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
Continue readingIn the Trans-Carpathian and Ivano-Frankivsk regions of Ukraine, 37 new natural monuments, covering 4750 hectares, were recently set up to
Continue readingContinuing our series about Wilderness research, today Yehor Yatsiuk tells us about his impressions from of the few remaining patches
Continue readingTomorrow, 23rd July, our first webinar about the role of biodiversity in forests will take place. At 13.15 we start
Continue readingÜbermorgen, am Donnerstag den 23. Juli findet die Auftaktveranstaltung zu unserer Webinarreihe “Multperspektivischer Blick auf die Biodiversität im Wald” statt.
Continue readingLast year, the German action group for forest protection ‘BundesBürgerInitiative WaldSchutz’ declared the 25th June as the ‘Day of Beech
Continue readingThe protection of Primeval European beech forests was a long process that stretched over several decades. This process is closely
Continue readingAll across Europe, logging of old growth forests takes place at alarming rates. These trees, often several hundreds of years
Continue readingA proposal for the world’s first science national park has been submitted to Finland’s Ministry of the Environment with a
Continue readingThe conflict about illegally logged timber in Romania has already seen various stages of escalation. Now science has also been
Continue readingIn 2007, the German government officially declared a 2% Wilderness goal until 2020. This made Germany a pioneer in the
Continue readingSpontaneous forest recovery in Majella National Park is just astonishing. One can observe it if you visit this area more
Continue readingThe European Wilderness Society and Slovak Paradise National Park have a successful partnership for several years. Slovak paradise proved that
Continue readingSlovakia has a great potential to become an important partner in the quest to protect European Wilderness. There are some
Continue readingEuropean 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
Continue readingAn extraordinary black pine of more than 900-year old is growing in Majella Wilderness, embedded in Majella National Park in
Continue readingMantaritsa Strict Reserve was established in 1968 to showcase and protect an old, unmanaged forest ecosystem in the Western Rhodope
Continue readingShocking news this week from CNN as an indigenous leader who protected rainforest was murdered in Brasil. However, similar horrifying
Continue readingDuring the Wilderness Academy Days, which took place in the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Lungau, there was a special session on
Continue readingThe European Wilderness Society has started a new project: ‘Multi-perspective view on fauna biodiversity in forests and forest edge areas’.
Continue readingIn central Germany, within the province of Hesse, a new natural forest will start to develop. Within the designated size
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