Innovative project to protect the European wildcat submitted
The native European wildcat has a fragmented distribution across Europe from Scotland to Turkey and the Caucasus. Its formerly wide
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Bhutan: the carbon-negative country protecting Wilderness in its constitution
A small Himalayan kingdom is leading the way in environmental policies that truly protect wild spaces. Bhutan is a little
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Webinar: Forestry and Wilderness
Have you ever thought about how important the forest is in the concept of Wilderness or how important Wilderness is in the concept of forestry? In a webinar on 29th of November 2021
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Old growth forests in Slovakia to be protected in new nature reserve
Old Growth Forests of Slovakia is the official name of a new nature reserve approved by the Government of the Slovak
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Wilderness book club: Desert Solitaire – A season in the Wilderness
The book ‘Desert solitaire’ written by Edward Abbey is an amazing combination of adventure writing with a bold dedication to
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This Saturday the 31st of July is World Rangers Day!
Today we are showing our support for the essential yet often underappreciated work of Rangers across the world. This day
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Fossil fuel discovery threatens African wilderness
One of Africa’s last great wildernesses stretches across Botswana and Namibia. Its complex ecosystems provide home and refuge to countless
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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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Global eco-awakening – a rise in environmental concern
The COVID-19 pandemic has injected fuel in environmental awareness, so called the eco-awakening across the globe, new report has revealed. Nature
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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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The end of nature?
There is not a single day going by where we do not read or receive reports of some form of logging
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High alpine pasture to high alpine Wilderness
An ongoing project taking place in the Austrian Hohe Tauern National Park has exemplified nature’s power of recovery and ability
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Protected Areas in Albania threatened for infrastructure development
The new publication of the National Territory Council’s (NTC) draft decision No. 10., has put Albania’s Protected Areas in the
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Shape Wilderness’ future: Contribute to the Aldo Leopold Wilderness Institute’s new plans
The Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute is looking for input to help develop its next science strategic plan! Multiple partners
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Coastal ecosystems are under pressure
Coastal ecosystems worldwide bring an enormous value in ecosystem services to humans, however, they are facing increasing pressures due to
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Speak up for our forests
The International Day of Forests on the 21th of March is an annual celebration of the world’s incredible forests. This
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Austrian Wilderness area doubles in size
Since it was founded in 2002, the Austrian Dürrenstein Wilderness area has grown to 35 square kilometers and has been
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