New National Park in Ukraine
At the beginning of 2022 the President of Ukraine signed a decree officially creating the new Pushcha Radzivila National Park
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Wilderness
Natural vs. commercial forests as biodiversity spots and carbon sinks
There are heated arguments about the use of forests in the debate about wood production, climate protection and biodiversity. A
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Wilderness book club: The Invention of Nature
We are all familiar with Charles Darwin, but have you ever heard of Alexander von Humboldt? He was was a German polymath, geographer, naturalist, explorer,
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Austria cancels highway through nature reserve
While the climate crisis is worsening day by day, countries continue to build harmful infrastructure like highways. They increase the
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China announces National Parks
China is a crucial country in both, the climate and biodiversity crisis. It is the most populous country in the
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Bhutan: the carbon-negative country protecting Wilderness in its constitution
A small Himalayan kingdom is leading the way in environmental policies that truly protect wild spaces. Bhutan is a little
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Webinar: Forestry and Wilderness
Have you ever thought about how important the forest is in the concept of Wilderness or how important Wilderness is in the concept of forestry? In a webinar on 29th of November 2021
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Old growth forests in Slovakia to be protected in new nature reserve
Old Growth Forests of Slovakia is the official name of a new nature reserve approved by the Government of the Slovak
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Wilderness book club: Desert Solitaire – A season in the Wilderness
The book ‘Desert solitaire’ written by Edward Abbey is an amazing combination of adventure writing with a bold dedication to
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Brazilian Amazon deforestation hits the highest annual level in a decade
The Amazon rainforest, commonly known as the lungs of our planet, encompass the single largest remaining tropical rainforest in the
Continue reading The underappreciated connection between Norway and the rainforests of Gabon
A new initiative rewards millions to this small West African nation that punches well above its weight in terms of carbon sink and biodiversity importance.
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Fossil fuel discovery threatens African wilderness
One of Africa’s last great wildernesses stretches across Botswana and Namibia. Its complex ecosystems provide home and refuge to countless
Continue reading What Wilderness priorities do you have? – Let the Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute know!
In April 2021, the Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute asked for your input to shape their work for the next
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Great news! Panama doubles the size of its protected marine areas
On June 8, World Oceans Day, Panamanian President, Laurentino Cortizo, and the Minister of Environment, Milciades Concepción announced the expansion
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Environmental stewardship in a post-natural world: what are we trying to protect?
The Anthropocene is a key paradigm for debating environmental issues in scientific, political and ethical debates. What would a sustainable
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Help restoring ecosystems this World Environment Day
Every year on 5th of June, we celebrate World Environment Day to highlight the major issues the environment is facing
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The old human-nature dualism: Are we part of nature?
This simple question can drastically shape our worldview. Today, Tobias Nickel leads us the entanglement with nature in different parts
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A human-dominated planet: is there any nature left?
Geological eras are periods of time that allow us to divide and to study the different stages through which the planet
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Forest regeneration grows, deforestation continues to be a threat
Good news this month, as researchers share their findings on forest regeneration across the world. A forest area the size
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High alpine pasture to high alpine Wilderness
An ongoing project taking place in the Austrian Hohe Tauern National Park has exemplified nature’s power of recovery and ability
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