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 presentation

1. WHOWEARE
OUR SOCIETY as the leading
European wilderness
protection organisation
DELIVERS concrete results
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2. OUR MANTRA IS
SIMPLE
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3. 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

4. WILDERNESS
(noun)
An unsettled,
uncultivated
region left in its
natural
condition
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OUR PASSION IS

5. 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

6. Wilderness provides
SOCIAL & ECONOMIC
BENEFITS through
responding on urban
social problems and
creating jobs
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WILDERNESS IS
ESSENTIAL TO PEOPLE

7. Only 1% of
Europe’s
land
remained in
its TRULY WILD
state
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WILDERNESS IN EUROPE

8. Our Society sets up the
EUROPEAN WILDERNESS
PRESERVATION SYSTEM
stretching throughout the
continent
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9. 99%
of Europe’s
land was
MODIFIED
from its
natural
(wilderness)
stage
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OUR CHALLENGES

10. With the
current
tendencies
5%
of Europe’s
land will be
covered with
ARTIFICIAL
SURFACES
by 2021
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OUR CHALLENGES

11. Limited
WINDOW OF
political, social
and economic
OPPORTUNITY
so we advocate
for the
EUROPEAN
WILDERNESS
CONVENTION
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OUR OPPORTUNITIES

12. WE WANT 5%
of Europe’s
land
protected
according to
WILDERNESS
principles
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OUR DREAM

13. 10 PROJECTS
bringing
1 MILLION
HECTARES
of new
wilderness &
engaging
1 MILLION PEOPLE
across Europe
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OUR ACTIONS

14. OUR
experiences
and
TRACK RECORDS
of working
with donors
and
businesses
GUARANTEE
SECURITY of
your donation@EUWilderness #MOREWILDERNESSINEUROPE
OUR EXPERIENCES

15. WWW.WILDERNESS-SOCIETY.ORG
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JOIN US TO SECURE
WILDERNESS FOR
FUTURE GENERATIONS