New European Wetland Map: a milestone in wetland conservation
European Wilderness Society is a partner of ALFAwetlands project, which focuses on wetlands restoration around Europe. Within ALFAwetlands project, many
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Colchic rainforests and wetlands in Georgia
Kolkheti National Park, located in the historical region of Colchis in western Georgia, is a protected area of immense ecological
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AMooRe: Austrian Moor Restoration LIFE project
“AMooRe” is newly started LIFE project to implement the Austrian peatland and mires Strategy 2030+. Peatlands and mires are both types of
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Wetlands International launches a portal for data on waterbird populations
On 29 June 2021, Wetlands International launched the Waterbird Populations Portal. This is an online interactive platform, which collects current data
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International Course on Wetland Restoration
Thanks to the successes in fighting Covid-19 across Europe, physical events with international participants are going to happen in a
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Marine Wilderness under threat
Salt company Frisia Zout has been given the green light to mine salt from under the Wadden Sea, saying there
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Water empowers Wilderness
Water fills our wetlands, which includes lakes and rivers, swamps and marshes, wet grasslands and peatlands, oases, estuaries, deltas and tidal flats, near-shore marine areas, mangroves and coral reefs, and human-made sites such as fish ponds, rice paddies, reservoirs, and salt pans. 22 March is designated as World Water Day by the UN.
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