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WILD9 will host several of the world’s premier photographers to present on their work for conservation. Confirmed keynote photography speakers, all members of the iLCP include: Michael Nichols, Art Wolfe, Thomas Mangelsen and James Balog. See images from these photographers. These photographers will join over 40 others for WiLDSPEAK, the WILD9 Conservation Communications Symposium. WILD9 will be the largest gathering of conservation photographers ever! More about WiLDSPEAK
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Registration Announcement
Online registration will be available until Tuesday, October 27th.
You can register at the Fiesta Americana Hotel on November 4th - 5th, and in the Convention Center from the 5th to the 10th. Register online. Registration Special – Register 5 and the 6th is free.  Contact Daniela@wild9.org for details.

     

Pre-Congress Opportunity: Global Wilderness Forum for Government Agencies
From 4-5 November, government agency employees and protected area managers from around the world have a special opportunity to participate in the Global Wilderness Forum for Government Agencies. The Forum will provide key learning and networking opportunities for protected area managers. Following on the success of the Government Seminar at the 8th World Wilderness Congress (Anchorage, Alaska 2005), this forum will focus on “Climate Change Implications for Wilderness Managers,” and includes a full day field trip to Celestun Biosphere Reserve and a full day workshop with rapid succession discussion groups focused on specific wilderness-related topics at the El Castellano Hotel. Registration for the Forum is $90USD and can be done through online registration for WILD9 or The WILD Foundation.  More information
     
 

YUCATAN NEWS: Celestun Biosphere Reserve
Celestun Biosphere, located on the north-western tip of the Yucatan Peninsula  just over 2 hours from Merida, is home of 80% of the Caribbean (America) Flamingo population and six endemic bird species, two crocodile species and four species of sea-turtles! The Celestun Biosphere Reserve’s lush landscape of mangroves and estuaries gives visitors a real chance to experience WILD Yucatan. The knowledgeable staff provides guided birding tours, boat rides, wildlife viewing opportunities and can tell you all about the management of the 123,000 acre reserve. See opportunities to visit Celestun and other tour
     
 

WILD9 Editorial
I attended the fourth Wilderness Congress in Denver more than twenty years ago. Since then we have published the proceedings of the 4th (Denver), 5th (Norway), 6th (India), 7th (South Africa)  and 8th (Alaska) Congresses. We have also published the International Journal of Wilderness for fifteen years. The advantage of these Congresses is seeing old friends and meeting new ones. These people from every continent are creative individuals who care about the world that we have inherited from our grandparents and the world we are leaving to our grandchildren. Seeing so many who believe in the importance of wilderness provides a great deal of optimism about our common future.   Bob Baron Chairman Emeritus The WILD Foundation

 
 
 
 
 


ONE:  Establish strategic alliances with conservation organizations around the world.

TWO:  Listen to worldwide environmental leaders and experts.  

THREE:  Improve skills in negotiating and resolving environmental issues.

FOUR: Witness social and environmental commitments from leading corporations in Mexico and around the world.

FIVE: Discover conservation policies and models proposed by government agencies and environmental organizations.

SIX: Admire the work of the best nature photographers and learn how they contribute to their conservation objectives.

  
 
 
 
 
 

The 6th World Wilderness Congress convened in Bangalore India, October 1998. A major accomplishment of the 6WWC was the Asian Wilderness Initiative, which strengthened the importance of the wilderness area concept introducing it for the first time to many countries in Asia. The initiative recommended a policy structure and framework for such recognition and designation. Listen to music from the 6th World Wilderness Congress.

 
 
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