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Sustainable development

European Wilderness Society 

Celebrate Global Recycling Day!

March 18, 2021March 16, 20211 month ago Iryna Shchoka 171 Views 0 Comments recycling, Sustainable development 3 min read

On March 18th we celebrate Global Recycling Day. Recycling is a key part of the circular economy, helping to protect

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Cultural and spiritual significance of nature

February 26, 2021February 26, 20212 months ago Hanna Ollos 334 Views 1 Comment Sustainable development, Wilderness education 3 min read

Nature brings many values to us humans. Throughout history, nature has provided us with ecosystem services, social, historic, cultural and

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Waste management in Lithuania

February 25, 2021February 25, 20212 months ago Gintare Tamulyte 216 Views 0 Comments Sustainable development 3 min read

Correct and responsible waste management is a very important part of environment protection policy of any country. While the “Reduce.

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Sustainable Tourism 

Celebrating Sustainability Day today!

October 28, 2020October 28, 20206 months ago Gintare Tamulyte 598 Views 0 Comments celebration, Sustainable development 3 min read

In 1970, air and water quality, forest logging and extraction of resources were rising issues in the USA. And so,

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Sustainable Tourism 

Tourism and waste management improvement in Synevyr, Ukraine

September 23, 2020February 3, 20217 months ago Iryna Shchoka 657 Views 0 Comments Sustainable development, Ukraine 3 min read

Recent week was fully packed with activities of the project Clean up National Nature Park Synevyr, Ukraine. Both a clean

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Research 

Investing in Wilderness pays off

August 27, 2020August 26, 20208 months ago Jonas Sommer 857 Views 0 Comments Sustainable development 3 min read

For many, nature conservation is a charity cause. A nice-to-have, but secondary to ‘real’ issues like the economic situation. This

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Sustainable Tourism Wildlife 

Have ski resorts reached their expiration date?

July 20, 2020July 20, 20209 months ago Jonas Sommer 1087 Views 0 Comments climate change, climate emergency, ski resort, Sustainable development, Sustainable tourism, Wildlife 5 min read

Recently, we reported about the planned enlargement of two ski resorts in the Apennines. The project earned massive criticism because

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WILDRivers 

400 kg of garbage: How clean rivers help Slovensky raj

October 30, 2019April 16, 20201 year ago Jonas Sommer 2229 Views 1 Comment Citizen Engagement Activity, conservation, river, Sustainable development 2 min read

Another Citizens Engagement Activity, organized by our employee and ex-IVY volunteer Hanna Öllös and our current IVY volunteer Jonas Sommer,

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Training 

Youth Green Conference starts soon!

September 16, 2019May 11, 20202 years ago Iryna Shchoka 1894 Views 0 Comments Education and Training, Sustainable development 3 min read

Early October European Wilderness Society will conduct Austrian-Ukrainian Youth Green Conference 2019. The conference is now under active preparation jointly

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WILDForest 

Rewilding Forests in National Park Hunsrück-Hochwald

March 29, 2019November 8, 20192 years ago Hanna Ollos 2362 Views 0 Comments Germany, Protected areas, Sustainable development, WILDForests 3 min read

The German National Park Hunsrück-Hochwald lets its forests develop freely. The objective is to reach a natural tree species composition

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Interreg DTP 3rd call in numbers

March 19, 2019November 25, 20192 years ago Nick Huisman 2158 Views 0 Comments Sustainable development, Sustainable tourism 1 min read

The 3rd call for proposals from the Interreg Danube Transnational Programme closed recently. European Wilderness Society has submitted a project

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Wilderness Policy 

UN declares decade of ecosystem restoration

March 12, 2019August 9, 20192 years ago Hanna Ollos 2253 Views 0 Comments Policy and Legislation, Protected areas, Sustainable development 1 min read

On March 1st 2019 the general assembly of the United Nations agreed on a decade of ecosystem restoration for 2021-2030.

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Sustainable Tourism 

The challenges of Nature Tourism in Wilderness

October 16, 2018November 6, 20193 years ago Vlado Vancura 3127 Views 0 Comments Sustainable development, Sustainable tourism, Wilderness 2 min read

Nature tourism seems to be an effective tool to support nature conservation, particularly in densely populated Europe. Generally speaking, nature

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Wilderness Policy 

Svydovets massif needs our support

August 23, 2018June 18, 20203 years ago Hanna Ollos 2123 Views 1 Comment Sustainable development, Sustainable tourism, Svydovets, Ukraine 4 min read

The European Wilderness Society recently visited the Svydovets massif in the Ukrainian Carpathians. The area is currently highly disputed because

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Carpathian Biosphere Reserve celebrates its 50th  Anniversary

June 4, 2018December 11, 20183 years ago Iryna Shchoka 2893 Views 0 Comments Carpathian Biosphere Reserve, Carpathian Convention, Sustainable development 0 min read

Today, the European Wilderness Society took part in celebration of the 50th  Anniversary of one of the biggest protected areas

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Livestock 

Why we need proper herd management

May 11, 2018January 29, 20203 years ago Nick Huisman 3595 Views 0 Comments Sustainable development, Wolf 3 min read

Proper herd management does not only protect our livestock from predators, but also from extreme weather, diseases and injuries. The

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Bike riders without borders

April 6, 2017August 29, 20194 years ago Iryna Shchoka 2637 Views 0 Comments Sustainable development 0 min read

Today EWS team member Iryna Shchoka took part in the final conference of the Ukrainian-Slovakian project “CROSS THE BORDER BY

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Learning regional development initiatives

November 19, 2016August 29, 20194 years ago Iryna Shchoka 2309 Views 0 Comments Education and Training, regional development, Sustainable development 0 min read

These days in the framework of internal training programme European Wilderness Society team members from Eastern and Central Europe are

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Sustainable Tourism 

Design methodology for green infrastructure

August 6, 2015August 19, 20196 years ago Vlado Vancura 3054 Views 0 Comments Sustainable development 1 min read

The European Wilderness Society launched its large scale connectivity initiative, the Pan European Green corridor network (PEGnet) at the end

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GreenBeltCenter is open!
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GreenBeltCenter is open!

May 4, 2015November 8, 20196 years ago Max A.E. Rossberg 2192 Views 0 Comments Sustainable development 0 min read

On Sunday, the official opening of the GreenBeltCenter (GBC) in Windhaag close to the former Czech border was celebrated. The

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