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Forest day for society

Sunny September Saturday in Uzhhorod park was crowded because of the celebration of the Forest Day. Recently, due to the

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European Old Growth Forest Conference

Europe’s remaining old growth forests are coming under growing threat from rising timber prices, illegal logging and increased fragmentation, yet

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Global recognition of the primeval beech forests in Europe

The inscription of European Beech Forests, never before did so many countries work together for one topic on the UNESCO

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Romania destroys last free flowing river

The following has come to our attention, which we urgently want to share with our fellow Wilderness-minded audience. Romania is

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Cost of unique Steppe Plowing

European Wilderness Society already informed on our website about the uniqueness of Tarutyns’kyj Steppe and that in October 2016 according to

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Last WILDRiver in Slovakia

It is the beginning of May. The strong stream, fed by melted snow, changes the emerald water of the mountain

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How sheep, goats and cattle contribute to landslides

Alpine grazing is part of the cultural history of Europe, but with serious consequences. Sheep, goats and cattle keep the

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European Beech Forest meeting

Pierre Ibisch, Markus Waldherr, Max Rossberg and Anni Henning discussed some of the next steps of the European Beech Forest

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Wild River Tagliamento in Northern Italy

The Tagliamento River in Northern Italy is considered one of the last morphologically intact rivers in the Alps. It stretches 178

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People Protect Podyji Wilderness

European Wilderness Society carried out recently the Wilderness Quick-Audit in the Podyjí National Park, Czech Republic. The Podyjí region was

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Is Wilderness a threat to the traditional nature conservation concept?

I was recently asked if Wilderness is a threat to traditional nature conservation concepts? Besides the conclusions from that discussion,

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Wilderness in Slovak Paradise National Park, Slovakia

On Monday 31.7.2017 representative of the European Wilderness Society met with the top management of the Slovak Paradise National Park

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Wilderness Quality of the Primeval Beech Forests in Europe!

Wilderness potential of the Beech Forest in Europe has been of interest to the UNESCO. In 2007 the first Primeval

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Austria’s biggest glacier is rapidly disappearing: the Pasterze

Climate change, or as we prefer to call it “climate overheating”, is currently one of the biggest threats to our

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Kalkalpen National Park celebrates 20th anniversary!

Last weekend, on July 23rd 2017, Kalkalpen National Park celebrated their 20th anniversary! Twenty years ago the park was officially

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Natural forces in Königsbrücker Heide after 25 years

Last week European Wilderness Society and US-Wilderness expert Garry Oye visited the Königsbrücker Heide Wilderness in Germany. Königsbrücker Heide was Quick-Audited

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Forest Management Assessment in Ukrainian Carpathians

Representative of the European Wilderness Society, Deputy Chairman, Vlado Vancura become a member of the field Forest Management Assessment of

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Frankfurt Zoological Society calls for Conservation Advocacy and Casework Officer for European Wilderness Areas

Frankfurt Zoological Society (FZS) is an internationally operating conservation organisation based in Germany that has been implementing conservation projects in Africa, South