Borjomi-Kharagauli Wilderness – New Publication!
Today we are publishing a new and updated Wilderness Brief, for Borjomi-Kharagauli Wilderness. Borjomi-Kharagauli Wilderness, Georgia, is a platinum quality
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Weekly doses of Wilderness – coming soon!
Over the last few weeks, we have been busy in the office creating new and updated Wilderness Briefs for all
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Wilderness Volunteers
Wilderness is a subject of growing interest amongst society. Consequently, more and more people have an interest to learn about
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IUCN and European Wilderness Quality and Audit System – commonalities and differences
The European Wilderness Quality Standard as well as the IUCN protected areas categories, particularly category Ia and Ib, designate and
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Defining and protecting Wilderness in Europe
In 2013 the Wilderness Working Group (WWG) published an official European Wilderness definition. This definition builds on the IUCN definition
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First European River Summit to save Europe’s last wild rivers
According to the recent European State of Water report from the European Environment Agency, nearly two thirds of European rivers are in
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Illegal logging Bialowieza Forest affects 4000+ hectares of Natura 2000
New publications describe the impact of recent illegal logging in Bialowieza Forest, Poland. Direct and indirect impact on the Natura
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Meeting up with Adventureland Europe
Last week, European Wilderness Society met with Jan Kozlowski from Adventureland Europe in Slovakia. Jan is doing a year-long hike
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Refining Wilderness definitions internationally
How do we define Wilderness in an international context? Even though the US Wilderness Act was the beginning of a
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Belá WILDRiver under Threat
In the summer of 2018, Belá WILDRiver was removed from the European Wilderness Network. See why here It is impossible
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Romanian National Parks victims of deforestation
A new investigative video reveals insights into the illegal logging, hunting and deforestation in Romania’s protected areas. The video, published
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International Forest Ecosystem Management – a 20 year anniversary
The University of Applied Sciences in Eberswalde (Germany) is one of our long-term partners to advocate for Europe wildest places.
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Hiking 7 200 kilometres from Bulgaria, through Europe to western Spain. It sounds like quite a challenge, but Jan Kozlowski
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Can we put a fence around Wilderness?
The European definition describes Wilderness as an area where nature is free to develop the way she likes. This means
Continue readingWilderness Quick Audit in Maramarosh Wilderness in Ukraine
A recent European Wilderness Quality Standard Quick Audit of the Maramarosh massif continued our long-term partnership with the Carpathian Biosphere
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The digital fight against bark beetles
Many foresters fear the outbreak of bark beetles, as they can have disastrous economic impact. The bark beetles live, as
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Potential Maramarosh Wilderness in Ukraine
After an intensive but very successful and inspiring week in the Synevyr National Nature Park, where the very first international
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European Wilderness Society visits Synevyr Wilderness
This week, the European Wilderness Team are visiting Synevyr Wilderness. For the last week the team have been in Synevyr National
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Romania: Management of Protected Areas and Wild Rivers
Romania is a source of vast natural beauty. It has a variety of unique landscapes; notably some of the largest
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Wilderness is a Tool to Protect World Heritage
The recent meeting on Coordination and Management of World Heritage Sites – The Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the
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