Need of the European Wilderness Standard and International Audit
Europe is a very densely settled land, and land use patterns have shaped and transformed virtually every corner of this
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European Beech Forest Network response to UNESCO Complaint
The European Beech Forest Network expresses its concerns regarding the latest accusations against the Romanian government. It emphasises its arguments
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Wilderness Audit in Thayatal, Austria
Thayatal National Park, Austria formally applied for the European Wilderness Society Quick-Audit. Therefore the management decided to identify the Wilderness
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A second chance for Pirin Wilderness
The Pirin National Park in Bulgaria was established on 18 November 1962. In that time it used to be a
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New transboundary Wilderness in Central Europe
Right in the middle of Europe we find Thayatal National Park in Austria and Podyjí National Park in the Czech
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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
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Adventureland Europe: A 7200 km donation hike across Europe
Next month, two inspiring people from Germany start a unique and year-long project, named Adventureland Europe. Jan and Eva will
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EU Court of Justice: Bialowieza Forest logging violates laws
The European Court of Justice in Luxembourg has announced in their ruling that the Polish logging activities in the UNESCO
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Complexity of strict protection in National Park Sumava
Recently, European Wilderness Society visited National Park Sumava in the Czech Republic. One specific point of interest was a strictly
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Standardised Wilderness quality in Europe
A standardised Wilderness quality is an important precondition to support the European Wilderness Network. It means that we use the same system to
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Wilderness in Bavarian Forest
Wilderness has been an important topic in the Bavarian Forest National Park for several decades. The park was established in
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First European Wilderness Network Briefs published
We are publishing the first series of briefs for the partners of the European Wilderness Network. The European Wilderness Network has grown to
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Help saving the Blue Heart of Europe
The Balkans between Slovenia and Albania host some of the last wild rivers in Europe. About 80% of this region’s
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Scientists and organisations demand Italian President to save forests
The Italian government recently approved a controversial legislative change in the national Forest Law (Law 28, July 2016, Nr. 154).
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Support the Stop E40 campaign now
The E40 waterway would connect the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea over a length of more than 2 000
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Decrease of dead wood threatens wood-dependent beetles
A recently published IUCN report states that about 18% of the assessed European saproxylic beetles are at risk of extinction.
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Wilderness paradox reveals weaknesses
A paradox is a statement that seems logically incorrect or self-contradictory. This is also the situation in the case of
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Wilderness faces global threats
Recent research from the European Wilderness Society indicates that Wilderness is threatened at a global level. The research focused on
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City fights against pulp mill threatening Estonian forests
UPDATE JULY 2018: The Estonian Government decided to cancel the plans for constructing the pulp mill after citizen protests. Read
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Wilderness advocate in the Nature Park Alpi Cozie
The border of Italy and France is known as the large, steep and rugged Western Alps. Despite the wild mountains
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