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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New video on the story of the European beech forests
The protection of old-growth European beech forests was a long process that stretched over several decades. In the newly published video,
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EU in second place – but not for the right reasons
EU imports contributed to 16% of deforestation in tropical rainforests in 2017. Only China, in comparison, caused more damage to
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A stand for free-flowing rivers on World Fish Migration Day
You might not have heard of it before, but today is World Fish Migration Day. Many fish species need to
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Room for improvement in protected area effectiveness
Protected areas play a crucial role in nature conservation. They can provide a safe refuge for animal and plant species
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Welcome to the nest of a who?
Imagine if you had a chance to access Wilderness at its finest without even having to leave your house. And,
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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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Blue is the new green: Oceans vital to Earth’s vitality
In the conservation world, public attention sometimes has too heavy a focus on terrestrial ecosystems. This can lead to the
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Get Ready for Earth Hour 2021!
Earth Hour started in Sydney in 2007 by WWF and partners. Nowadays it is one of the world’s largest symbolic
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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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Reviewing our understanding of Primary Forests
We call some of the oldest and most natural forests in the world ‘primary forests’. In fact, some define it
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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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Exploring the Ukrainian Nature Reserve “Drevlyanskyy”
European Wilderness Society continues cooperation with Ukrainian protected areas. And now its time to present you a Nature Reserve “Drevlyanskyy”,
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Hidden urban Wilderness in Salzburg
Despite many pioneers of the Wilderness movement discovering the beauty of Wilderness in the vast open landscapes of America, one
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Safeguarding wetlands
On the 2nd of February every year, World Wetlands Day takes place, offering us a chance to appreciate the contribution
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Have your say about the new EU Forest Strategy
The European Commission has opened a public consultation about the new EU Forest Strategy. The consultation is open from January
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Montenegro bring halt to new small hydropower plants
Good news has reached us from Montenegro! Its government has announced its recent decision to stop licensing construction of new
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Call for a radical change to stop deforestation once and for all
New report by WWF reveals that a forest land area totaling 43 million hectares was cut down in just 13
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