Mountains of Romania, the return of European bison is not
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Fântâna Banului Lake has completely dried up
Written by Calin Dejeu One of the worst ecocides in Romania is the destruction of the Danube Floodplain. Hundreds of
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Natural vs. commercial forests as biodiversity spots and carbon sinks
There are heated arguments about the use of forests in the debate about wood production, climate protection and biodiversity. A
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Science in the crossfire of Romanian logging conflict
The conflict about illegally logged timber in Romania has already seen various stages of escalation. Now science has also been
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Romania is unable to stop the logging mafia – the European Commission steps in
This February, the European Commission announced that it is taking legal action to stop the vast illegal logging that has
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Recent deaths by brown bears in Romania reignite management debate
Experts estimate that Romania is home to about 6 000 brown bears (Ursus arctos). And the Carpathians, specifically Romania, have
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Rangers murdered by Romanian logging mafia
Shocking news this week from CNN as an indigenous leader who protected rainforest was murdered in Brasil. However, similar horrifying
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Ongoing river destruction in Romania
The following message from the ‘Group of local Initiative – The Coalition for Biodiversity’ has come to our attention, which
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How the Wallachians changed the alpine treeline
You might not have heard from the Wallachians before, but they shaped many of the alpine regions in Europe as
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Should we stop illegal logging in Romania?
Logging operations threathen the Romanian forests, is Europe doing enough to stop it? We want to hear from you!
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Interview with Holzindustrie Schweighofer: A policy change?
For a long time, European Wilderness Society has been following the illegal cutting of virgin forests, but also in National
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Retezat Wilderness – New Publication!
Today we are publishing a new and updated Wilderness Brief, about Retezat Wilderness, Romania. Retezat was one of the first
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Logging in Romanian virgin forest continues
The situation in Romania’s virgin forests is not good, and many forests are currently victims of illegal logging. For example
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Global Forest Change charted
Everywhere on our planet, forests are facing the same problem: climate change and human impact. We like to use wood
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It is a wild life in Retezat Wilderness
You can find Retezat Wilderness, partner of the European Wilderness Network, in the oldest National Park of Romania: Retezat National
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Romanian National Parks victims of deforestation
A new investigative video reveals insights into the illegal logging, hunting and deforestation in Romania’s protected areas. The video, published
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Romania: Management of Protected Areas and Wild Rivers
Romania is a source of vast natural beauty. It has a variety of unique landscapes; notably some of the largest
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Romanian Action Plan – Brown bear trophy hunting
In April 2018, Romania’s Minister of the Environment published an Action Plan for Conservation of the Brown Bear in Romania, which
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Saving the last Wild River in Romanian Carpathians
Today European Wilderness Society had a meeting with Wilderness supporter from Romania, Calin Dejeu. They discussed further potential cooperation, particularly
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Support the Stop E40 campaign now
The E40 waterway would connect the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea over a length of more than 2 000
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