Brussels, 05/02/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 3 February, the European Parliament called on the Commission to “develop an EU wilderness strategy”, coherent with the Birds and Habitats Directives. With the adoption by 538 votes to 19 and 12 abstentions of the own initiative report on “virgin” areas in Europe drafted by Gyula Hegyi (PES, Hungary), the EP considers it necessary to provide special funding for reducing fragmentation of such areas, and careful management to restore...