Suhelwa – a doomed sanctuary?
Suhelwa is a small-overlooked wildlife sanctuary on the Indo-Nepalese border that suffers from corruption, mismanagement and a lack of local support.
Can it still be saved?
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Dilijan National Park – a refuge for the threatened forests of Armenia
Dilijan National is a refuge for old-growth in a country where forest cover is sparse and the climate crisis will increase this problem.
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How Lagodekhi wants to end poaching
Lagodekhi Protected Areas in East Georgia is home to beautiful pristine forests and mountains. And the administration is doing everything possible to protect this biodiversity from poachers.
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Where does biodiversity protection end?
Biodiversity protection does not only mean working with wildlife, but also improving locals’ lives. The project ECO.Georgia by the GIZ showcases this.
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A taste of the untouched nature of the Caucasus
The four days we spent in the winter wilderness of Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park took us through rich evergreen forests, alpine meadows and snowy high mountain peaks, while giving us a few new lessons on survival.
Borjomi-Kharagauli encompasses one of Georgia’s last major intact forest wilderness, and provides refuge to many of the Caucasus´s rich wildlife, such as brown bear, wolf, chamois, lynx and red deer. It is the first national park of the country, established after the collapse of the Soviet Union, and has faced many difficulties from the early days onwards in the attempt to stop poaching and illegal logging. Nowadays, the efforts to protect this unique biodiversity are intensified, while local communities have realized the potential of sustainable ecotourism.
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The wild nature and fierce guardians of Turkey´s Munzur valley
Deep in the rugged landscape of Eastern Anatolia lies one of the most scenic and biodiverse regions of Turkey. At the same time it is also the country´s biggest conflict region. Its inhabitants, the resilient Alevi Kurds have been long fighting to protect their home, long-standing traditions and whole identity.
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How Kuzey, a student, brings back the forests of Ankara
The young biology student Kuzey dedicates his life to reforesting his hometown Ankara.
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After 200 years, bison roam the Făgăraș Mountains again, and we set out to find them
On our second day with Conservation Carpathia, we joined Ionut and Robert, two rangers working on the reintroduction of the European bison to the Făgăraș mountains. CARPATHIA started with the reintroduction of this large herbivore three years ago, and by now there are four groups in two localities within the project area. We accompanied Ionut
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Protecting a hermit in the Szénás hills
How would you react if you were told that in the neighboring forests just at your doorstep, scientists defined a completely new plant species? Moreover, that this species can be found nowhere else on the planet, only there, close to your home? We would be fascinated, and so were the inhabitants of Pilisszentiván, a small
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Gender equality in forestry – a call for change
“More women than usual on this course. Good. We need them to file and sort papers”. This is what one of the instructors of Barbara Öllerer, a graduate forester and now PhD student, told the group of Austrian forestry students on a chainsaw course. Remarks like this are common among foresters. Only when she started
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