Water empowers Wilderness
© 2020 - %%Date%% European Wilderness Society Water fills our wetlands, which includes lakes and rivers, swamps and marshes, wet grasslands and peatlands, oases, estuaries, deltas and tidal flats,...
View ArticleWhere Wilderness protection is taken really seriously
© 2020 - %%Date%% European Wilderness Society The demand for ‘clean’ energy is growing fast and so does the number of water dams. The post Where Wilderness protection is taken really seriously appeared...
View ArticleSoomaa: Largest bogland of EU endangered
© 2020 - %%Date%% European Wilderness Society Soomaa National Park was created in Estonia in 1993 to protect large raised bogs, flood plain grasslands, paludified forests and The post Soomaa: Largest...
View ArticleWild Rivers in Europe
© 2020 - %%Date%% European Wilderness Society Wild rivers are kind of like Wilderness in Europe, they are in short supply. Wild rivers are the riparian equivalent The post Wild Rivers in Europe...
View ArticleSmall Hydro Power
© 2020 - %%Date%% European Wilderness Society Interesting animation video why we should not consider more hydro power dam along our rivers. The post Small Hydro Power appeared first on European...
View ArticleThe Valserine in France certified first wild river, more rivers to go
© 2020 - %%Date%% European Wilderness Society Wild River in France In France, a new voluntary-based river certification system “Rivières sauvages” has officially labelled the Valserine as The post The...
View ArticleThe Blue Heart of Europe may die from dammed arteries
© 2020 - %%Date%% European Wilderness Society At the European Wilderness Days, we heard a presentation from Ulrich Eichelmann, director of River Watch. We learned that the The post The Blue Heart of...
View ArticleThe role of Austria in destruction of WILDRivers in the Balkans and Romania
© 2020 - %%Date%% European Wilderness Society Austria is a country which is proudly marketing its nature as a tourism highlight. It is actively working towards the The post The role of Austria in...
View ArticleDANUBEparksCONNECTED: WILDIslands part of European Wilderness Network
© 2020 - %%Date%% European Wilderness Society The Danube River is a green lifeline for biodiversity. While the Network of Danube Protected Areas preserves the most valuable The post...
View ArticleWild River Tagliamento in Northern Italy
© 2020 - %%Date%% European Wilderness Society The Tagliamento River in Northern Italy is considered one of the last morphologically intact rivers in the Alps. It stretches 178 The post Wild River...
View ArticleLast WILDRiver in Slovakia
© 2020 - %%Date%% European Wilderness Society It is the beginning of May. The strong stream, fed by melted snow, changes the emerald water of the mountain The post Last WILDRiver in Slovakia appeared...
View ArticleRomania destroys last free flowing river
© 2020 - %%Date%% European Wilderness Society The following has come to our attention, which we urgently want to share with our fellow Wilderness-minded audience. Romania is The post Romania destroys...
View ArticleBelá, the last WILDRiver in the Tatra Mountains
© 2020 - %%Date%% European Wilderness Society This is a story of WILDRiver Belá: the last uncontrolled river in Slovakia. It is beginning of May. The roaring The post Belá, the last WILDRiver in the...
View ArticleWhy rivers should be wild, not dammed
© 2020 - %%Date%% European Wilderness Society We use rivers for many reasons, they provide us with water, food and a mode of transport. Over the last The post Why rivers should be wild, not dammed...
View ArticleIllegal destruction of Romanian Jiu river continues
© 2020 - %%Date%% European Wilderness Society In September we shared the story of Călin Dejeu, biologist and economist. He has over 20 years of experience in environmental The post Illegal destruction...
View ArticleEurope’s Blue Heart will stop beating soon
© 2020 - %%Date%% European Wilderness Society More than 2 years ago, we shared the alarming story about dam constructions in Europe. A follow-up study recently confirmed The post Europe’s Blue Heart...
View ArticleSupport the Stop E40 campaign now
© 2020 - %%Date%% European Wilderness Society The E40 waterway would connect the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea over a length of more than 2 000 The post Support the Stop E40 campaign now appeared first...
View ArticleHelp saving the Blue Heart of Europe
© 2020 - %%Date%% European Wilderness Society The Balkans between Slovenia and Albania host some of the last wild rivers in Europe. About 80% of this region’s The post Help saving the Blue Heart of...
View ArticleSaving the last Wild River in Romanian Carpathians
© 2020 - %%Date%% European Wilderness Society Today European Wilderness Society had a meeting with Wilderness supporter from Romania, Calin Dejeu. They discussed further potential cooperation,...
View ArticleWilderness Audit in Thayatal, Austria
© 2020 - %%Date%% European Wilderness Society Thayatal National Park, Austria formally applied for the European Wilderness Society Quick-Audit. Therefore the management decided to identify the...
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