Wilderness Archives

Newest member to European Wilderness Network – Velino Wilderness, Italy

In September 2018, European Wilderness Society visited Sirente-Velino Regional Park, and conducted a pre-audit of an area with Wilderness potential.

Wilderness and WILDForst Brief for Zacharovanyy kray, Ukraine

Zacharovanyy kray National Nature Park, Ukraine, has two Wilderness areas – a Wilderness and a WILDForest area. Today we are

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Kuziy Tribushany WILDForest Brief

We are publishing a new Wilderness Brief about Kuziy-Trybushany WILDForest, Ukraine. This is a short report with information about the

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Dyje WildRiver and Podyji Wilderness Brief

Today we are releasing two new and up to date Wilderness Briefs about Wilderness in the Czech Republic – Podyji

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Hoverla and Gorgany Wilderness Brief

We have been publishing new reports – called Wilderness Briefs – on our website every week, about areas in the

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Romanian Făgăraș Old-growth forest is still threatened

The current speed of destruction of the Fagaras primary forest is truly alarming. Researchers from from the Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences, in Prague conclude their several years of monitoring work with the statement that solutions are needed as fast as possible.

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Hainich WILDForest Brief

Today we are releasing a new Wilderness Brief about Hainich WILDForest, which is found in Germany. This woodland is composed

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Is there still Wilderness potential in Pirin?

On 17th of January 2019 a Court decision in Bulgaria prevented the enlargement of the ski resort in the Pirin

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Living in the Restricted Zone

On January 29th 2019 an event in the nature protection center Erzgebirge in Germany will take a closer look on the habitats and inhabitants of the restricted zones of the former Iron Curtain.

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Hohe Tauern Wilderness Brief

We are publishing a new and updated Wilderness Brief about Hohe Tauern Wilderness, a gold-standard Wilderness found in Hohe Tauern

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Rila Wilderness Brief

This is the updated Rila Wilderness Brief. Please also read: Rila Wilderness monitoring visit This Brief includes many beautiful pictures

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Is Wilderness our home?

William Cronon picks up this idealised fantasy of Wilderness in his essay “The Troube with Wilderness: Or, Getting back to the Wrong Nature”. He discusses how this idealisation of Wilderness poses a dilema for properly protecting it and feeling responsible for its preservation.