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. We invite you to take action! Sign-up to endorse the accepted WILD12 resolution(s) by selecting the button below and filling-in the requested information requested by December 6, 2024. As a signatory you and/or your organization agree to the resolution(s) content and commit to supporting/advancing its objectives in your subsequent work. The World Wilderness Congress is not a governance body, meaning we have no authority over each other. However, we encourage you to consider adopting resolutions into organization’s procedures and core policy objectives and commit to advancing them in subsequent work.

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