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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Have your say about the new EU Forest Strategy
The European Commission has opened a public consultation about the new EU Forest Strategy. The consultation is open from January
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Call for a radical change to stop deforestation once and for all
New report by WWF reveals that a forest land area totaling 43 million hectares was cut down in just 13
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Jalovecka Wilderness versus logging
Jalovecká is a remote valley located in Tatra National Park, Slovakia. During the centennial flood in 1958, water flushed away
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Bigger means better: large trees capture more carbon
Old trees play an important role in the forest ecosystem, proving resources or other services to many animals and insects.
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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
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Impressions from a primeval forest
Continuing our series about Wilderness research, today Yehor Yatsiuk tells us about his impressions from of the few remaining patches
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First forest webinar tomorrow
Tomorrow, 23rd July, our first webinar about the role of biodiversity in forests will take place. At 13.15 we start
Continue reading Erstes Webinar zum Thema Biodiversität im Wald
Übermorgen, am Donnerstag den 23. Juli findet die Auftaktveranstaltung zu unserer Webinarreihe “Multperspektivischer Blick auf die Biodiversität im Wald” statt.
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Old-growth beech forests need more protection
Last year, the German action group for forest protection ‘BundesBürgerInitiative WaldSchutz’ declared the 25th June as the ‘Day of Beech
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Fedir Hamor’s new book describes his fight for primeval beech forests
The protection of Primeval European beech forests was a long process that stretched over several decades. This process is closely
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Letting the forests grow old again
All across Europe, logging of old growth forests takes place at alarming rates. These trees, often several hundreds of years
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First ever ‘Science National park’ proposed in Finland
A proposal for the world’s first science national park has been submitted to Finland’s Ministry of the Environment with a
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Science in the crossfire of Romanian logging conflict
The conflict about illegally logged timber in Romania has already seen various stages of escalation. Now science has also been
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How much Wilderness is possible in Germany?
In 2007, the German government officially declared a 2% Wilderness goal until 2020. This made Germany a pioneer in the
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Forest recovery in Majella National Park
Spontaneous forest recovery in Majella National Park is just astonishing. One can observe it if you visit this area more
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Challenges to protect Slovak Paradise
The European Wilderness Society and Slovak Paradise National Park have a successful partnership for several years. Slovak paradise proved that
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Slovakian Wilderness under threat
Slovakia has a great potential to become an important partner in the quest to protect European Wilderness. There are some
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Challenge to protect European forests
European forests are under extreme pressure. We can read almost daily the stories that somewhere in Europe forests are dying, logged and disappearing. The initial event leading
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