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...
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...“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...
2016 IUCN World Conservation Congress
It’s a frequent question we hear at WILD: what actually happens at international environmental gatherings? And does any of it actually help wild nature? It is my pleasure to report that, yes! WILD actually uses the international forum provided by such events to...