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Wilderness

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WILDForest 

How people perceive the forest

January 25, 2023January 25, 20232 weeks ago Vlado Vancura 68 Views 0 Comments 5 min read

Forests have a positive effect on people’s health and well-being. Research of the relationship between humans and the forest reveals

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Wilderness 

The boundary of the Wilderness

January 18, 2023January 18, 20232 weeks ago Vlado Vancura 97 Views 0 Comments 9 min read

Identifying the boundary of the Wilderness is one of the two most important aspects in the Wilderness conservation process. Boundaries

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European Wilderness Society WILDForest 

Are forest fires good or bad?

December 20, 2022December 19, 20222 months ago Vlado Vancura 132 Views 0 Comments 4 min read

Man fire perception We often associate fire with having negative impacts on the environment and on our lives. We usually think

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Hiking in the Alps in autumn is like hiking among thousands of shining suns.
WILDForest 

Golden Sun of Tree-line on Alps

December 15, 2022December 19, 20222 months ago Vlado Vancura 139 Views 0 Comments 8 min read

Beauty of the Larch in autumn The beauty of the Larch is very much magnified during nice sunny days, when

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WILDForest 

Dying forests

December 13, 2022December 13, 20222 months ago Vlado Vancura 135 Views 0 Comments 7 min read

In the recent years, forestry in Europe has become an increasingly monitored activity. Especially from the perspective of dying forests

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Wilderness 

Don‘t take your eyes off burnt soil!

December 5, 2022December 5, 20222 months ago Emma Rubin 184 Views 0 Comments 4 min read

International Soil Day This Monday is the 5th of December. It is International Soil Day, and therefore it is more

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Wilderness 

Return of the forest at Stilfser mountain pasture

November 29, 2022February 2, 20232 months ago Iryna Shchoka 384 Views 0 Comments 8 min read

Glaciers and forests in Alps have a long history. Our expert Vlado Vancura visited one of such interesting places, called

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WILDForest 

Shifting baseline syndrome

November 25, 2022December 19, 20222 months ago Iryna Shchoka 385 Views 1 Comment 6 min read

European Wilderness Society´s Wilderness Director, Vlado Vancura, continuing sharing his expertise with our readers. And we are glad to share

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Wilderness 

Unexpected discovery on the Titanic expedition 

November 8, 2022November 29, 20223 months ago Karolina Soliar 381 Views 0 Comments 2 min read

The Titanic, the world’s most famous shipwreck, sits 4,000 metres below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean. Earlier this year,

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WILDRivers 

Fântâna Banului Lake has completely dried up

October 26, 2022November 2, 20223 months ago Victoria Steckhan 303 Views 0 Comments 9 min read

Written by Calin Dejeu One of the worst ecocides in Romania is the destruction of the Danube Floodplain. Hundreds of

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WILDForest 

Funny Fungi: An introduction to mushrooms

September 13, 2022September 13, 20225 months ago Theresa Zett 420 Views 0 Comments 4 min read

Slowly but surely autumn is on its way, the mornings are starting to be cold and misty and it’s time

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Wilderness 

Peat in the Heat: European wetlands during Climate Change

September 12, 2022September 12, 20225 months ago Theresa Zett 467 Views 0 Comments 4 min read

Since the last COP 26 in Glasgow global leaders and the public have finally been paying more attention to the crucial

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Wilderness 

What is warWilding?

September 7, 2022September 14, 20225 months ago Karolina Soliar 470 Views 0 Comments 3 min read

During the first days of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, the invading forces were moving to Kyiv. One of

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Wilderness 

Wildlife crime in Austria: Better protection for imperial eagle, peregrine falcon, and co.

September 5, 2022September 14, 20225 months ago Nathalie Harms 366 Views 0 Comments 8 min read

A new decree in Austria aims to ensure faster and more efficient prosecution in the event of deliberate or grossly

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Wilderness 

New EU Nature Restoration Law as an urgent speed up for biodiversity and climate

July 4, 2022July 6, 20227 months ago Magdalena Meikl 453 Views 0 Comments 9 min read

We welcome the new nature restoration law that was proposed by 22nd of June by the European Commission. It sets

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Wilderness 

On the tracks of owls and other forest dwellers

June 22, 2022June 21, 20228 months ago Magdalena Meikl 425 Views 0 Comments 7 min read

Yesterday we were out again, with 16 children from the Middle school Bad Vigaun, Austria. We held our owl workshop,

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Wilderness 

The disappearance of Earth’s 4th largest lake

May 3, 2022November 29, 20229 months ago Victoria Steckhan 630 Views 0 Comments 9 min read

Drying lakes are a growing problem thanks to climate change, but nothing can compare to the fate of the Aral

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WILDRivers 

$200 million investment in US rivers – World Fish Migration Day

April 21, 2022November 29, 202210 months ago Victoria Steckhan 563 Views 0 Comments 8 min read

Today on World Fish Migration Day, let’s draw attention to some good news from across the pond. Last week, the

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Wilderness 

Rivers for landscape connectivity

April 14, 2022April 27, 202210 months ago Elena Leonteva 565 Views 0 Comments 4 min read

Concerned scientists, citizens and governments have been raising the alarm over habitat and biodiversity loss for a while already. Solutions,

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Wilderness 

Journey into the Carpathians with scribble movies

March 16, 2022April 27, 202211 months ago Elena Leonteva 639 Views 0 Comments 3 min read

The Carpathians are one of the most important European wildlife refuges harbouring some of the last undisturbed ecosystems such as

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