Saving the last Wild River in Romanian Carpathians
Today European Wilderness Society had a meeting with Wilderness supporter from Romania, Calin Dejeu. They discussed further potential cooperation, particularly
Continue readingToday European Wilderness Society had a meeting with Wilderness supporter from Romania, Calin Dejeu. They discussed further potential cooperation, particularly
Continue readingNext month, two inspiring people from Germany start a unique and year-long project, named Adventureland Europe. Jan and Eva will
Continue readingThe European Court of Justice in Luxembourg has announced in their ruling that the Polish logging activities in the UNESCO
Continue readingRecently, European Wilderness Society visited National Park Sumava in the Czech Republic. One specific point of interest was a strictly
Continue readingA standardised Wilderness quality is an important precondition to support the European Wilderness Network. It means that we use the same system to
Continue readingWilderness has been an important topic in the Bavarian Forest National Park for several decades. The park was established in
Continue readingWe are publishing the first series of briefs for the partners of the European Wilderness Network. The European Wilderness Network has grown to
Continue readingThe Balkans between Slovenia and Albania host some of the last wild rivers in Europe. About 80% of this region’s
Continue readingThe Italian government recently approved a controversial legislative change in the national Forest Law (Law 28, July 2016, Nr. 154).
Continue readingThe E40 waterway would connect the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea over a length of more than 2 000
Continue readingA recently published IUCN report states that about 18% of the assessed European saproxylic beetles are at risk of extinction.
Continue readingA paradox is a statement that seems logically incorrect or self-contradictory. This is also the situation in the case of
Continue readingRecent research from the European Wilderness Society indicates that Wilderness is threatened at a global level. The research focused on
Continue readingUPDATE JULY 2018: The Estonian Government decided to cancel the plans for constructing the pulp mill after citizen protests. Read
Continue readingThe border of Italy and France is known as the large, steep and rugged Western Alps. Despite the wild mountains
Continue readingPrivate Wilderness in Europe is an important and rather unexplored segment of European Wilderness. Please also read: Land ownership and Wilderness
Continue readingThe European Wilderness Society met with the Romanian National Agency of Natural Protected Areas in Bucharest last December. The National
Continue readingThe Polish government ordered a threefold increase of logging operations in Bialowieza Forest in 2016. The government allowed harvesters to
Continue readingAlthough the first lynx recordings in Hainich National Park were back in 2014, camera traps were able to capture this
Continue readingThe Komovi Mountains are part of Montenegro’s large mountainous labyrinth, including several less-known mountains massifs that surround the well-known Prokletije
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