WILD12 Resolutions & Proceedings
The World Wilderness Congress is unique among civil society environmental forums as it provides the public a direct and concrete instrument for setting the global environmental agenda: resolutions. We invited all WILD12 delegates–participants to join in the resolution process by engaging with other delegates in polite and purposeful conversation and meaningful attempts to find common ground. Unity of purpose is essential for the success of any coalition, and the World Wilderness Congress is an instrument to help global civil society find such unity on the next steps we can and should take as an international wilderness movement.
At the 12th World Wilderness Congress (WILD12), twelve resolutions were voted on and accepted by delegates.
12th World Wilderness Congress & Declarations
- Resolution 1: On Sovereignty and Wilderness: Deepening the Wilderness Concept Through Indigenous Knowledge and Wisdom
- Resolution 2: Through the Eyes of Buffalo: A Strategic Platform to Restore All Natural World Relationships
- Resolution 3: Advancing the Rights of Antarctica
- Resolution 4: Mainstreaming Mentorship of Young Ecological Stewards
- Resolution 5: Indigenous Law and Guardianship of Nature
- Resolution 6: Ratify the High Seas Treaty
- Resolution 7: Making Space to Protect White Animals, Messengers of Peace
- Resolution 8: Empowering Ecological Outcomes by Honoring Treaties
Recognizing that good ideas are often born through dialogue during the Congress, WILD12 invited delegates to submit “Spontaneous Resolutions” that capture the momentum of these exchanges. Below are the spontaneous resolutions that were accepted during the congress.
- Resolution 9: Urgent Mineral Withdrawal for all of the Black Hills
- Resolution 10: Recognition of Central Mexico’s Forest of Water as a Strategic Region for the Viability of Central Mexico’s Megalopolis
- Resolution 11: Metaphysical Activism
- Resolution 12: Protecting the Sámi Forest: Safeguarding Biodiversity and Indigenous Livelihoods
12th World Wilderness Congress Proceedings
From He Sápa to the World
In August 2024, more than 50 Tribes and Indigenous Nations and delegates from 36 countries gathered in the Black Hills for the 12th World Wilderness Congress. We’re pleased to share the WILD12 — Global Gathering on Knowledge, Wisdom, and Ways of Knowing —Symposium Proceedings.
Read the WILD12 Proceedings