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Respect nature interpretation trail and excursion!

March 29, 2023March 28, 20231 hour ago Iryna Shchoka 31 Views 0 Comments 7 min read

The very first Respect Nature interpretation trail was established at the Carpathian Biosphere Reserve and was already tested by the local Junior Rangers Club!

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Wilderness Network News 

International seminar on conservation medicine and wildlife health

February 15, 2022February 15, 20221 year ago Nathalie Harms 928 Views 0 Comments 7 min read

Join a free seminar on recent developments in conservation medicine and wildlife health on 17- 18 February 2022 in Teramo, Abruzzo, Italy.

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Dugout boat culture of Estonia’s Soomaa region inscribed on UNESCO’s list of Intangible Cultural Heritage

December 21, 20211 year ago Nathalie Harms 958 Views 0 Comments 8 min read

In December 2021, Soomaa’s dugout boat culture became Estonia’s fifth inscription under UNESCO’s 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the

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Logging in the Natura 2000 forest of Soomaa National Park

February 3, 2021February 2, 20212 years ago Gintare Tamulyte 2119 Views 0 Comments 8 min read

On the 26th of January 2021, in the heart of Soomaa National Park, locals noticed signs of large-scale forest logging.

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Vote now: 27 European Natura 2000 finalists!

August 24, 2020March 30, 20213 years ago Gintare Tamulyte 1932 Views 0 Comments 6 min read

The European Commission has announced the 27 finalists for the 2020 European Natura 2000 Award. Read more about them and

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Training Wilderness Network News 

Online consulting for protected areas

July 14, 2020July 14, 20203 years ago Iryna Shchoka 2347 Views 0 Comments 7 min read

Our recent highly successful Online Ranger training course inspired us to create even more joint online activities. The training course

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Sustainable Tourism Wilderness Network News 

Ski resorts and threatened species fight for space in the Apennines

July 10, 2020August 16, 20213 years ago Jonas Sommer 2672 Views 1 Comment 8 min read

The corona crisis has cut the skiing season short in most ski resorts around the world, including the Italian Apennines.

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Fedir Hamor’s new book describes his fight for primeval beech forests

June 25, 2020October 20, 20223 years ago Vlado Vancura 2728 Views 0 Comments 7 min read

The protection of Primeval European beech forests was a long process that stretched over several decades. This process is closely

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Protected Areas In Lithuania: Part 2 – National Parks

May 20, 2020May 20, 20203 years ago 2785 Views 0 Comments 13 min read

In this series of postings, we apresent the colourful system of protected areas in Lithuania. This week’s topic are the

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Wilderness Wilderness Network News 

Protected areas in Lithuania: Part 1 – Nature reserves

May 1, 2020August 19, 20213 years ago Nick Huisman 2998 Views 0 Comments 8 min read

Lithuania is a small, but beautiful and rich Baltic country just above Poland. By ‘rich’ I do not mean economically

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Training Wilderness Network News 

Tackling waste pollution in Ukrainian Protected Areas

April 15, 2020August 19, 20213 years ago Nick Huisman 2661 Views 2 Comments 7 min read

One of our current projects is “Clean Up Synevyr National Nature Park”. This project is one of the European Outdoor

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Livestock Wilderness Network News 

Support livestock protection in the Alps!

December 11, 2019April 13, 20203 years ago Nick Huisman 3605 Views 1 Comment 3 min read

The natural return of large predators to the Alpine region is putting many livestock farmers under pressure. In response to

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Wilderness Network News WILDForest 

Majella Wilderness hosts ancient black pine

December 10, 2019December 10, 20193 years ago Vlado Vancura 3189 Views 0 Comments 7 min read

An extraordinary black pine of more than 900-year old is growing in Majella Wilderness, embedded in Majella National Park in

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Wilderness Network News WILDRivers 

European rivers threatened by more and more dams

December 9, 2019March 30, 20213 years ago Ziva Alif 3199 Views 0 Comments 3 min read

A new report on the effects of damming on European rivers has highlighted how rivers are saturated with dams. Currently,

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Importance of peat bogs as CO2 storage

December 6, 2019December 13, 20193 years ago 3531 Views 0 Comments 3 min read

A study from Chazdon and Brancalion in 2019 revealed that newly planted trees could absorb most of the human made

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Interview with European Wilderness Society in Ukraine

December 5, 2019March 16, 20223 years ago Iryna Shchoka 3204 Views 0 Comments 4 min read

While we are finalising the Youth Green Conference 2019 project, the European Wilderness Society continues its educational activities in the

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Wilderness Wilderness Network News 

Barriers to the expansion of Wilderness in Europe

December 4, 2019November 30, 20193 years ago Ziva Alif 2972 Views 0 Comments 3 min read

We can still find large continuous natural areas in many parts of Europe, which are little affected by human activities.

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Videos Wilderness Wilderness Network News 

Natural wonder on a tri-border: Kongura Wilderness

December 3, 2019November 28, 20193 years ago Hanna Ollos 3262 Views 1 Comment 6 min read

The autumn of 2019, auditors of European Wilderness Society visited a number of protected areas in Bulgaria. The most Southern

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Scenic nature in Ali Botush Wilderness

November 28, 2019November 28, 20193 years ago Hanna Ollos 3306 Views 1 Comment 5 min read

Ali Botush is a Strict Reserve in the Slavyanka mountain range, located directly on the border of Bulgaria and Greece.

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Wilderness Network News WILDForest 

Exploring the jungle of Mantaritsa WILDForest

November 25, 2019November 26, 20193 years ago Hanna Ollos 3252 Views 0 Comments 6 min read

Mantaritsa Strict Reserve was established in 1968 to showcase and protect an old, unmanaged forest ecosystem in the Western Rhodope

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