New technologies meeting old methods solves current issues in agriculture
Agriculture and food production account for 34% of global green house emissions. It also has a massive impact on biodiversity,
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Sustainable development
Celebrate Global Recycling Day!
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
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
Correct and responsible waste management is a very important part of environment protection policy of any country. While the “Reduce.
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Celebrating Sustainability Day today!
In 1970, air and water quality, forest logging and extraction of resources were rising issues in the USA. And so,
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Tourism and waste management improvement in Synevyr, Ukraine
Recent week was fully packed with activities of the project Clean up National Nature Park Synevyr, Ukraine. Both a clean
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Investing in Wilderness pays off
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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Have ski resorts reached their expiration date?
Recently, we reported about the planned enlargement of two ski resorts in the Apennines. The project earned massive criticism because
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400 kg of garbage: How clean rivers help Slovensky raj
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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Youth Green Conference starts soon!
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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Rewilding Forests in National Park Hunsrück-Hochwald
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
The 3rd call for proposals from the Interreg Danube Transnational Programme closed recently. European Wilderness Society has submitted a project
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UN declares decade of ecosystem restoration
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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The challenges of Nature Tourism in Wilderness
Nature tourism seems to be an effective tool to support nature conservation, particularly in densely populated Europe. Generally speaking, nature
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Svydovets massif needs our support
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
Today, the European Wilderness Society took part in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of one of the biggest protected areas
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Why we need proper herd management
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
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
These days in the framework of internal training programme European Wilderness Society team members from Eastern and Central Europe are
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Design methodology for green infrastructure
The European Wilderness Society launched its large scale connectivity initiative, the Pan European Green corridor network (PEGnet) at the end
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