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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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New video on the story of the European beech forests

April 28, 2021April 28, 20213 months ago Hanna Ollos 342 Views 0 Comments Beech, Beech forest 1 min read

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

April 23, 2021April 26, 20213 months ago Timothy Sung 343 Views 0 Comments climate change, Forest loss, rainforest 4 min read

EU imports contributed to 16% of deforestation in tropical rainforests in 2017. Only China, in comparison, caused more damage to

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Reviewing our understanding of Primary Forests

March 22, 2021March 18, 20214 months ago Nick Huisman 465 Views 3 Comments forest, Old growth forests, WILDForests 3 min read

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

March 21, 2021June 16, 20214 months ago Lia Schlippe 501 Views 0 Comments Old growth forests, Wilderness, WILDForests 3 min read

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

January 29, 20216 months ago Nick Huisman 1065 Views 1 Comment forest future, WILDForests 1 min read

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

January 26, 2021January 26, 20216 months ago Gintare Tamulyte 749 Views 0 Comments forest, Forest loss 3 min read

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

December 1, 2020November 30, 20208 months ago Vlado Vancura 714 Views 0 Comments Logging, Old growth forests, slovakia, WILDForests 3 min read

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

November 10, 2020November 9, 20209 months ago Nick Huisman 1064 Views 3 Comments Old growth forests 2 min read

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

October 1, 2020October 7, 202010 months ago Timothy Sung 1040 Views 0 Comments Old growth forests, Ukraine, WILDForests 4 min read

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

August 12, 2020August 12, 202012 months ago Jonas Sommer 1293 Views 0 Comments Austria, forest, Old growth forests, Wilderness 4 min read

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

July 22, 2020July 29, 20201 year ago Jonas Sommer 1228 Views 0 Comments Biodiversity, forest, forest future, webinar 1 min read

Tomorrow, 23rd July, our first webinar about the role of biodiversity in forests will take place. At 13.15 we start

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Erstes Webinar zum Thema Biodiversität im Wald

July 21, 2020July 21, 20201 year ago Jonas Sommer 1420 Views 0 Comments Biodiversity, forest, forest future, webinar 1 min read

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

June 26, 2020June 25, 20201 year ago Jonas Sommer 1333 Views 0 Comments Beech, Beech forest, Germany, UNESCO World Heritage 4 min read

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

June 25, 2020September 30, 20201 year ago Vlado Vancura 1442 Views 0 Comments 3 min read

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

June 19, 2020June 17, 20201 year ago Nick Huisman 1480 Views 1 Comment Logging, Old growth forests 1 min read

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

June 16, 2020June 18, 20201 year ago Jonas Sommer 1811 Views 0 Comments National Park, Protected area management, Protected areas, Research 3 min read

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

May 29, 2020June 28, 20201 year ago Jonas Sommer 1648 Views 1 Comment forest, Logging, Old growth forests, Research, Romania 5 min read

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?

May 19, 2020May 19, 20201 year ago Jonas Sommer 1623 Views 1 Comment forest, Germany, Old growth forests, Wilderness, WILDForests 4 min read

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

February 7, 2020March 3, 20201 year ago Vlado Vancura 1891 Views 1 Comment Beech forest, forest, Majella Wilderness 3 min read

Spontaneous forest recovery in Majella National Park is just astonishing. One can observe it if you visit this area more

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