by Jackie Batrus | Mar 20, 2025
For decades, conservation has relied heavily on the deep wisdom and technical expertise of seasoned practitioners. Their hard-won knowledge has protected landscapes, endangered species, and cultural heritage across the globe. Yet as we stand on the brink of unprecedented ecological tipping points, there is an urgent need to cultivate the next wave of leadership—one that is agile, inclusive, and ready to inherit the mantle of responsibility.
by Jackie Batrus | Mar 14, 2025
Boreal forests are the largest land-based carbon sink yet Sweden is deforesting its old growth trees at a faster rate than the deforestation of the Amazon.
by Jackie Batrus | Mar 7, 2025
The important role of “the sacred” and Indigenous Peoples around the world in the stewardship of wild places is marginal. It’s time for that to change.
by Jackie Batrus | Feb 28, 2025
When is it more feasible to achieve the Half target? When we have Half left or when we have to restore at a nearly unimaginable scale 25 years from now?
by Jackie Batrus | Feb 13, 2025
Like many Indigenous Sámi, Maidi Andersson was celebrating Sámi National Day. But for her and her reindeer community the celebration abruptly ended when she discovered the slain reindeer.
by Daniel Meyer | Dec 2, 2024
WILD isn’t just working to protect wilderness, we are also working to protect wildness and its connection to the human spirit.
by Daniel Meyer | Dec 2, 2024
Some losses are difficult to explain, and that is all the more reason to make space for those who grieve.
by Jackie Batrus | Dec 2, 2024
Sometimes an opportunity to step out of your comfort zone reveals what is sacred within all of us.
by Daniel Meyer | Nov 25, 2024
Some sacrifices we never anticipate making. When the world calls, how we answer can change the course of history for entire communities.
by Jackie Batrus | Nov 22, 2024
When we give freely of what we are not immediately using, we unleash the potential for an object, a resource, or even our own energy to fulfill a purpose and to give joy and meaning to the world.
