European Wilderness Society at the National Wilderness Skills Institute
The National Wilderness Skills Institute is a modern training platform for those charged with the stewardship of US Wilderness and Wild
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Environmental stewardship in a post-natural world: what are we trying to protect?
The Anthropocene is a key paradigm for debating environmental issues in scientific, political and ethical debates. What would a sustainable
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The old human-nature dualism: Are we part of nature?
This simple question can drastically shape our worldview. Today, Tobias Nickel leads us the entanglement with nature in different parts
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A human-dominated planet: is there any nature left?
Geological eras are periods of time that allow us to divide and to study the different stages through which the planet
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Defining nature: revisiting the human-nature relationship
Are humans separate from or part of nature and what defines our relationship with nature? In the next weeks we
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Deep ecology: Defending the Earth
What impacts the relationship of humans and nature and in what do we see the true value of nature? This
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The last remaining forest steppe in Hungary receives stricter protection through zoning
On the 2nd of June, a historic moment took place for nature conservation in Hungary. After several years of campaigning
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Wilderness in the EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030
We already covered the main points of the new ‘EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030‘ and its commitment to free-flowing rivers. But
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Global diversity of Wilderness definitions
Wilderness is a complex issue around the globe, so it is no surprise that there are several Wilderness definitions, which
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Launching Vlado Vancura Wilderness Academy
The idea of wilderness needs no defense, it only needs defenders. Edward Abbey As Edward Abbey, the famous American author
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Can we put a fence around Wilderness?
The European definition describes Wilderness as an area where nature is free to develop the way she likes. This means
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Wilderness Stewardship in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
At the end of the recent U.S. Trip, the European Wilderness Society visited the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National
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