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Bark beetles bring high lumber prices and biodiversity

Bark beetles feed and breed between the bark and the wood of various tree species. While some species, such as

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105 years of Russian protected areas

The Russian system of protected areas has been celebrating 105 years this year. On January the 11th of 1917 the

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About the use of large machines in forestry

The use of large machines in forestry and the associated soil damage is a problem that is widely underestimated. Until

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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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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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Bill threatens biodiverse national park in Brazil

Now more than ever, the threat of climate change requires countries to protect carbon-sequestering landscapes such as the Amazon rainforest.

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Chico Mendes – Remembering an icon of environmentalism

Today marks 33 years since the death of one of the most iconic environmental activists of the 20th Century. Chico

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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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Youth exchange on World Heritage Beech Forests

In the European Wilderness Society’s BEECH POWER project, an expert consortium is working to improve the management of UNESCO World

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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

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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.