European experts call for a logging moratorium in European old-growth Beech Forests
Logging moratorium in European old-growth Beech Forests From 15 to 19 of November 2015, 30 experts and stakeholders from 12
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Ukraine
Legislative initiative to improve protection of virgin beech forests in Ukraine
February 10, 2016 was a meeting to review and discuss the draft law concerning protection of Wilderness in Biosphere Reserves
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Ukrainian Tourism Strategy
Our Ukrainian colleagues attended the first meeting of Council of tourism cities and regions of Ukraine which was conducted with
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2016: A good start for Europe’s Wilderness
European Wilderness Society overachieved its objectives in 2015 and has great plans for 2016! Please also read: The future of
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Gorgany Wilderness, Ukraine
Gorgany Nature Reserve, Ukraine confirmed its commitment to become a next member of the European Wilderness Network. Please also read:
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Bears in Ukrainian Carpathians
The bear population in the Ukrainian Carpathians is a mystery! Please also read: Main reasons for human brown bear encounters
Read MoreYoung people are the future of European Wilderness
Wilderness is so important to the challenges of modern days and young people are more and more aware of that!
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The different definitions of Wilderness values in Europe
Scientists, philosophers, poets, and politicians have defined Wilderness in various physical, biological, and metaphysical terms. Oelschlager in 1991 followed a
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Wilderness Partners in Ukraine
Vlado Vancura European Wilderness Society Director for Wilderness Development and Valik Voloshyn, European Wilderness Society Focal Point for Protected Areas
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Wilderness Experts Exchange Programme launched!
The Wilderness Experts Exchange Programme of the European Wilderness Society focuses on exchanging information among Wilderness managers and Wilderness advocates involved
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60 Participants Wilderness Academy Days
This years European Wilderness Academy Days has attracted participants from all across Europe. This annual event is an ideal venue
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Wilderness assessment in Zacharovanyy Kray National Park, Ukraine
At the beginning of July the site assessment in Zacharovanyy Kray National Park was completed! Second verification trip to Zacharovanij Kraj
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Ukraine enriches Europe
Several of our team are spending the next two weeks (4.6.-17.6.) in different parts of the western Ukraine visiting Wilderness
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Strategy meeting EWS
13-20 June 2015, the complete Team of the European Wilderness Society met in the Biosphere Reserve Salzburger Lungau to discuss
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Next step of Wilderness verification mission in Ukraine
After the field assessment the European Wilderness Society verifiers worked in the office to summarize collected information and analyse Wilderness/core zone
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Office in Uzhhorod, Ukraine
The European Wilderness Society has just opened its office in Uzhhorod, Ukraine. Right downtown and just 300 meters from the
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Uzhanskyi National Park
The former deputy director of Uzhanskyi National Park Valik Voloshyn and Max A. E. Rossberg visited Uzhanskyi National Park on
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National Park Zacharovani Krai; Marketing meeting
National Park Director Ivan Mykhajlovych and Deputy Director Vasil Mochan met today with Valik Voloshyn and Max A.E. Rossberg of
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Adopting environmental law in Ukraine
As our organisation is getting really active in Ukraine, our team looks at the country’s environmental legislation with extra care.
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Hunters at work – stop brown bear killing!
According to WWF’s fact sheet, there are about 8.000 brown bears remaining in Western Europe and the Carpathians (Slovakia, Poland, Ukraine,
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