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Livestock 

Lack of livestock protection affects cross-border wolf packs

05/01/202114/01/20212 weeks ago Hanna Ollos 173 Views 0 Comments large carnivores, Livestock protection, slovakia 3 min read

In October, following a long but seemingly successful petition by 31 Slovak organisations, the Ministry of Agriculture went against the

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WILDForest 

Jalovecka Wilderness versus logging

01/12/202030/11/20202 months ago Vlado Vancura 249 Views 0 Comments Logging, Old growth forests, slovakia, WILDForests 3 min read

Jalovecká is a remote valley located in Tatra National Park, Slovakia. During the centennial flood in 1958, water flushed away

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Wildlife 

Slovak hunting quota for wolves increases

03/11/202009/11/20202 months ago Hanna Ollos 764 Views 0 Comments cull, slovakia, Wolf 4 min read

Because of their place at the top of the food chain, large predators are crucial to the functioning and structure

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European Wilderness Society 

Halt to wolf hunting on the horizon in Slovakia

05/10/202005/10/20203 months ago Hanna Ollos 671 Views 0 Comments cull, slovakia, Wolf 2 min read

It seems that after many years of debate, the wolf in Slovakia will finally be protected all year round and

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Sustainable Tourism 

Natural tourism in Slovakia

24/06/202025/06/20207 months ago Vlado Vancura 831 Views 0 Comments nature tourism, respect nature, slovakia, Sustainable tourism 2 min read

Natural tourism can be a sustainable way for many areas to combine tourism and nature conservation. Slovakian officials have realized

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Wilderness Policy 

Success in protecting a UNESCO World Heritage Beech Forest

14/04/202015/04/20209 months ago Vlado Vancura 1179 Views 0 Comments Beech forest, slovakia, UNESCO World Heritage 1 min read

Several days ago, Slovakian Ministry of Environment agreed to create one of the largest nature reserves in the country, called

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Wilderness Policy 

UNESCO World Heritage site renomination process in Slovakia

20/02/202026/02/202011 months ago Vlado Vancura 1240 Views 2 Comments Beech forest, slovakia, UNESCO World Heritage 2 min read

UNESCO World Heritage site of the “Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathian and Other Regions of Europe” is

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Wilderness 

Wilderness is a window to the past

31/01/202030/01/202012 months ago Vlado Vancura 1282 Views 0 Comments slovakia, Wilderness 4 min read

When I was young, my great-grandfather, a forester, told me that this Wild Valley used to be even more wild

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WILDForest 

Challenges to protect Slovak Paradise

20/01/202002/04/202012 months ago Vlado Vancura 1274 Views 0 Comments forests, National Park, slovakia, Wilderness 4 min read

The European Wilderness Society and Slovak Paradise National Park have a successful partnership for several years. Slovak paradise proved that

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Wilderness WILDForest 

Slovakian Wilderness under threat

09/01/202002/04/20201 year ago Vlado Vancura 1336 Views 0 Comments forest, Logging, Protected areas, slovakia, Wilderness 2 min read

Slovakia has a great potential to become an important partner in the quest to protect European Wilderness. There are some

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Wilderness Policy 

The legal battle to save Slovakia’s natural heritage

26/06/201906/11/20192 years ago Hanna Ollos 2437 Views 0 Comments Logging, slovakia 3 min read

The forests of Slovakia are facing a serious danger: sanitary logging, is abused on exploatation of forests, including National parks,

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WILDForest 

New project: Multiperspective view on the biodiversity in forests

21/05/201919/08/20192 years ago Nick Huisman 1959 Views 1 Comment Austria, Germany, Protected area management, slovakia, WILDForests 2 min read

The European Wilderness Society has started a new project: ‘Multi-perspective view on fauna biodiversity in forests and forest edge areas’.

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Wilderness Policy 

Amendment to the Nature and Landscape Protection Act in Slovakia

15/05/201906/11/20192 years ago Hanna Ollos 1926 Views 0 Comments slovakia 2 min read

At the end of October, the Ministry of the Environment of the Slovak Republic initiated a draft amendment to the Nature and Landscape Protection Act, mainly targetting protected areas.

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European Wilderness Society Sustainable Tourism 

Adopting nature tourism in Slovakia

09/04/201930/03/20202 years ago Hanna Ollos 2067 Views 0 Comments European Outdoor Ethics, nature tourism, slovakia 2 min read

Nature tourism in Slovakia seems to be an effective tool to support nature conservation, as well as all around the

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