What Does an Anti-Racist Wilderness Look Like?
The issue of racism and the ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement have spread around the world within the last months. It
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Impressions from a primeval forest
Continuing our series about Wilderness research, today Yehor Yatsiuk tells us about his impressions from of the few remaining patches
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The climate crisis dries out Europe
Many countries around Europe, especially Central Europe, sound the alarm. Ground water levels and soil moisture are on a historic
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The beautiful world of (non-) fungi in a Wilderness area
Today, we are happy to share a story from Iryna Yatsiuk, a mycologist from Eastern Ukraine living is Estonia. A
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First forest webinar tomorrow
Tomorrow, 23rd July, our first webinar about the role of biodiversity in forests will take place. At 13.15 we start
Continue reading Erstes Webinar zum Thema Biodiversität im Wald
Übermorgen, am Donnerstag den 23. Juli findet die Auftaktveranstaltung zu unserer Webinarreihe “Multperspektivischer Blick auf die Biodiversität im Wald” statt.
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Webinar 9th July 15:00 CET Tourism in Wilderness
Wilderness and protected areas are facing challenges with visitors and tourism, as more and more people are interested in seeing
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Wilderness in the EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030
We already covered the main points of the new ‘EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030‘ and its commitment to free-flowing rivers. But
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Old-growth beech forests need more protection
Last year, the German action group for forest protection ‘BundesBürgerInitiative WaldSchutz’ declared the 25th June as the ‘Day of Beech
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Fedir Hamor’s new book describes his fight for primeval beech forests
The protection of Primeval European beech forests was a long process that stretched over several decades. This process is closely
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Dark future for remaining Wilderness
A study conducted by a team of conservation biologists reveals how little Wilderness is left in the world. It also
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Letting the forests grow old again
All across Europe, logging of old growth forests takes place at alarming rates. These trees, often several hundreds of years
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First ever ‘Science National park’ proposed in Finland
A proposal for the world’s first science national park has been submitted to Finland’s Ministry of the Environment with a
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Exploring the potential of Wilderness in France
Several months ago, the French President Macron announced to commit 10% of France to full naturalness. This important commitment paves the
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Science in the crossfire of Romanian logging conflict
The conflict about illegally logged timber in Romania has already seen various stages of escalation. Now science has also been
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EU commits to support free-flowing rivers
The recently released the new EU-wide Biodiversity Strategy revealed the ambition to put Europe’s biodiversity on the path to recovery
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Natura 2000 Day: Success story with room to improve
Today is the 28th birthday of the EU Habitat Directive and the LIFE programme. To celebrate this, the European Union
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Protected Areas In Lithuania: Part 2 – National Parks
In this series of postings, we apresent the colourful system of protected areas in Lithuania. This week’s topic are the
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How much Wilderness is possible in Germany?
In 2007, the German government officially declared a 2% Wilderness goal until 2020. This made Germany a pioneer in the
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Is there hope for Wilderness in The Netherlands?
We can find Wilderness in some of the most unexpected places, as long as people leave areas to develop according
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