Environmental stewardship in a post-natural world: what are we trying to protect?
The Anthropocene is a key paradigm for debating environmental issues in scientific, political and ethical debates. What would a sustainable
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Help restoring ecosystems this World Environment Day
Every year on 5th of June, we celebrate World Environment Day to highlight the major issues the environment is facing
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The old human-nature dualism: Are we part of nature?
This simple question can drastically shape our worldview. Today, Tobias Nickel leads us the entanglement with nature in different parts
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A human-dominated planet: is there any nature left?
Geological eras are periods of time that allow us to divide and to study the different stages through which the planet
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Forest regeneration grows, deforestation continues to be a threat
Good news this month, as researchers share their findings on forest regeneration across the world. A forest area the size
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High alpine pasture to high alpine Wilderness
An ongoing project taking place in the Austrian Hohe Tauern National Park has exemplified nature’s power of recovery and ability
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New video on the story of the European beech forests
The protection of old-growth European beech forests was a long process that stretched over several decades. In the newly published video,
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EU in second place – but not for the right reasons
EU imports contributed to 16% of deforestation in tropical rainforests in 2017. Only China, in comparison, caused more damage to
Continue readingA stand for free-flowing rivers on World Fish Migration Day
You might not have heard of it before, but today is World Fish Migration Day. Many fish species need to
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Room for improvement in protected area effectiveness
Protected areas play a crucial role in nature conservation. They can provide a safe refuge for animal and plant species
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Welcome to the nest of a who?
Imagine if you had a chance to access Wilderness at its finest without even having to leave your house. And,
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Protected Areas in Albania threatened for infrastructure development
The new publication of the National Territory Council’s (NTC) draft decision No. 10., has put Albania’s Protected Areas in the
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Shape Wilderness’ future: Contribute to the Aldo Leopold Wilderness Institute’s new plans
The Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute is looking for input to help develop its next science strategic plan! Multiple partners
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Blue is the new green: Oceans vital to Earth’s vitality
In the conservation world, public attention sometimes has too heavy a focus on terrestrial ecosystems. This can lead to the
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Get Ready for Earth Hour 2021!
Earth Hour started in Sydney in 2007 by WWF and partners. Nowadays it is one of the world’s largest symbolic
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Coastal ecosystems are under pressure
Coastal ecosystems worldwide bring an enormous value in ecosystem services to humans, however, they are facing increasing pressures due to
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Reviewing our understanding of Primary Forests
We call some of the oldest and most natural forests in the world ‘primary forests’. In fact, some define it
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Speak up for our forests
The International Day of Forests on the 21th of March is an annual celebration of the world’s incredible forests. This
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Austrian Wilderness area doubles in size
Since it was founded in 2002, the Austrian Dürrenstein Wilderness area has grown to 35 square kilometers and has been
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Exploring the Ukrainian Nature Reserve “Drevlyanskyy”
European Wilderness Society continues cooperation with Ukrainian protected areas. And now its time to present you a Nature Reserve “Drevlyanskyy”,
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