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Plaiul Vanata: Potential private Wilderness in Romania

Private Wilderness in Europe is an important and rather unexplored segment of European Wilderness. Please also read: Land ownership and Wilderness

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Romania promotes Wilderness among Protected Areas

The European Wilderness Society met with the Romanian National Agency of Natural Protected Areas in Bucharest last December. The National

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WILDForest

Preliminary ruling says Polish logging Bialowieza was illegal

The Polish government ordered a threefold increase of logging operations in Bialowieza Forest in 2016. The government allowed harvesters to

Wilderness

First lynx discovered in Hainich National Park

Although the first lynx recordings in Hainich National Park were back in 2014, camera traps were able to capture this

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Disappearing Wilderness in Komovi Mountains

The Komovi Mountains are part of Montenegro’s large mountainous labyrinth, including several less-known mountains massifs that surround the well-known Prokletije

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Re-wilded roads in Kalkalpen Wilderness

Kalkalpen Wilderness has re-wilded many kilometres of forest gravel roads. It is a good example for many other potential Wilderness

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WILDRivers

Europe’s Blue Heart will stop beating soon

More than 2 years ago, we shared the alarming story about dam constructions in Europe. A follow-up study recently confirmed

Wilderness

The endless threat to Pirin National Park

Pirin National Park in Bulgaria is one of the most important protected areas and Wilderness in Europe. But in reality,

WILDRivers

Illegal destruction of Romanian Jiu river continues

In September we shared the story of Călin Dejeu, biologist and economist. He has over 20 years of experience in environmental

WILDCoast

The shortage of Marine Wilderness in Europe

The number of Marine Protected Areas significantly increased in the last years. The experience shows that very general and globally

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Land ownership and Wilderness

In some of Europe’s wildest regions, we often find arrangements of land use and land ownership in the hands of

Wilderness

New Wilderness in Switzerland

Val Cama-Val Leggia is one of the largest forest reserve in Switzerland. This area has the potential to become the

WILDForest

New evidence: Romania´s Primeval forests in National Parks under attack

While the EU is focusing its attention on the deforestation of the iconic Bialowieza forest in Poland, the devastation of

Wilderness

Wilderness in Triglav

On 5 December 2017, representatives of the Triglav National Park, Slovenia and European Wilderness Society, met in the main office

Wilderness

Wilderness and biosphere reserves

I am walking in the Lessach valley within the Biosphere Reserve Lungau (Austria). It is a silent, cold and frosty morning

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WILDForest

Remaining virgin forests of Romania are disappearing fast

A concerning story has come to our attention, which we would like to share. Matthias Schickhofer, photographer, book author and EuroNatur-partner,

Wilderness

Wilderness is biodiversity

Some conservationists think that Wilderness and non-intervention management are threatening biodiversity. I experienced such situations. I have always long discussions