Less than 3 weeks to go to WILD10! WILD10, the 10th World Wilderness Congress (WWC), will convene this October in Spain to “Make the World a Wilder Place.” Involving up to 1200 delegates from over 50 nations, with an estimated 30,000 on-line, WILD10 is focused on state-of-the-art information, inspiration, and practical, positive results in policy, protected … Read more
The RSPB has published the eagerly awaited “State of Nature” report. This brings together 25 wildlife organisations to compile a stock take of all our native wildlife in the UK. The report reveals that 60 per cent of the species studied have declined over recent decades. More than one in ten of all the species assessed are under … Read more
The Scottish Government published their third National Planning Framework (NPF3) and draft Scottish Planning Policy (SPP) on Tuesday 30 April 2103. This will influence development plans across Scotland and guide future planning decisions on a range of sectors including transport, energy and infrastructure. Section 2.20 focuses on wild land and states: “SNH has been updating … Read more
WRi has secured a Darwin Fellowhip for Karina Aguilar Vizcaino worth £17,100 to consolidate the work of the Darwin Initiative Project 17027 ‘Market Based Scheme for Conservation in La Primavera Forest Mexico’ by providing training and analysis in the selection, design and management of biological corridors that will be implemented in the reserve. Karina will receive training in … Read more
The UK’s sealife will be protected by 31 new conservation zones aimed at preventing trawling and dredging destroying life on the ocean floor, under plans announced by the government on Thursday. But ministers rejected advice to create 127 zones, including all the areas where no activity would have been allowed, leading campaigners to describe the … Read more
Increasing numbers of wolves are being hunted and shot when they stray outside the safety of US National Parks in the north Rockies as reported in the Guardian Newspaper on 09/12/12. WRi’s Mark Fisher comments in the attached thread.
The latest map of raptor persecution in Scotland (the “map of shame”) has been published by PAW Scotland as reported by Bib McMillan and Calum Brown of the Scottish Wild Land Group in the latest edition of Wild Land News and followed up by the blog site of Raptor Persecution Scotland.
Alan Watson Featherstone, Executive Director of Trees for Life has been awarded the Glenfiddich “Spirit of Scotland” award (environment category) for his outstanding and long-term commitment to re-instating the Caledonian Forest. See the Trees for Life web pages for more details. Well done Alan and all those at Trees for Life on a well deserved … Read more
Steve Carver and Alan Watson attended the Wilderness Seminar in Potsdam, Germany organised Stiftung Naturlandschaften Brandenburg on 5-8th November 2012. The aim of the event was to bring together wilderness practitioners to share experiences and advise developing policy in Germany. The seminar was attended by 25+ people and included field visits to the Jüterbog and … Read more
The EEA has published a new report on Protected Areas in Europe (EEA Report No 5/2012). WRi policy and mapping work has been used to underpin this in respect to wilderness quality (see pages 34-35).