Archipelago National Park: Marine Wilderness in the Baltic Sea
We recently informed about a potential new Wilderness candidate on the Baltic coast in Northern Germany, in the Nationalpark Vorpommersche Boddenlandschaft. We would like to
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Quality Standard for Marine Wilderness
The European Wilderness Society is actively working on a quality standard for marine Wilderness, alongside terrestrial Wilderness. Practical experience with
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European Wilderness Quality Standard Audit Hohe Tauern Wilderness report published
The Hohe Tauern Wilderness was recently audited by the European Wilderness Quality Standard and Audit System. The comprehensive 182 page verification report
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Wilderness book as a piece of art!
Last week we informed our readers about extraordinary book depicting the best piece of Wilderness in Central Europe. Now this phenomenal
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The trouble with National Parks in Europe
Everything starts with naivety. In our naivety we think national park status guarantees protection status in Europe. The practice is
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Wilderness in the heart of Europe
Europe has a Wilderness definition, Wilderness conservation policy (description how to protect Wilderness in Europe), a short inventory (tentative list of
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Wilderness and the Birds and Habitats Directives Evaluation Study
Quoting is an interactive tool helping us to quickly narrow down our opinion or choices and make a more reliable conclusion and decision. Therefore it is
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Wilderness in Albania?
In July 2016 IUCN published outcomes of recent assessment of 51 protected areas of Albania. This assessment was conducted using
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6th International Symposium for Research in Protected Areas
National Parks Austria and Hohe Tauern National Park are pleased to announce the 6th International Symposium for Research in Protected Areas,
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Chernobyl is to become a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and a Wilderness
This year, on the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl catastrophe, the President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, initiated a review of the
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Our commitment to the Ukraine and its Wilderness
The European Wilderness Society audited according to the European Wilderness Quality Standard several new potential Wilderness areas in the Ukraine.
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Quick-Audit of three Wilderness Candidates in Ukraine
Three new Wilderness Candidates in Ukraine were assessed in the previous days. The team of the European Wilderness Society experts visited
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Japanese buyers fueling illegal logging in Romania’s and Ukrainian last ancient forests
The D.C. based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) has published a press release claiming that the Japanese housing boom is purchasing
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What is the Wilderness continuum?
The Wilderness continuum is the answer to the challenge on how to protect European Wilderness and therefore protect the areas in Europe
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What is European Wilderness Network?
The European Wilderness Network (EWN) is network of European Wilderness designated and managed for preservation in their natural condition. It is
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Workshop on Wilderness in Prague, Czech Republic
Welcome to the Czech Wilderness! Wild waterfalls flowing from mountain tundra in the Giant Mountains, thousands of flowers at the
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Threatening Wilderness in World Heritage Network
Harmful industrial activities are threatening our Wilderness heritage even in protected global networks such as a World Heritage network! That
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Val Grande – Wilderness & museum of colonization
”Val Grande is an unique example of Wilderness in Alps (Italy) and simultaneously also attractive open air museum of colonisation”
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Exploring the Rackova Valley – Tatras National Park in Slovakia
Gudrun and Vlado, accompanied by Jim O´Donnel, are making a pledge to save great places in Western Tatras such as
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Short film for more Wilderness in Germany
Short film promoting Wilderness in Germany – by Gregor Louisoder Umweltstiftung. The film is part of an online campaign to
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