When government support for protected areas is paused, nature becomes more vulnerable.The latest U.S. government shutdown directly affects National Parks,

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The Alps were once dominated by untamed wilderness, shaped only by natural forces. Over centuries, human activities such as herding,

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One of the European Wilderness Network partner from Czech Republic is Podyjí Wilderness. The European Wilderness Network representing Europe’s last Wilderness, was founded

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Education for sustainable development is becoming more and more important recently. Promoting education for sustainable development (ESD) will be the

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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In the past years, more than 41 Wilderness Areas from 17 countries joined the European Wilderness Network. The European Wilderness

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In autumn 2019, European Wilderness Society auditors travelled to Bulgaria to seek new potential Wilderness. One treasure found was Cervenata

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Recently, auditors of the European Wilderness Society set out on a trip in Bulgaria to visit existing members of the

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Today and tomorrow, the 5th and 6th November, our next Citizens Engagement Activity, in cooperation with Interreg Volunteer Youth, will

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The European Wilderness Society supports ranger at the 5th European Ranger Congress in Bavaria.

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Recently, the European Wilderness Society visited Persina Nature Park, a Bulgarian jewel on the Danube. This wetland area is one

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