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The WILD Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in the United States in 1974 by South African Ian Player, and based in Boulder, Colorado.
The WILD Foundation protects and sustains wild nature by informing, inspiring and empowering people around the globe. WILD works in three sectors: policy and applied research, with decision-makers at every level of government, business, and community; field projects that integrate the needs of wilderness, wildlife and people; and communications, through publishing, media and the arts.
The World Wilderness Congress was established by WILD in 1977 and is WILD’s flagship program, bringing together the public and leaders from government, business and organizations working for wilderness and human communities around the globe. Convening every three to four years, the WWC sets objectives, creates structure and alliances to achieve those objectives and produces practical results. For example, the 4th World Wilderness Congress (1987) helped start the Global Environmental Facility of the World Bank,[1] and the 8th World Wilderness Congress (2005) launched the International League of Conservation Photographers and announced the first wilderness law and designated wilderness area in Latin America (Mexico).
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[edit] Project focus
WILD field projects implement practical conservation solutions. Field projects are historically focused in the Sub-Saharan region, but have included projects in the Amazon of Brazil and the northern reaches of Russia. WILD Foundation provides training for managers of protected areas, innovates new approaches to conservation needs, incubates new organizations and works with local communities to develop sustainable solutions addressing social needs with a conservation outlook.
[edit] Current projects
- WILD 9 - the 9th World Wilderness Congress[2]
- Umzi Wethu - Training AIDS orphans and Vulnerable Youth for Conservation Employment[3]
- Mali Elephants - Saving the very last herd of elephants in the arid Sahel[4]
- International League of Conservation Photographers - protecting wild nature through ethical photography[5]
[edit] The Wilderness Network
The WILD Foundation is a founding member of The Wilderness Network, a consortium of independent, like-minded organizations. The Wilderness Network works worldwide to:
- Protect and sustain wilderness, wildlife and human communities;
- Promote the values and services provide by wildlands and seas; and,
- Provide wilderness-related information, education, experience and training.
The members of The Wilderness Network are: The WILD Foundation (US), The Wilderness Foundation (SA), The Wilderness Foundation (UK), and the Wilderness Leadership School (SA).
[edit] Publications
- International Journal of Wilderness ISSN 1086-5519
- Wilderness Management ISBN 1-55591-855-7
- Zulu Wilderness: Shadow and Soul, Ian Player ISBN 1-55591-363-6
- When Elephants Fly, Carol Batrus ISBN 13:978-1-5591-565-0
[edit] References
- ^ 4th World Wilderness Congress
- ^ WILD 9 - the 9th World Wilderness Congress
- ^ Umzi Wethu - Training AIDS orphans and Vulnerable Youth for Conservation Employment
- ^ Mali Elephants - Saving the very last herd of elephants in the arid Sahel
- ^ International League of Conservation Photographers - protecting wild nature through ethical photography
