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Science in the crossfire of Romanian logging conflict

The conflict about illegally logged timber in Romania has already seen various stages of escalation. Now science has also been

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EU commits to support free-flowing rivers

The recently released the new EU-wide Biodiversity Strategy revealed the ambition to put Europe’s biodiversity on the path to recovery

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Natura 2000 Day: Success story with room to improve

Today is the 28th birthday of the EU Habitat Directive and the LIFE programme. To celebrate this, the European Union

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Protected Areas In Lithuania: Part 2 – National Parks

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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How much Wilderness is possible in Germany?

In 2007, the German government officially declared a 2% Wilderness goal until 2020. This made Germany a pioneer in the

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Is there hope for Wilderness in The Netherlands?

We can find Wilderness in some of the most unexpected places, as long as people leave areas to develop according

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Protected areas in Lithuania: Part 1 – Nature reserves

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

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Wilderness in Gorczański National Park

Gorczański National Park is a small protected area in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, with a great potential to become a member of

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Forest use: Spare where possible, share where beneficial

As advocates of Wilderness – drastically shortened meaning non-human-intervention or self-willed land – we are often confronted with the question

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How environmental destruction paves the way for pandemics

We are witnessing the worst pandemic of the last hundred years right now. But it did not happen by sheer

Obama Administration moves to protect Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

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Permafrost turns into a carbon time bomb

Permafrost is ground that is frozen all year round occuring in the Arctic and mountainous regions – the two regions

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Polesia, the largest floodplain of Europe under urgent threat

Back in 2013, Polish, Belarusian and Ukrainian governments agreed to the construction of a long shipping channel, refered to as

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Wild forests protect the climate

There is a wide consent that forests are the most efficient tool to fight the climate crisis. However, the question

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As countries go on lockdown, nature goes wild

We are witnessing a global change of our daily lives to a degree that did not happen for decades, for

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Tropical forests have a limit on how much carbon they can store

Tropical forests are among the last large Wilderness in the world and biodiversity hotspots. Unfortunately, they are rapidly disappearing as

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Connecting Wilderness in the Central Apennines

In the centre of Italy exists a wild and highly biodiverse region, the Central Apennines. Numerous protected areas occur there

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New COST project opportunity on Wilderness research

19-03-20 Announcement: Due to the current situation, the call for interested partners has been extended to May 30th. The European

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Wilderness needs size

Wilderness in Europe is interpreted as an area governed by natural processes. And natural processes need space to freely take

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Global diversity of Wilderness definitions

Wilderness is a complex issue around the globe, so it is no surprise that there are several Wilderness definitions, which

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Fight for Wilderness in Bitterroot National Forest, USA

The process of protecting Wilderness in the United States has become an inspiration for many people worldwide. The National Wilderness

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