Teiču Wilderness Brief
This is the Teiču Wilderness Brief in Please also read: Soomaa Wilderness – New Publication! Teiču Wilderness has one of
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Central Balkan Wilderness Brief
Central Balkan Wilderness is 20 019 ha of platinum-quality Wilderness, embedded in Central Balkan National Park, Bulgaria. This new report
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Thayatal WILDForest and Thaya WILDRiver Brief
Today we are releasing two new Wilderness Briefs, for Thayatal WILDForest and Thaya WILDRiver. Both are Wilderness areas in Nationalpark
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UNESCO contributes to Wilderness protection
An important element of UNESCO is their project ‘Man and the Biosphere Programme’. This is at the core of the
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Majella Wilderness – New Publication!
In September 2018, the European Wilderness Society conducted a Re-Audit of Majella Wilderness, Italy. Our Audit Team spent several days
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What would it take to protect Wilderness?
Wilderness is a vital element of our natural and cultural heritage. It provides important economic, social and environmental benefits to societies,
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Soomaa Wilderness – New Publication!
Today we are releasing another new publication about Soomaa Wilderness, in Estonia. This Wilderness Brief provides information about the unique
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Species are disappearing, so is Wilderness
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) published recently their alarming Living Planet Report 2018. One of the things that stood
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Archipelago WILDCoast – New publication!
We have just published our Wilderness Brief for Archipelago WILDCoast, Finland. Here you can find information on the area, biodiversity
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Retezat Wilderness – New Publication!
Today we are publishing a new and updated Wilderness Brief, about Retezat Wilderness, Romania. Retezat was one of the first
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Küre Wilderness – New Publication!
We are releasing a new Wilderness Brief for Küre Wilderness, a platinum-quality Wilderness in Turkey. Please also read: Fulufjället Wilderness
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Kalkalpen Wilderness and WILDForest – New Publications!
These are the two new Wilderness Briefs about Kalkalpen Wilderness and Kalkalpen WILDForest. Both areas are located in Kalkalpen National Park, Austria, and represent
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Fulufjället Wilderness – New Publication!
Today we are publishing a new and updated Wilderness Brief about Fulufjället Wilderness. This 19 000 ha of platinum quality Wilderness
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Everything you need to know about Wilderness
Have you always wondered why Wilderness in Europe is so important? Or why it is necessary to have a common
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Borjomi-Kharagauli Wilderness – New Publication!
Today we are publishing a new and updated Wilderness Brief, for Borjomi-Kharagauli Wilderness. Borjomi-Kharagauli Wilderness, Georgia, is a platinum quality
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Weekly doses of Wilderness – coming soon!
Over the last few weeks, we have been busy in the office creating new and updated Wilderness Briefs for all
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IUCN and European Wilderness Quality and Audit System – commonalities and differences
The European Wilderness Quality Standard as well as the IUCN protected areas categories, particularly category Ia and Ib, designate and
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Defining and protecting Wilderness in Europe
In 2013 the Wilderness Working Group (WWG) published an official European Wilderness definition. This definition builds on the IUCN definition
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Refining Wilderness definitions internationally
How do we define Wilderness in an international context? Even though the US Wilderness Act was the beginning of a
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Camping in Wilderness
Camping is a typical way to experience Wilderness in the United States. In Europe, on the other hand, camping in
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