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WILDForest

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WILDForest 

About the use of large machines in forestry

January 28, 2022April 28, 20224 months ago Magdalena Meikl 277 Views 0 Comments 11 min read

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

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Natural vs. commercial forests as biodiversity spots and carbon sinks

January 13, 2022January 11, 20224 months ago Magdalena Meikl 302 Views 0 Comments 9 min read

There are heated arguments about the use of forests in the debate about wood production, climate protection and biodiversity. A

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Old growth forests in Slovakia to be protected in new nature reserve

November 18, 2021November 23, 20216 months ago Julia Ramsauer 428 Views 0 Comments 6 min read

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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WILDForest 

Forest regeneration grows, deforestation continues to be a threat

May 24, 2021May 17, 202112 months ago Nick Huisman 814 Views 0 Comments 3 min read

Good news this month, as researchers share their findings on forest regeneration across the world. A forest area the size

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Videos WILDForest 

New video on the story of the European beech forests

April 28, 2021April 28, 20211 year ago Hanna Ollos 921 Views 0 Comments 2 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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WILDForest 

EU in second place – but not for the right reasons

April 23, 2021April 26, 20211 year ago Timothy Sung 914 Views 0 Comments 5 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, 20211 year ago Nick Huisman 1031 Views 3 Comments 4 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, 20211 year ago Lia Schlippe 1092 Views 0 Comments 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, 20211 year ago Nick Huisman 1685 Views 1 Comment 3 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, 20211 year ago Gintare Tamulyte 1338 Views 0 Comments 4 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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WILDForest 

Jalovecka Wilderness versus logging

December 1, 2020November 30, 20201 year ago Vlado Vancura 1277 Views 0 Comments 8 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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WILDForest 

Bigger means better: large trees capture more carbon

November 10, 2020November 9, 20202 years ago Nick Huisman 1658 Views 3 Comments 3 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, 20202 years ago Timothy Sung 1656 Views 0 Comments 8 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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Research WILDForest 

Impressions from a primeval forest

August 12, 2020August 12, 20202 years ago Jonas Sommer 1875 Views 0 Comments 9 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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Training WILDForest 

First forest webinar tomorrow

July 22, 2020August 19, 20212 years ago Jonas Sommer 1791 Views 0 Comments 2 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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Training WILDForest 

Erstes Webinar zum Thema Biodiversität im Wald

July 21, 2020July 21, 20202 years ago Jonas Sommer 1976 Views 0 Comments 5 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, 20202 years ago Jonas Sommer 1887 Views 0 Comments 9 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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Sustainable Tourism Wilderness Wilderness Network News WILDForest 

Fedir Hamor’s new book describes his fight for primeval beech forests

June 25, 2020August 16, 20212 years ago Vlado Vancura 2118 Views 0 Comments 7 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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WILDForest 

Letting the forests grow old again

June 19, 2020June 17, 20202 years ago Nick Huisman 2101 Views 1 Comment 2 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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Research WILDForest 

First ever ‘Science National park’ proposed in Finland

June 16, 2020June 18, 20202 years ago Jonas Sommer 2466 Views 0 Comments 7 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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