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International Day of Forests

March 21, 2023March 20, 20231 day ago Vlado Vancura 43 Views 0 Comments 5 min read

International Day of Forests is observed annually on March 21 to celebrate forests and create awareness about the forests’ importance and need

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Pre-history of European forest

March 14, 2023March 15, 20231 week ago Vlado Vancura 108 Views 0 Comments 5 min read

To explore the pre-history of the European forest, we have to travel back almost 11,000 years in history. We will learn

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Wetlands restoration in Slovakia

March 1, 2023March 1, 20233 weeks ago Vlado Vancura 137 Views 0 Comments 12 min read

Wetlands are important Wetlands are a critical part of our natural environment. They are the vital link between land and water. They

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Pinus cembra is a symbol of Wilderness

February 8, 2023February 8, 20231 month ago Vlado Vancura 227 Views 0 Comments 6 min read

Pinus cembra, also known as stone pine, is a remarkable tree species. It has a very extraordinary character and for

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How people perceive the forest

January 25, 2023January 25, 20232 months ago Vlado Vancura 182 Views 0 Comments 5 min read

Forests have a positive effect on people’s health and well-being. Research of the relationship between humans and the forest reveals

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Are forest fires good or bad?

December 20, 2022December 19, 20223 months ago Vlado Vancura 238 Views 0 Comments 4 min read

Man fire perception We often associate fire with having negative impacts on the environment and on our lives. We usually think

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Golden Sun of Tree-line on Alps

December 15, 2022December 19, 20223 months ago Vlado Vancura 242 Views 0 Comments 8 min read

Beauty of the Larch in autumn The beauty of the Larch is very much magnified during nice sunny days, when

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Dying forests

December 13, 2022December 13, 20223 months ago Vlado Vancura 243 Views 0 Comments 7 min read

In the recent years, forestry in Europe has become an increasingly monitored activity. Especially from the perspective of dying forests

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Shifting baseline syndrome

November 25, 2022February 24, 20234 months ago Iryna Shchoka 490 Views 1 Comment 6 min read

European Wilderness Society´s Wilderness Director, Vlado Vancura, continuing sharing his expertise with our readers. And we are glad to share

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Funny Fungi: An introduction to mushrooms

September 13, 2022September 13, 20226 months ago Theresa Zett 511 Views 0 Comments 4 min read

Slowly but surely autumn is on its way, the mornings are starting to be cold and misty and it’s time

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About the use of large machines in forestry

January 28, 2022April 28, 20221 year ago Magdalena Meikl 856 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, 2022September 20, 20221 year ago Magdalena Meikl 852 Views 1 Comment 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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Bill threatens biodiverse national park in Brazil

December 27, 2021January 19, 20231 year ago Victoria Steckhan 914 Views 0 Comments 6 min read

Now more than ever, the threat of climate change requires countries to protect carbon-sequestering landscapes such as the Amazon rainforest.

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Chico Mendes – Remembering an icon of environmentalism

December 22, 2021January 19, 20231 year ago Victoria Steckhan 954 Views 0 Comments 8 min read

Today marks 33 years since the death of one of the most iconic environmental activists of the 20th Century. Chico

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

November 18, 2021November 23, 20211 year ago Julia Ramsauer 998 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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Youth exchange on World Heritage Beech Forests

November 16, 2021January 19, 20231 year ago Victoria Steckhan 944 Views 0 Comments 8 min read

In the European Wilderness Society’s BEECH POWER project, an expert consortium is working to improve the management of UNESCO World

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Forest regeneration grows, deforestation continues to be a threat

May 24, 2021May 17, 20212 years ago Nick Huisman 1357 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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New video on the story of the European beech forests

April 28, 2021April 28, 20212 years ago Hanna Ollos 1469 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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EU in second place – but not for the right reasons

April 23, 2021April 26, 20212 years ago Timothy Sung 1454 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, 20212 years ago Nick Huisman 1592 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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