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The Benefits of Wilderness

January 13, 2017 Vlado Vancura 10330 Views 3 Comments Research, Wilderness

We are often asked what the benefits of Wilderness are, not only for biodiversity but for society in general. This process is

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Young Ukrainian researchers care about Wilderness

December 19, 2016 Vlado Vancura 6600 Views 0 Comments Advocacy, Ukraine, Wilderness

Ukrainian researchers care about Wilderness. The Ukraine is country which host population of native Carpathian carnivores. The group of Ukrainian

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First time ever: A global map of roadless areas and their conservation status

December 15, 2016 Max A.E. Rossberg 9761 Views 2 Comments Logging, Wilderness

Earth in 600.000 pieces A new global map of roadless areas shows that the Earth’s surface is shattered by roads

Tarutinsky Steppe: Europe's Natural Heritage in danger

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Massive destruction of protected area Tarutyns’kyj steppe

December 15, 2016 Iryna Shchoka 5827 Views 0 Comments Protected areas, Ukraine, Wilderness, Wildlife

In August 2016, the district administration became known that at Tarutyns’kyj steppe from the perspective of farmers is carried a

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Vilm Resolution 2016 of the European Beech Forest Network

December 13, 2016 Max A.E. Rossberg 6793 Views 1 Comment Romania, Ukraine, Wilderness, Zacharovanyy kray

From 1 to 5 December 2016, 30 experts from 14 countries[1], who are dedicated to ecological research and the conservation

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Confusing messages from Bulgaria

November 30, 2016 Vlado Vancura 5264 Views 0 Comments Logging, Romania, Ukraine, Wilderness

The European Commission announced on 22. July 2016 that it is taking Bulgaria to the Court of Justice of the EU

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Dr. Mario Broggi promoter of Wilderness idea!

November 27, 2016 Vlado Vancura 5716 Views 0 Comments Education and Training, Wilderness

Dr. Mario Broggi studied forestry at the ETH, Zurich and gained his Ph.D. at the University of Bodenkultur in Vienna.

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Tarutyns’kyj Steppe: Europe’s Natural Heritage in danger

November 24, 2016 Iryna Shchoka 5882 Views 0 Comments Tarutinsky steppe, Ukraine, UNESCO World Heritage, Wilderness, Wildlife

According to the World Conservation Monitoring Centre, more than 40% of the Ukrainian steppe that once occupied about 40% of

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Chernobyl is to become a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and a Wilderness

August 10, 2016 Iryna Shchoka 8300 Views 1 Comment Chernobyl, European Wilderness Network, Ukraine, Wilderness

This year, on the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl catastrophe, the President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, initiated a review of the

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Wilderness versus Biodiversity

August 9, 2016 Vlado Vancura 6077 Views 0 Comments Biodiversity, Wilderness

Environmental philosopher Freya Mathews of Australia’s Latrobe University challenges biodiversity: not its scientific meaning, but the way it’s used in

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Hunting cannot replace the role of the top predators

July 27, 2016 Vlado Vancura 6441 Views 0 Comments Research, Wilderness, Wildlife

Large carnivores, as predators at the top of food chains, have many direct and indirect positive effects on ecosystems. Therefore

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Workshop on Wilderness in Prague, Czech Republic

June 6, 2016 Vlado Vancura 5981 Views 0 Comments Wilderness

Welcome to the Czech Wilderness! Wild waterfalls flowing from mountain tundra in the Giant Mountains, thousands of flowers at the

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Outstanding women for Wilderness

May 28, 2016 Max A.E. Rossberg 7037 Views 0 Comments Advocacy, Wilderness

For many decades the nature conservation business has been female dominated, even though the better-known male conservationists dominate the public perception.