Schedule for the International Wilderness Week

International Wilderness Week was an online event happening between 19th-23rd of October, 2020.

You can find recordings of all the presentations on European Wilderness Society’s Youtube page.

Schedule for Asia & Oceania

Central European Summer Time (UTC +2)	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
6:00 – 6:30	Keynote dialogue: “Do we need to protect Wilderness?” – Max A. E. Rossberg, John Hausdoerffer, Gao Shan and Geoff Law	“Clouded Leopard in Nepal – Research & Conservation” – Yadav Ghimirey, director of Friends of Nature Nepal	Showcase “Treasures of Nepal” – Raju Acharya, Friends of Nature Nepal, REWILD Institute Nepal	“Effect of change of Climate & Habitat on Owls of Mumbai” – Dr. Mahesh N. Sanzgiri, Nilkanth Wildlife Safaris, India	“Unique Concept of Wildlife as related to Human Psychology” – Dr. Mahesh Sanzgiri, Nilkanth Wildlife Safaris, India
6:30 – 7:00	“Environmental Ethics” – Gao Shan, Department of Philosophy, Soochow University, China	“Factors influencing the habitat use of owls in a mosaic landscape in Garo Hills, North-eastern India” – Sangeeth Sailas, Master’s student at Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON), India	“School students participation in Wildlife Education in India” – Dr. Mahesh Sanzgiri, School principal and school students, India	“Nepalese Endemic Bat – Research aspects and conservation need” – Sanjeev Baniya, REWILD Institute Nepal	“Hunting and trade of owls in Nepal” – Raju Acharya, Friends of Nature Nepal & REWILD Institute Nepal
7:00 – 7:30	Break	“Nesting Behaviour of the Coppersmith Barbet” – Swanand Oak, self-taught Wildlife Photographer and birder, Nature Walk Charitable Trust, India	“School students participation in Wildlife Education in India” – Dr. Mahesh Sanzgiri, School principal and school students, India	“Critically Endangered Vultures in Nepal – population status, nesting behaviour and conservation perception” – Bikash Ghimire, Conservation Officer at Friends of Nature	“Far East taiga Wilderness” – Vladimir Bocharnikov, Leading Researcher at North Pacific Biodiversity Information Assessment and Conservation Program, Russia
7:30 – 8:00	“International Wildlife Project” – Dr. Mahesh Sanzgiri, School principal and school students, India	Break	Break	Break	Break
8:00 – 8:30	“International Wildlife Project” – Dr. Mahesh Sanzgiri, School principal and school students, India	“Dragonfly Diversity Informatics” – Pankaj Koparde, Assistant Professor at MIT World Peace University, India	“School students participation in Wildlife Education in India” – Dr. Mahesh Sanzgiri, School principal and school students, India	“Anurans in Nepal – dietary assessment & niche overlap” – Suman Sapkota, Wildlife Biologist in Nepal	“Wilderness movement in China” – Zhang Qian, China
8:30 – 9:00	“Conservation Through Ecotourism in Borneo, Indonesia” – Indah Sartika Sari, conservationist in West Kalimantan, Borneo Indonesia	“Wildlife in cities – a citizens perspective” – Navaz Sharif, India	“How traditional games can create bioregional identities” – Gudrun Bruckner – Green Steps, China	“Inside the Pit – How soil texture affects antlion pit dimensions” – Arjit Jere, Azim Premji University, India	“Wilderness mapping in China” – Yue Cao, China

Schedule for Europe & Africa time zones

Central European Summer Time (UTC +2)	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
10:00 – 10:30	“History of Wilderness in Europe” – Vlado Vancura, Deputy Chairman and Wilderness Director at European Wilderness Society, Slovakia	“European Ranger Federation” – Urs Reif, Training Officer at European Ranger Federation, Germany	“Wilderness in Estonia” – Aivar Ruukel, founder of Soomaa.com, Estonia	“Urban Wilderness” – Dr. Indra Starke-Ottich, Senckenberg Institute, Germany	“What really drives pro-environmental behaviour?” – Simon King and Duncan Pritchard, Wilderness Leadership School, South Africa
10:30 – 11:00	“Welcome to transboundary biosphere reserve Uganda – Kenia” – Nsubuga Martin Herbert, programme officer for Science and Communication of Uganda National Commission for UNESCO, Kenia	“Green School in Cameroon” – Martin Hahn, Honorary President of Happy Kids Akademie, Cameroon	“Carpathain Biosphere Reserve and its Wilderness” – Carpathian Biosphere Reserve, Ukraine	“Research and protection of European wilderness with REMOTE” – Ondrej Kameniar, PhD student at Czech University of Life Sciences, Czech Republic	“Wolf Conservation and Eco-Health Management in Majella National Park, Italy” – Simone Angelucci, Head of Department of Majella National Park, Italy
11:00 – 11:30	“Protected Areas and Wilderness in Ukraine” – Iryna Shchoka, Youth Programmes and Carpathian projects manager at European Wilderness Society, Ukraine	“White-Tailed Eagle conservation in Austria” – Christian Pichler, Expert at WWF Austria	Documentary “The Ancient Woods” – Mindaugas Survila, Lithuania	“Projects: Centralparks & BEECH POWER” – Hanna Öllös, project coordinator at European Wilderness Society, Austria	“Wolf Conservation and Eco-Health Management in Majella National Park, Italy” – Simone Angelucci, Head of Department of Majella National Park, Italy
11:30 – 12:00	“Wolves in Estonia” – Eleri Lopp- Valdma, Estonian Nature Photos, Estonia	“The Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage area – how an international treaty has been used to stop dams and logging in a great temperate wilderness” – Geoff Law, author, conservationist and environmental activist, The Wilderness Society, Australia	Documentary “The Ancient Woods” – Mindaugas Survila, Lithuania	“Burning biomass as a threat to Wilderness” – Zoltan Kun, WIlderness Advocate, Hungary	“Researching and protecting Wilderness in times of conflict and pandemics” – Mazin Qumsiyeh, Professor and researcher at Bethlehem and Birzeit Universities, Palestine
12:00 – 12:30	“LIFE Osmoderma” – Dalia Bastytė-Cseh, project manager at Lithuanian Fund for Nature, Lithuania	“Dutch Forest Reserves” – Jelle van Zanten, student at VHL University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands	Discussion with Mindaugas Survila, author of documentary “The Ancient Woods”, Lithuania	“Return of the Mura dragon” – Polona Pengal and Jan Potočnik Erzin, REVIVO Institute, Slovenia	“The world’s first Science National Park is in the making: a living laboratory for field biology in Evo, Finland” – John Loehr, Lammi Biological Station, University of Helsinki, Finland
12:30 – 13:00	Break	Break	Break	Break	Break
13:00 – 13:30	Break	Break	Break	Break	Break
13:30 – 14:00	“European Wilderness Network” – Vlado Vancura, Deputy Chairman and Wilderness Director at European Wilderness Society, Slovakia	“Conservation Careers Advice” – Nick Askew, Founder and director of Conservation Careers, United Kingdom	“Excursion into Slovak Wilderness” – Vlado Vancura, Deputy Chairman and Wilderness Director at European Wilderness Society, Slovakia	“Bat fauna in sacral architecture in the Transcarpathian region (Ukraine) in the breeding period” – Andriy-Taras Bashta, REWILD Institute Ukraine, Ukraine	“Pirin National Park – endangered by ski resorts development in Bulgaria” – Andrey Ralev, Co-Founder of Perangua, Bulgaria
14:00 – 14:30	“Wilderness: an anthropologist’s point of view” – Maria Benciolini, Project Manager at Eliante, Italy	“Conservation Careers Advice” – Nick Askew, Founder and director of Conservation Careers, United Kingdom	“Documentary: Wolf Mountains” – Erik Balaž, Slovakia	“Conservation of Europe’s rarest songbird – Aquatic warbler” – Gintaras Riauba, Biodiversity Conservation Expert at Baltic Environmental Forum Lithuania	“Wilderness Well-being” – Jo Roberts, CEO of Wilderness Foundation, Outdoor Therapist, Nature Advocate, United Kingdom
14:30 – 15:00	“Among Bears – Brown Bears in the Heart of Europe” – Christine Sonvilla, Sonvilla-Graf Visual Storytelling, Austria	“Project: Game On! Climate Game” – Dr Gabriella Mária Nagy and Thor Morante, CEEweb for Biodiversity, Hungary	“Documentary: Wolf Mountains” – Erik Balaž, Slovakia	“Durankulak Bird Ringing Camp on the Black Sea Coast, Bulgaria” – Andrey Ralev, REWILD Institute Bulgaria	“Wilderness Communication in Germany” – Isabell Ziesche, communicator expert, Germany
15:00 – 15:30	“Project: Euro Large Carnivores” – Laszlo Patko, Large Carnivore Conservation Project Manager, WWF-Hungary	“Wilderness, Art & Education” – Britta Wahlers, Artist & Educator, Germany	Discussion with Erik Balaž, author of the documentary “Wolf Mountains”, Slovakia	“Durankulak Bird Ringing Camp on the Black Sea Coast, Bulgaria” – Andrey Ralev, REWILD Institute Bulgaria	“Benefits of Wilderness on Leadership” – Wiet de Bruijn, Foundation for Natural Leadership, The Netherlands
15:30 – 16:00	“Project: Remote areas for bears” – Mauro Belardi, president of Eliante, Italy	“Wildlife Forensics Academy” – Andro Vos, founder and CEO Wildlife Forensic Academy, South Africa	“Youth Wilderness Camps” – Generation Earth and WWF Youth Austria	“Owl Conservation in Southern Africa” – Jonathan Haw, director at EcoSolutions, South Africa	“The impact of a wilderness-based training program on Leadership Transformation” – Boy van Droffelaar, Foundation for Natural Leadership, The Netherlands
16:00 – 16:30	“Improving livestock protection in the Alpine region” – Nick Huisman, European Wilderness Society, Austria	“WILDArt – connecting Wilderness with art” – European Widlerness Society, Austria	Wild Europe presents the Ancient Beech Forests of Germany with Simon Straetker	Break	Break
16:30 – 17:00	Break	Break	Break	Break	“Rewilding” John Davis Rewilding Earth, USA

Schedule for North and South Americas

Central European Summer Time (UTC +2)	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
17:00 -17:30	“The American Wilderness imagination” – Edward Zahniser, Wilderness writer and son of Howard Zahniser, who was the primary author of and chief lobbyist for the 1964 Wilderness Act, USA	“Wildlife rescue center in Paraguay” – Marta Villasán Barroso, Fauna & Vida, Paraguay	“The future of US Wilderness” – Authors of the book “Wildness”, USA	“Past, current and future research at Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute” – ALWRI scientists, USA	“The Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley, Mexico: natural and cultural richness” – Tania Garrido-Garduño, Professor of Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
17:30 – 18:00	“Mission Reforestation” – Nicholas Scaturro, founder of Wooden Journey, USA	“Galapagos Whale Shark Project” – Jonathan Green, Project Founder & Director at Galapagos Whale Shark Project	“The future of US Wilderness” – Authors of the book “Wildness”, USA	“Past, current and future research at Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute” – ALWRI scientists, USA	“Status of wilderness worldwide” – Vance Martin, President at The WILD Foundation and Chair of the Wilderness Specialist Group of IUCN, USA
18:00 – 18:30	“Protecting Ecuador´s Wildlife” – Lorena Cordova, Jocotoco Ecuador	“Fish and Wildlife Management in the Fossil Ridge Wilderness, Colorado, USA” – Tobias Nickel, Wilderness Fellow, USA	“The future of US Wilderness” – Authors of the book “Wildness”, USA	“Transitioning Wildlife Management from Reactive Conflict Control to Proactive Coexistence” – Suzanne Asha Stone, Arian Wallach and Louise Boronyak, The Wildlife Coexistence Network	“WISDOM: effective wilderness ranger public contact” – Ralph Swain, The WILD Foundation, USA
18:30 – 19:00	“Gulf-Houston Regional Conservation Plan” – Deborah January-Bevers, president & CEO at Houston Wilderness, USA	“Fish and Wildlife Management in the Fossil Ridge Wilderness, Colorado, USA” – Tobias Nickel, Wilderness Fellow, USA	Break	Break	Break
19:00 – 19:30			Documentary “The meaning of Wild” – Ben Hamilton, director, USA	“Barriers to capturing mass public attention and enthusiasm for wilderness” – Amy Lewis, Vice President, Policy and Communications at The WILD Foundation, USA	“Flagship species in threatened areas” – Marc Dragiewicz, Eyes of the World Films, USA
19:30 – 20:00			Discussion with Ben Hamilton, “The meaning of Wild” director, USA	“75-years of wildlife science at the Algonquin Wildlife Research Station” – Patrick Moldowan, Canada	Closing session: Thank you for an amazing week! – Max A. E. Rossberg, John Hausdoerffer, Gao Shan and Geoff Law