Ukrainian Old-Growth Forest Granted Highest Protection-Level
In the Trans-Carpathian and Ivano-Frankivsk regions of Ukraine, 37 new natural monuments, covering 4750 hectares, were recently set up to
Continue readingIn the Trans-Carpathian and Ivano-Frankivsk regions of Ukraine, 37 new natural monuments, covering 4750 hectares, were recently set up to
Continue readingWhat impacts the relationship of humans and nature and in what do we see the true value of nature? This
Continue readingThe issue of racism and the ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement have spread around the world within the last months. It
Continue readingContinuing our series about Wilderness research, today Yehor Yatsiuk tells us about his impressions from of the few remaining patches
Continue readingMany countries around Europe, especially Central Europe, sound the alarm. Ground water levels and soil moisture are on a historic
Continue readingToday, we are happy to share a story from Iryna Yatsiuk, a mycologist from Eastern Ukraine living is Estonia. A
Continue readingTomorrow, 23rd July, our first webinar about the role of biodiversity in forests will take place. At 13.15 we start
Continue readingÜbermorgen, am Donnerstag den 23. Juli findet die Auftaktveranstaltung zu unserer Webinarreihe “Multperspektivischer Blick auf die Biodiversität im Wald” statt.
Continue readingWilderness and protected areas are facing challenges with visitors and tourism, as more and more people are interested in seeing
Continue readingWe already covered the main points of the new ‘EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030‘ and its commitment to free-flowing rivers. But
Continue readingLast year, the German action group for forest protection ‘BundesBürgerInitiative WaldSchutz’ declared the 25th June as the ‘Day of Beech
Continue readingThe protection of Primeval European beech forests was a long process that stretched over several decades. This process is closely
Continue readingA study conducted by a team of conservation biologists reveals how little Wilderness is left in the world. It also
Continue readingAll across Europe, logging of old growth forests takes place at alarming rates. These trees, often several hundreds of years
Continue readingA proposal for the world’s first science national park has been submitted to Finland’s Ministry of the Environment with a
Continue readingSeveral months ago, the French President Macron announced to commit 10% of France to full naturalness. This important commitment paves the
Continue readingThe conflict about illegally logged timber in Romania has already seen various stages of escalation. Now science has also been
Continue readingThe recently released the new EU-wide Biodiversity Strategy revealed the ambition to put Europe’s biodiversity on the path to recovery
Continue readingToday is the 28th birthday of the EU Habitat Directive and the LIFE programme. To celebrate this, the European Union
Continue readingIn this series of postings, we apresent the colourful system of protected areas in Lithuania. This week’s topic are the
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