Archipelago WILDCoast – New publication!
We have just published our Wilderness Brief for Archipelago WILDCoast, Finland. Here you can find information on the area, biodiversity
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Retezat Wilderness – New Publication!
Today we are publishing a new and updated Wilderness Brief, about Retezat Wilderness, Romania. Retezat was one of the first
Read MoreAdapting Sustainable Forest Management to Climate Change
Forests have always been a focus in nature conservation. Over the history of nature conservation, an extensive network of protected
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Küre Wilderness – New Publication!
We are releasing a new Wilderness Brief for Küre Wilderness, a platinum-quality Wilderness in Turkey. Please also read: Fulufjället Wilderness
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Kalkalpen Wilderness and WILDForest – New Publications!
These are the two new Wilderness Briefs about Kalkalpen Wilderness and Kalkalpen WILDForest. Both areas are located in Kalkalpen National Park, Austria, and represent
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Global Forest Change charted
Everywhere on our planet, forests are facing the same problem: climate change and human impact. We like to use wood
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Fulufjället Wilderness – New Publication!
Today we are publishing a new and updated Wilderness Brief about Fulufjället Wilderness. This 19 000 ha of platinum quality Wilderness
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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.
Read MoreA wild hike through Europe!
Hiking 7 200 kilometres from Bulgaria, through Europe to western Spain. It sounds like quite a challenge, but Jan Kozlowski
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