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.
by Jackie Batrus | Oct 27, 2024
I know that for many people, venturing into wilderness areas is a very important element for health and balance in their lives. I feel this as well, but also, for me, the nature directly around me is equally important.
by WILD Foundation | Aug 17, 2024
Reed Robinson is the director of the Office of Tribal Relations for the USDA Forest Service.
by Idaho Capital Sun | Aug 7, 2024
Chief Looking Horse presides over ceremony to honor calf attended by 500 people just west of Yellowstone National Park.
by WILD Foundation | Aug 7, 2024
In this Q&A, we delve into the work of EPC, an environmental consultancy with a deep commitment to wilderness preservation.
by WILD Foundation | Aug 6, 2024
The World Wilderness Congress is unique among civil society environmental foras as it provides the public a direct and concrete instrument for setting the global environmental agenda: resolutions.
by WILD Foundation | Aug 6, 2024
Hinano Murphy is a widely recognized expert in Tahitian cultural history. She grew up on Moorea and Tahiti learning oral traditions from her elders.
by WILD Foundation | Aug 5, 2024
Tribal data sovereignty refers to the right of Indigenous Tribes or Nations to control and govern their own data. It emphasizes the autonomy and self-determination of Indigenous communities.
by WILD Foundation | Aug 5, 2024
The premise of the Lakota society is based on respect or Waohola. Lakota traditional ways inform us that the following are good practices if one seeks to embody respect.
by WILD Foundation | Aug 2, 2024
Meda Dewitt is a Lingít traditional healer, certified massage therapist, ethno-herbalist, educator, and virtual and in-person events coordinator.
by WILD Foundation | Jul 31, 2024
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