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Yale report shows Youth less concerned about global warming than their elders

On March 3rd, the Yale Project on Climate Change released a report entitled, "The Climate Change Generation?: Survey Analysis of the Perceptions and Beliefs of Young Americans." Below is an excerpt from the Executive Summary. I look forward to hearing your comments! American adults under the age of 35 have come of age in the decades since the “discovery” of man-made climate change as a major societal problem. The oldest of this cohort was twelve in 1988, when NASA climate scientist James Hansen testified at a Senate Energy Committee hearing that global temperature rise was underway and that human-produced greenhouse ... Read More

2010 Young Conservationist Award Winner Announced

Message re-posted from Yahoo Group for Youth and Young Professionals working in Protected Areas (IUCN-WCPA), article by Rebecca Koss. A young British Conservationist has won the international award for helping to create a new model of community-run Marine Protected Areas, which both saves marine diversity and helps to feed marine dependent communities. Alasdair Harris, 30, was selected as winner of the 2010 Young Conservationist Award, an award by the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas and the International Ranger Federation which honours outstanding achievements by young people in the world's protected areas. Read More

Eco-Leads

[caption id="attachment_9813" align="alignleft" width="198" caption="Morgan at WildSpeak at WILD9"][/caption] Inspired by her work as a photo-journalist and by her blog (The Nature Files), Morgan Heim, a great friend of WILD and an Emerging League member of the International League of Conservation Photographers, has just launched a great new newsletter.  Eco-Leads (the newsletter) can serve as news source, but is primarily aimed at inspiring photography projects around the globe. What I like most about this project is that it promotes collaboration and sharing of information.  If we're going to create positive change, we have to work together, and I think that Eco-Leads is ... Read More

Internships Available – Alaska, Colorado, New Jersey & More

Are you passionate about the environment and looking for a summer internship?  Here are a few opportunities that might interest you: Kachemak Heritage Land Trust, Homer, Alaska: The Conservation Internship Program, hosted by the Alaska Conservation Foundation, extended its application deadline until this Sunday the 21st, so the time to apply is NOW!  Read More

The WWC Chronicles: Leonel Perales

Mi experiencia en el Congreso Mundial de Tierras Silvestre/ My experience at the 9th World Wilderness Congress: Efrain Leonel Perales, Ecology Student at Sonora University; Comcaac Community member Desde el momento de que me llego la invitación para ir al congreso, bueno en esos momentos no tenía ni idea de que era Wild9, pero acepte sin saber que era pero lo hice por que sabia que me serviría para mi carrera que estudio actualmente (licenciatura el ecología), es mi sueño hablar en público, pero gracias Wild9, también a los que me invitaron (Dr. Enriqueta Velarde y Thor Morales). When I was invited ... Read More

Opportunities for young leaders & film-makers

Two exciting opportunities this week  - One for environmental film makers (Wildscreen Festival) & one for young environmental leaders (Barron Prize).  More details.... Read More

Take your kids on an Earth Adventure without leaving home!

WILD's good friends and partners at Ms. Maggie's Earth Adventures just posted a great new lesson on Nomkhulubwane, the stunning elephant sculpture created by Andries Botha which traveled to WILD9 as a symbol of connectivity and sustainability.  The lessons, available in both English and Spanish, are designed to integrate learning objectives in math, science, language arts, cultural studies and geography with real environmental issues - as are all of Ms. Maggie's lessons.  Ms. Maggie's lessons are free to subscribers, and sent via a weekly e-newsletter each Tuesday! Read More

WILD9 Videos and Powerpoint Presentations

This week we posted handful of new WILD9 videos and have also started to add select power-point presentations to video pages, so that you can hear and see all of the great information presented during WILD9.  This week we added: WILD9 Youth and Young Professional's at Uxmal James Balog, Trees, Water & Ice (English & Spanish) Dr. Pavan Sukhdev, The Value of Wild Nature (English & Spanish) - with power-point presentation Read More

SALT – First Russian film featuring Sea Kayaking

I just got an email from Ann Zavadskaya, who I met at WILD9 through the WILD9 Young Professionals Program, about the first Russian movie on sea kayaking.  It's a non-commercial movie, so it can be seen online and downloaded by anyone who's interested!  Right now, you can watch the trailer and see some great pics of their adventure, and following the Festival of Kayaking VideoFest in Riga the full length movie will be available for download on the SALT website, which has more information about the project. Read More

More WILD9 Online!

We've been busy here at WILD...no, not holiday shopping....but getting more WILD9 content online!  This week, we posted 19 new videos: Carlos Manual Rodriquez, Vice-President for Policy Conservation International, Tierras Silvestres: A Critically Important Protected Area Concept for Latin America (Spanish) McKenzy Haber, Marywood Palm Valley School USA,  Why are we here at WILD9 (English & Spanish) Chief Taska Yawanawa, Indigenous leader, 4REAL Season 1 (English) Read More