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Wild forests protect the climate

25/03/202023/03/20203 months ago Jonas Sommer 559 Views 1 Comment Beech forest, climate change, climate emergency, forest, Forest loss, Old growth forests min read

There is a wide consent that forests are the most efficient tool to fight the climate crisis. However, the question

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As countries go on lockdown, nature goes wild

18/03/202006/05/20204 months ago Nick Huisman 1609 Views 0 Comments Corona, respect nature min read

We are witnessing a global change of our daily lives to a degree that did not happen for decades, for

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Tropical forests have a limit on how much carbon they can store

18/03/202013/03/20204 months ago Ziva Alif 467 Views 0 Comments climate change, forest min read

Tropical forests are among the last large Wilderness in the world and biodiversity hotspots. Unfortunately, they are rapidly disappearing as

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Connecting Wilderness in the Central Apennines

17/03/202026/06/20204 months ago Vlado Vancura 628 Views 1 Comment Italy, Majella Wilderness, Wilderness min read

In the centre of Italy exists a wild and highly biodiverse region, the Central Apennines. Numerous protected areas occur there

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New COST project opportunity on Wilderness research

16/03/202027/04/20204 months ago Ziva Alif 527 Views 0 Comments Research, Wildernes min read

19-03-20 Announcement: Due to the current situation, the call for interested partners has been extended to May 30th. The European

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Wilderness needs size

05/03/202003/03/20204 months ago Vlado Vancura 563 Views 0 Comments Policy and Legislation, Protected areas, Wilderness min read

Wilderness in Europe is interpreted as an area governed by natural processes. And natural processes need space to freely take

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Global diversity of Wilderness definitions

27/02/202026/02/20204 months ago Vlado Vancura 552 Views 1 Comment Wilderness, wilderness stewardship min read

Wilderness is a complex issue around the globe, so it is no surprise that there are several Wilderness definitions, which

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Fight for Wilderness in Bitterroot National Forest, USA

26/02/202025/02/20204 months ago Vlado Vancura 548 Views 0 Comments Logging, USA, Wilderness min read

The process of protecting Wilderness in the United States has become an inspiration for many people worldwide. The National Wilderness

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Pipeline expansion in Canada threatens Wilderness and First Nations

19/02/202019/02/20205 months ago European Wilderness Society Volunteer 553 Views 0 Comments Wilderness min read

Canada is moving forward with its expansion of the Trans Mountain Pipeline, which crosses both Alberta and British Columbia for

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Forest recovery in Majella National Park

07/02/202003/03/20205 months ago Vlado Vancura 669 Views 0 Comments Beech forest, forest, Majella Wilderness min read

Spontaneous forest recovery in Majella National Park is just astonishing. One can observe it if you visit this area more

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To Spare or Share Wilderness

06/02/202002/04/20205 months ago Vlado Vancura 582 Views 0 Comments conservation, Wilderness min read

An interesting article was written by Fred Pearce: Sparing vs. Sharing: The Great Debate Over How to Protect Nature, was

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What is Wilderness character?

05/02/202002/04/20205 months ago Vlado Vancura 603 Views 0 Comments European Wilderness Quality Standard, Wilderness min read

What characterizes Wilderness? For those who care passionately about Wilderness, it seems that this question is an important part of

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Wilderness is a window to the past

31/01/202030/01/20205 months ago Vlado Vancura 706 Views 0 Comments slovakia, Wilderness min read

When I was young, my great-grandfather, a forester, told me that this Wild Valley used to be even more wild

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EU continues to overfish marine Wilderness

28/01/202023/01/20205 months ago Jonas Sommer 626 Views 0 Comments Europe, fish, marine, Wilderness min read

The European Union sets annual fishing quota in the “exclusive economic zone” (the sea zone belonging to EU member states)

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Challenges to protect Slovak Paradise

20/01/202002/04/20206 months ago Vlado Vancura 694 Views 0 Comments forests, National Park, slovakia, Wilderness min read

The European Wilderness Society and Slovak Paradise National Park have a successful partnership for several years. Slovak paradise proved that

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Slovakian Wilderness under threat

09/01/202002/04/20206 months ago Vlado Vancura 746 Views 0 Comments forest, Logging, Protected areas, slovakia, Wilderness min read

Slovakia has a great potential to become an important partner in the quest to protect European Wilderness. There are some

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2020 World Wilderness Conference to be held in March in Jaipur, India

25/12/201919/12/20197 months ago European Wilderness Society Volunteer 689 Views 0 Comments conservation, Wilderness, World Wilderness Conference min read

Since 1977, the Wild Foundation has been organizing a World Wilderness Congress for the purpose of providing a public forum

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Challenge to protect European forests

18/12/201918/12/20197 months ago Vlado Vancura 901 Views 0 Comments Europe, Forest loss min read

European forests are under extreme pressure. We can read almost daily the stories that somewhere in Europe forests are dying, logged and disappearing. The initial event leading

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Forests and Wilderness crucial in the climate change combat

13/12/201913/04/20207 months ago Ziva Alif 775 Views 0 Comments Wilderness, WILDForests min read

Trees are widely known to be important carbon sequestrators with a great potential to combat climate change. A recent study

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Majella Wilderness hosts ancient black pine

10/12/201910/12/20197 months ago Vlado Vancura 859 Views 0 Comments Majella Wilderness, Pine min read

An extraordinary black pine of more than 900-year old is growing in Majella Wilderness, embedded in Majella National Park in

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