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Gaming for Wilderness
This week, thousands of gamers are coming together to support wild nature by playing The Legend of Zelda’s Breath of the Wild and donating to the WILD Foundation. It all began when a young man named Matthew Moffit, better known as MC, created a...
Protecting Earth’s last remaining primary forests
Primary forests – often to referred to as “old growth” forests – are critical to nature conservation efforts – and to human wellbeing worldwide. They have the highest biodiversity, they produce the highest quality freshwater, serve as watersheds to many of the world’s...
Protected: Running for Elephants
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Teaming up to reduce human-bear conflicts
Why are black bears coming into town, and what can we do to make these encounters less frequent, so both the bears and people are safe?
Launching the CoalitionWILD Mentorship Program
Young people who have mentors are 130% more likely to hold leadership positions. At 22 and fresh out of University, the world seemed bright and endless…and terrifying. The further integrated into the ‘real’ world I got, the more turned around I became. Lacking...Nature Needs Half Network recruits support for protection of half the planet by 2050
First-ever Nature Needs Half Network reception engages conservation leaders with a new scientific framework and roadmap for the protection of 50% of Earth’s wild lands. WASHINGTON, D.C., April 5th, 2017 – Dozens of conservation leaders gathered on Wednesday of last...
Ground-breaking initial success in protecting Mali’s elephants, but it must be sustained
The ability to protect Mali’s elephants took a giant step forward in February 2017 when the newly created anti-poaching unit (APU) –reached full capacity and began operations in the elephant range.
Making Teamwork for African Wildlife Possible
Your purchase of a raffle ticket can enhance urgently needed collaboration Wilderness Foundation Global (WFG) is turning the tide against wildlife crime in Africa, the old fashioned way: by making it easy for some of the best anti-poaching leaders to work together....
Protected: Tracking Mali’s desert elephants near Timbuktu
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Growing hope to empower Haiti’s youth
Augustin is a 27-year-old Haitian with a passion to build community gardens. Haiti has been rocked by one devastating disaster after the next, throwing much of its already vulnerable population into poverty. Augustin watched as these events destabilized his country...
How a single new word can help save wild places
In China, a new word for “wilderness” promises new opportunities for environmental protections Imagine the frustration of describing, let alone protecting, something without a name. It would be like playing a game of charades with no words to draw from the hat and no...
How collaboration between governments makes life better for everyone in North America
The environment wins when land managers work together Land is perfect and doesn’t need much in the way of management. Case in point: before the advent of people, the Earth basically managed herself. Sure, there was a difficult meteor or two. But time and nature were...Protected: To Build the Happiest Communities in 2017, Put the Environment First
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A Reason to Trust in the Future of Our Wild Earth
CoaltionWILD Partners with the Department of Interior to Mentor Young Conservationists As I write, tens of thousands of young leaders are assessing the world they live in and discovering meaningful ways they can make it better. Many of these leaders are under the age...
Protected: Announcing our very own Disney Conservation Hero: Nomba Ganamé!
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Announcing WILD Cities’ Urban Allies Campaign
In today’s world, cities are growing both in geographic size and population and often occupy the most attractive habitat available in a given area. The UN DESA report from 2014 estimates that 66% of the world’s population will be living in cities by 2050 and this...
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“NoGo” Part 3: NoGo Now!
“NoGo” – Creating a nature-bank to guarantee human well-being. Part 3 (concluding)—NoGo Now! “NoGo” is a principle of nature conservation that affirms what should be obvious, that formally protected nature areas (such as national parks and wildlife refuges) and...“NoGo” Part 2: Sustainability needs to respect appropriate boundaries
“NoGo” – Creating a nature-bank to guarantee human well-being “NoGo” is a principle of nature conservation that affirms what should be obvious, that formally protected nature areas (such as national parks and wildlife refuges) and indigenous, natural sacred sites and...