My Journey “In the Tracks of Giants” – World Heritage Designations
Today our group arrived in Cape Town and I was surprised by how large the city is! We settled into our accommodation at the Harfield Guest Villa and got set for a few days of meetings and fun. One of our longtime colleagues, Dr. Karen Ross, is joining us for several...
My Journey “In the Tracks of Giants” – A Journey in the Wilderness
The Zulu people have a saying that no man (or woman) crosses the same river twice – the river is always changing. Sometimes the person changes. This is the experience at the heart of every wilderness trail with The Wilderness Leadership School. I could ramble on and...
My Journey “In the Tracks of Giants” – Meeting Ian Player Con’t
In real time, our group has returned from our time in the Umfolozi game reserve with the Wilderness Leadership School and had a full day in Cape Town…..but, in blog-time, I am taking you back a few days. Our story will unfold as the days go-by and I will post my...My Journey “In the Tracks of Giants” – Meeting Ian Player & Heading out on Trail
Just a very brief update….today we met up with Charlotte Baron, the Chair of WILD’s Board of Directors and Magnus Sylven and his wife Bettina from Switzerland. We drove north from Durban to Howick, and had tea with Ian Player — WILD’s founder...
My Journey “In the Tracks of Giants” – A day at the Wilderness Foundation
The weather in Port Elizabeth was rainy and chilly today — but the warm welcome by our colleagues at the Wilderness Foundation made the day bright! Andrew Muir, Executive Director of the Foundation (a partner with us in the Wilderness Network — a close...
My journey “In the Tracks of Giants” – A busy day!
It’s only day 3 (or day 4??). I have no idea and think I will soon stop trying to count. Today, I woke up just in time to hear some of the roosters crowing at Isandlwana. A quick bit of yoga on the patio before meeting Elizabeth Dhalmini, who runs our...
My Journey “In the Tracks of Giants” – Community & Conservation
Today was quiet the amazing day…seems like many days combined into one. Waking up in Johannesburg was lovely. We had a nice morning with Sven and Karen, then took to the road on a 4-5 hour drive to Isandlwana. Through the heart of the “Orange Free State”, I heard more...A Night in Johannesburg
Tonight we landed in Johannesburg, after a long series of flights from Denver. We are staying with Vance’s good friend Sven Kreher. Sven and his partner Karen prepared a delicious and fresh dinner for us and we spent some time talking about the current conservation...My Journey In the Tracks of Giants – Some WILD History
Yesterday (I think it was yesterday…hard to tell with the travel & time change!), I asked Vance (WILD’s President) — When did you first go to South Africa? I could tell this was going to be a good story the second I asked. Vance seemed a bit...My Journey “In the Tracks of Giants”….
OR, I’m going to AFRICA?!?!! Today, I head out on a great adventure. I’m sitting at the Denver airport with WILD’s President Vance Martin, about to embark on an amazing journey. Over the next few weeks, we’ll visit with partners and programs...
What is Marine Wilderness?
We have a pretty good idea of what we mean by “wilderness” on land, but not nearly so much when we look toward the sea. We have called quite a few places in the ocean and along the coast “wilderness”, but only a small number of these areas...Protected: Conservation is about people, as much as it is about wildlife
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2010 Year in Review
It’s been a busy year here at WILD….a lot to recap. AND, we’re moving into 20111 with gusto! Below, I’ve copied our annual letter that went out to WILD donors this past week. I encourage you to also read our 2010 annual report, which covers our...
Bright Young Star in India
When in India you meet with effective young professionals making a real difference in nature conservation, most of them have a one thing in common…they were inspired by Bittu Sahgal (see my last post) and usually worked and were trained for awhile with Bittu’s...
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Youth and Young Leader Digest | Connecting Emerging Leaders in Conservation
It is approaching the one year anniversary of WILD9 – I can hardly believe it! WILD is moving full-steam ahead on the Nature Needs Half™ vision, and many of the other programs launched at WILD9. Over the past year, we’ve test-driven a few ideas to continue...
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Hydroelectric Dam Threatens Kayapo Terriroty
The Kayapo territories span 10.5 million hectares in the Xingu region of southeastern Amazon of Brazil and form possibly the largest single protected tract of tropical forest in the world. The protection of these traditional lands can be traced to an historically...
How Wild Nature Provides Seed Diversity
As the world’s population exponentially explodes, demand for additional living space and resources for survival greatly increase. To supply this demand, we compromise the integrity and survival of the natural world and existing ecosystems around us. As a result,...