One of the defining features of Wilderness is its distance from human civilisation, and the peace and solitude that can be experienced in the
Tag: Sustainable tourism
Recent visit to Ukraine
Last week European Wilderness Society team conducted a number of events in the Ukraine. Among them: Seminar “Future of the Wilderness and UNESCO World
Wolf tourism and citizen science
With the increasing media attention for the returning wolf, the curiosity for this animal grows as well. More and more people wonder how it
The Economic Inequality of Protected Areas
The Walk on the Wild Side: Estimating the Global Magnitude of Visits to Protected Areas report from researchers in Cambridge, UK, Princeton, New Jersey,
How is Svydovets doing?
European Wilderness Society is keeping an eye on the progress regarding a planned huge ski resort in the Ukrainian Carpathians. The Initiative group FREE
Scientific ecological assessment of the Svydovets Massif, Ukrainian Carpathians
We are sure that you are already aware of the plans to build a huge ski resort ecological in an important valuable part of
Meeting on sustainable toursim cooperation in Ukraine
Following some provisions of the recent meeting of the Carpathian Sustainable Tourism Centers(CSTCs) and stakeholders, which took place in Bratilasva, European Wilderness Society participated
Meeting of the Carpathian Sustainable Tourism Centers
On the 25 and 26 of January, 2018 European Wilderness Society will join the meeting of 3 Carpathian Sustainable Tourism Centres (CSTC) of Poland,
Progress In Responsible And Sustainable Tourism For Development: The First Manchester Symposium
Max A.E. Rossberg from the European Wilderness Society highlighted in his presentation “Tourism in protected areas: Mission impossible” during The First Manchester Symposium: Progress
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 Lillafured, Hungary. The location
WILDArt and sustainable tourism
Today Iryna Shchoka, accompanied by Ukrainian artist and Plein Air coordinator, Svitlana Kyrlyk, visited Art residence and green tourism developing object in Smerekova village
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 Shchoka represented European Wilderness
Experience and enjoy the treetop trail
Walk among the treetops, between 8 and 25 meters above the forest floor, and experience untouched nature from a unique perspective on a 1,300
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 Brasov, Romania. The main
Ukrainian Carpathian Regional Tourism Organisation Meeting
Today Iryna Shchoka from European Wilderness Society joined the first meeting of the newly created Transcarpathian Regional Tourism Organization in Uzhhorod, Ukraine. Mission of RTO
Sustainable tourism support opportunities
Today Iryna Shchoka participated in the round table on support of small and medium business between authorities, bank institutions, business and NGOs. Among other, banks
Data-bases on Sustainable Tourism in Carpathians
For those, interested in developing and implementation of sustainable tourism projects in the seven Carpathian Countries: Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovak Republic and Ukraine there are three data-bases
Multimar Wattforum in Tönning
Maren Marxen guides our team through the excellent Multimar Wattforum in Tönning. The Multimar Wattforum Centre in Tönning is the information centre for the Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National
Responsible use of brown bear in tourism
Wildlife observation is very attractive and very often the top tourism product offered by travel companies. It is also the priority choice for customers! However,
Sustainable tourism training in National Parks
Recently for the first time the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine hosted International scientific-practical conference “Innovative management of sustainable tourism in national