introduction to the work and mantra of the european wilderness society
DESCRIPTION
The European Wilderness Society is a citizens' inititative based on the outcomes of the 10th World Wilderness Congress. The organisation has a simple mantra: MORE WILDERNESS IN EUROPE. We translated our mantra into a simple goal to protect 5% of Europe based on wilderness principles. More in the presentationTRANSCRIPT
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OUR SOCIETY as the leading European
wilderness protection organisation DELIVERS
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OUR MANTRA IS SIMPLE
MOREWILDERNESSIN EUROPE
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Our Society restores the Wild Heart of Europe and Europeans through IDENTIFYING, DESIGNATING AND MANAGING existing wilderness areas, EXPANDING their size AND PROMOTING their values for mankind!
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CALL 4 WILDERNESS
WILDERNESS (noun)
An unsettled, uncultivated region left in its natural condition
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OUR PASSION IS
0 = the number of species we, human, invented
vs
3 = the number of species which go extinct every hour due to human effects
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WILDERNESS IS ESSENTIAL TO WILDLIFE
Wilderness provides SOCIAL & ECONOMIC BENEFITS through responding on urban social problems and creating jobs
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WILDERNESS IS ESSENTIAL TO PEOPLE
Only 1% of Europe’s land remained in its TRULY WILD state
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WILDERNESS IN EUROPE
Our Society sets up the EUROPEAN WILDERNESS PRESERVATION SYSTEM
stretching throughout the continent
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99%of Europe’s
land was MODIFIED
from its natural
(wilderness) stage
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OUR CHALLENGES
With the current
tendencies5%
of Europe’s land will be
covered with ARTIFICIAL SURFACES
by 2021
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OUR CHALLENGES
LimitedWINDOW OF
political, social and economic OPPORTUNITY
so we advocate for the
EUROPEAN WILDERNESS CONVENTION
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OUR OPPORTUNITIES
WE WANT 5%of Europe’s land protected according to WILDERNESS principles
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OUR DREAM
10 PROJECTSbringing1 MILLION HECTARESof new wilderness & engaging1 MILLION PEOPLE across Europe@EUWilderness
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OUR ACTIONS
OUR experiences andTRACK RECORDS of working with donors and businessesGUARANTEE SECURITY of your donation
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OUR EXPERIENCES
WWW.WILDERNESS-SOCIETY.ORG
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JOIN US TO SECURE WILDERNESS FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS