Special report: Sanitary logging is often legalising timber harvesting!
Sanitary logging is a standardised forest management tool, but it is now too often used to legalise extensive timber harvesting.
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Romania
Unique map of potential primary forests in Romania
The Carpathian Mountains in Romania are home to the biggest areas of remaining temperate primary forests within Europe. We can
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European Beech Forest Network Resolution on Beech Forest World Heritage and Old Growth Forests
From 12-15 October 2017, 33 experts representing 12 European countries including the European Wilderness Society convened on the Isle of
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Carpathian Convention Conference of Parties 5
On 10. October 2017 the Conference of the Parties 5 (COP 5) of the Carpathian Convention started its work in
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Tourism fair in Uzhhorod
The toursim week in Ukraine continued with the 16th International tourism fair, which took place on 22-23 of September in
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Wildlife is losing the fight
It seems like an unfair battle between humans and wildlife in Europe. Every day there are news items on the
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Sustainable Tourism Working Group meeting
9th Meeting of the Carpathian Convention Sustainable Tourism Working Group took place on 12-14 of September in Brasov, Romania. Iryna
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Romania starts killing wolves and bears!
Killing wolves and bears is the only solution to solve human-wildlife conflicts, says the Romanian Ministry of Environment. This statement
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Global recognition of the primeval beech forests in Europe
The inscription of European Beech Forests, never before did so many countries work together for one topic on the UNESCO
Read MoreRomania destroys last free flowing river
The following has come to our attention, which we urgently want to share with our fellow Wilderness-minded audience. Romania is
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Let’s worry about ungulates and not wolves
While wolves are accused and hunted down for killing livestock, European hunters and farmers are missing the biggest issue facing
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Joining efforts for Carpathians
On September, 12 – 14 the 9th Meeting of the Carpathian Convention´s Working Group on Sustainable Tourism will take place in
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Poster available: Wolves restore nature’s balance in Europe
Our new poster ‘Wolves restore nature’s balance in Europe’ is available for downloading! Update 21.08.2017: Now also available in Czech,
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Study shows reasons for increased bear conflicts
The number of human-bear conflicts are drastically rising in Europe. While the numbers of bears seem to be increasing, the
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Bear-problems in Romania: who is to blame?
Romania is home to the largest number of brown bears in Europe, approximately 6,600 individuals. Recently the conflicts between bears
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Forest Management Assessment in Ukrainian Carpathians
Representative of the European Wilderness Society, Deputy Chairman, Vlado Vancura become a member of the field Forest Management Assessment of
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European Wilderness Society expands with Dutch biologist Nick Huisman
Nick Huisman, a graduate biologist from the Wageningen University in The Netherlands, has joined our Wilderness Team. He attended the
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UNECSO Conference on sustainable tourism development in Central Europe
On 5 May Iryna Shchoka visited Bardejov, Slovakia to participate in the conference ” Benefits Beyond inscriptions: leveraging UNESCO brand for
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The challenges of Retezat Wilderness in Romania
Retezat is the most famous protected area in Romania with huge contigous piece of Wilderness. Currently the park has 380.47
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European Wilderness Society participates in the FSC Stakeholder Working Group
The European Wilderness Society was selected as a member of the FSC Stakeholder Working Group for the development of the
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