Would you like get a better understanding of Wilderness in Europeand its wildlife. Are you interested in the impact of the climate crisis information about WILDCoasts, WILDForests, WILDIslands and WILDRivers but don’t know where to start? Our Wilderness Webinars cover these and other related topics. The Webinars are open for everyone and offer an opportunity for each participant to interact with the speakers. Our speakers are all seasoned Wilderness experts from around the World with unequaled experience.
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june
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Wilderness protection is about protecting large, undisturbed natural areas that are free from human extraction, intervention and human-made artefacts, such as buildings, roads and other constructions. Wilderness is a place
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Wilderness protection is about protecting large, undisturbed natural areas that are free from human extraction, intervention and human-made artefacts, such as buildings, roads and other constructions. Wilderness is a place where open ended undefined natural dynamic processes govern, where natural forces predominate. However, in the history of the Western world, humans’ relationship with nature has been largely based on the belief that nature is the property of humankind and therefore the purpose of the natural world is to benefit humans.
Thus, one may ask, what was the starting point of Wilderness protection? The US has a long history of preserving Wilderness. The adoption of the Wilderness Resolution by the European Parliament celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2019. At the same time, the US Wilderness Act was passed in 1964, 56 years ago, during which 54 areas (9.1 million acres / 3.7 million ha) in 13 states were designated as Wilderness. It is therefore important for all of us who want to contribute to the future of Wilderness protection, to understand the past. This webinar looks at the history of Wilderness starting in the Middle Ages to the beginning of industrial logging all the way up to the present.
Tune in to learn:
– What is the evolution of Wilderness?
– How does the US and European Wilderness movement align with each other?
– Who were the key Wilderness thinkers, leaders and advocates?
– What are some common misconceptions about the definition of Wilderness?
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(Tuesday) 15:00 - 16:00 CET
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Max A E Rossberg
Max A E Rossberg
Chairman of the European Wilderness Society
Max Rossberg gained his international marketing expertise by graduating with a Bachelor in Commerce in International Business and a Master of Management Science in International Marketing at the Sprot School of Business at the Carleton University, Canada. He then joined after his graduation international corporations in Germany, Holland, Sweden, Spain, Hungary, Ukraine, Poland, Canada and Ireland. As the chairman of the European Wilderness Society he is based in UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Lungau in the Austrian Alps, from where he works and travel throughout Europe.
URL https://wilderness-society.org/the-european-wilderness-society-team/max-e-rossberg/
Chairman of the European Wilderness Society
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Vlado Vancura
Vlado Vancura
Vice-chairman of the European Wilderness Society
Vlado Vancura gained his international nature and forestry expertise by graduating from the Forest University and Natural Resources Management, in Zvolen, Slovakia. In the following several decades he collected extensive experience with Wilderness and natural resources management all across the world. He worked in numerous nature oriented jobs as a full time, seasonal or free lance consultant in Slovakia, Russia, Hungary, United States with the U.S. National Park Service and in Canada with Parks Canada. As the deputy chairman of the European Wilderness Society he is based in the Slovakian part of Carpathian Mountains, right at the edge of the famous Tatras National Park. His enthusiasm motivate various groups and stakeholders to contribute to the protection of European Wilderness Heritage and encourage them to become a Wilderness Advocate.
Vice-chairman of the European Wilderness Society
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july
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The objective of all Wilderness areas in the European Wilderness Network is to shift from Wilderness management to Wilderness stewardship. Wilderness stewardship planning is a holistic, long-term approach to Wilderness
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The objective of all Wilderness areas in the European Wilderness Network is to shift from Wilderness management to Wilderness stewardship. Wilderness stewardship planning is a holistic, long-term approach to Wilderness management. Here Wilderness stewards first determine whether there is the need for any management action before implementing an action plan. The essence of Wilderness stewardship is non-intervention management. For Wilderness stewards and protected area managers this means deciding to keep their hands off in order to enable nature and its dynamic processes to happen and evolve freely and undisturbed.
This webinar will introduce the framework of Wilderness stewardship planning, the template and the process of developing and implementing a wilderness stewardship plan.
Time
(Wednesday) 15:00 - 16:00 CET
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Speakers for this event
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Vlado Vancura
Vlado Vancura
Vice-chairman of the European Wilderness Society
Vlado Vancura gained his international nature and forestry expertise by graduating from the Forest University and Natural Resources Management, in Zvolen, Slovakia. In the following several decades he collected extensive experience with Wilderness and natural resources management all across the world. He worked in numerous nature oriented jobs as a full time, seasonal or free lance consultant in Slovakia, Russia, Hungary, United States with the U.S. National Park Service and in Canada with Parks Canada. As the deputy chairman of the European Wilderness Society he is based in the Slovakian part of Carpathian Mountains, right at the edge of the famous Tatras National Park. His enthusiasm motivate various groups and stakeholders to contribute to the protection of European Wilderness Heritage and encourage them to become a Wilderness Advocate.
Vice-chairman of the European Wilderness Society
Supported by:
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Wilderness and protected areas are facing challenges with visitors and tourism, as more and more people are interested in seeing and experiencing the wild. However, a visitor and recreation plan
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Wilderness and protected areas are facing challenges with visitors and tourism, as more and more people are interested in seeing and experiencing the wild. However, a visitor and recreation plan is required in order to reduce human impact. Therefore, in course of this webinar ‘Wilderness and tourism’, we provide an opportunity to learn about adequate tourism management in Wilderness, that allows to experience solitude and a sense of Wilderness and at the same time aims to minimise human disturbance and modification.
Time
(Tuesday) 15:00 - 16:00 CET
Virtual Event Details
Event access information coming soon, Please check back again closer to event start time!
Speakers for this event
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Max A E Rossberg
Max A E Rossberg
Chairman of the European Wilderness Society
Max Rossberg gained his international marketing expertise by graduating with a Bachelor in Commerce in International Business and a Master of Management Science in International Marketing at the Sprot School of Business at the Carleton University, Canada. He then joined after his graduation international corporations in Germany, Holland, Sweden, Spain, Hungary, Ukraine, Poland, Canada and Ireland. As the chairman of the European Wilderness Society he is based in UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Lungau in the Austrian Alps, from where he works and travel throughout Europe.
URL https://wilderness-society.org/the-european-wilderness-society-team/max-e-rossberg/
Chairman of the European Wilderness Society
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Vlado Vancura
Vlado Vancura
Vice-chairman of the European Wilderness Society
Vlado Vancura gained his international nature and forestry expertise by graduating from the Forest University and Natural Resources Management, in Zvolen, Slovakia. In the following several decades he collected extensive experience with Wilderness and natural resources management all across the world. He worked in numerous nature oriented jobs as a full time, seasonal or free lance consultant in Slovakia, Russia, Hungary, United States with the U.S. National Park Service and in Canada with Parks Canada. As the deputy chairman of the European Wilderness Society he is based in the Slovakian part of Carpathian Mountains, right at the edge of the famous Tatras National Park. His enthusiasm motivate various groups and stakeholders to contribute to the protection of European Wilderness Heritage and encourage them to become a Wilderness Advocate.
Vice-chairman of the European Wilderness Society
Supported by:
Webinar details TBA
