Accomplishments of the 4th
World Wilderness Congress
 4th
World Wilderness Congress -Held in September, 1987 in
Denver and Estes Park, Colorado, United States, with 2,000
delegates from 64 countries. Proceedings: For the
Conservation of Earth, edited by Vance G. Martin, published
by Fulcrum, Inc., 1988.
Proposed the establishment of a world conservation bank, or
fund, the first call for new conservation finance
mechanisms, which eventually led to the $1.1 billion Global
Environment Facility.
 U.S.
secretary of the treasury, James Baker, was the first
finance minister to open a major conservation conference,
calling for integration of economics and environment.
 The first world wilderness inventory, prepared for the WWC
by the Sierra Club.
Continued to advocate inclusion of wilderness as a separate
and specific classification under the World Conservation
Union (IUCN) Categories of Protected Areas, which was
accepted by the IUCN in 1994.
 Resubmitted
to the British government the resolution to consider the
Cairngorm Plateau for listing as a World Heritage Site (to
preserve its valuable wilderness characteristics), a process
which was then begun by the British government in 1990.
First proposal for a world conservation corps, or Service,
as an avenue for effective public environmental action.
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addition to working sessions which determined the 4th WWC
action agenda, the cultural program was rich and varied,
including classical Indian dance, the International Youth
Choir, art shows, cowboy poets, concerts . . . all inspired by
wilderness.
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Learn about past congresses:
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Summary
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USA - Alaska, 2005
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South Africa, 2001
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India, 1998 |
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Norway, 1993 |
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USA - Colorado, 1987
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Scotland, 1983
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Australia, 1980
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South Africa, 1977
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