Cameron McNeish has written an article supporting the work of WRi and SNH in developing a map of wild land for Scotland. http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/news/wild-land-and-why-it-should-have-proper-protection/0012553/

Wilderness and Society appeared as a theme in the recent Forum2000 workshops in Prague Oct 14, 2104 https://www.forum2000.cz/en/projects/forum-2000-conferences/2014/panel-summaries-and-transcripts/wilderness-and-society/  

At the first gathering of the European  Wilderness Society  advocates from 22 countries met for three days in Mittersill Austria, to exchange best practice, scientific insights and new ideas on how to identify, designate, manage and promote European Wilderness. http://wilderness.academy/wilderness-days-2014/   Five years on from the European Parliament’s special resolution on wilderness and the Agenda for … Read more

WRi research drives policy on Wildland in Scotland again. Debate in the Scottish Parliament on Tues 18th March has resulted in cross-party support for the Core Areas of Wild Land map produced by SNH using methods and approaches original developed by WRi for mapping wildness in Scotland’s national parks. This mapping will form the basis … Read more

Forestry Commission Scotland has just published a report on the state of Scotland’s native woodlands. It has found that only 4% of Scotland is covered in native woodland, with grazing by herbivores shown to be the biggest threat to them. Invasive non-native species such as rhododendron were also found to be important threats locally, with … Read more

Borders Forest Trust has secured possession of 1,832 hectares (4,527 acres) of the Talla and Gameshope estate, in the heart of the Scottish Borders. This new site is larger than all of the BFT existing sites put together, and our first major site within the Borders. The land includes the stunning valley of the Gameshope … Read more

  Jonathan Carruthers-Jones has won the Royal Geographical Society’s (with IBG) Planning and Environment Research Group (PERG) prize. The prize is an annual postgraduate award for the best Masters dissertation in environmental planning, policy and governance. Jonathan completed his MSc at the Centre for Mountain Studies part of the University of the Highlands and Islands. … Read more

WRi has responded to SNH’s consultation on their Core Areas of Wild Land (CAWL).  The Scottish Government recently consulted on the Main Issues Report for the National Planning Framework 3 and draft Scottish Planning Policy.  These proposed a policy approach that refers to Scottish Natural Heritage’s Core Areas of Wild Land 2013 map.  This map was drawn … Read more

Former leaders of PAN Parks have set up the European Wilderness Society (EWS) with the aims “to safeguard European wilderness, the continent’s most undisturbed areas of nature for future generation.” The EWS has a developing set of well-resourced web pages that act as a one-stop-shop for anyone interested in wilderness in Europe.