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Youth Leadership Event with Simon Jackson in Boulder, CO

September is going to be a busy month for us here at WILD!  We're very excited to welcome Simon Jackson, founder of the largest youth-led organization in the world, to Boulder to meet with local young leaders.  Jackson will facilitate several training workshops (September 18-20) with local young leaders on community engagement, leadership and the environment. The trainings, organized by The WILD Foundation and local partners, will include opportunities for emerging leaders to learn from Simon's experience as the founder of the Spirit Bear Youth Coalition and his work with a variety of other initiatives, and participate in an ... Read More

Tri for Wilderness

Your Cause Sports, a fairly recent addition to the Boulder triathlon racing circuit, gives racers a unique opportunity to raise money and awareness for a nonprofit of their choice.  Pretty exciting stuff, especially for someone like me who likes to race triathlons and is passionate about a specific cause (in case you didn't know, I think Nature is Cool). This September, I'll be racing to support wilderness, worldwide.  On 11 September, I'll suit up for the Boulder Sunset Triathlon, an Olympic distance race (1500m swim, 23 mi bike, 10k run).  In the meantime, I'm raising money and awareness for Nature Needs ... Read More

WILD at TedxBoulder

Tomorrow is a very exciting day here in Boulder.  The first TEDxBoulder kicks off at 4pm, with a great list of speakers on environment, technology, politics, energy, science and more.  In the spirit of TED (ideas worth spreading), TEDx is a local, self-organized event.  Perhaps I'm biased, but I think that TEDxBoulder is going to be the best TEDx ever! WILD will be at TEDx, along with a select few other cool, local nonprofits and social businesses.  We'll have a table right outside of Chautauqua auditorium, so if you plan to be at TEDx please stop by and say hi!  WILD's ... Read More

Young Leaders Forum at the 4th International Biennial Parks Leadership Conference August 2010, Sydney, Australia

News from the IUCN/WCPA Young Protected Area Professionals: Parks Forum is pleased to present the Young Leaders Forum, to be held as a precursor to the 4th International Biennial Parks Leadership Conference: Common Ground in August 2010. The 2010 Young Leaders Forum presents an opportunity to recognise aspiring young professionals in the parks, recreation and protected area sector and build their leadership capacity for future parks management and leadership. Read More

Many species, One planet, One future

World Environment Day, 2010, has the theme "Many species, one planet, one future" and the events and celebrations around the world echo this important, and timely, theme.  Interestingly enough, World Environment Day (5 June) an initiative of the United National Environmental Program (UNEP) coincides with the US National Trails Day, an initiative of the American Hiking Society.  The days have a few things in common.... Read More

Environmental Leadership Scholarships for Young Leader in UK

News from our sister organization The Wilderness Foundation UK -- In conjunction with Tellus Mater, a grant giving trust, The Wilderness Foundation UK will be offering environmental leadership scholarships to young people from organisations across the UK for a third consecutive year. This year they will be working with a selection of 18-30 year old young professionals from the corporate and charity sectors who are already committed to positive change for the environment and low carbon solutions. Read More

Youth Perspective Conference on Biodiversity

To celebrate the Year of Biodiversity, there are many new and interesting events occurring around the world.  From 1-6 July 2010, the youth Perspective Conference on Biodiversity will bring together over 150 young leaders from Europe o learn about, discuss and share knowledge and experience on biodiversity.  Although applications have been closed for some time,  there are still a number of places for young people from: Belgium, Estonia, France, Finland, Greece, Ireland, Lithuania, Latvia, Luxemburg, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom.  Download the application and learn more about the conference > Read More

Updated Blogroll

Just wanted to let everyone know that I've updated our Blogroll to include some really great new(er) blogs from our friends and partners!  Here's a quick overview: Tierra Silvestre - A fantastic new blog by Ana Domínguez Pérez, who worked with WILD and Unidos para la Conservacion on WILD9.  Ana is continuing the momentum built during WILD9 for "Tierras Silvestre" in Mexico, posting news and information in Spanish.  She says: "For me, the Wilderness are the reason to understand where we come from and where we should go." The Nature Files - Morgan Heim, Trustee of WILD, emerging member of the iLCP ... Read More

Art, Conservation & Politics Interplay in Durban

Inspiration, communication, beauty, awe...and action.  Art plays a many important roles in society - and has for longer than any art museum can possibly document.  We celebrated the ancient art of Body Painting at WILD9 with a stunning exhibit at Hacienda Tekit de Regil.  For many, this was a highlight of the WILD9 experience, serving both a celebration and inspiration for their tireless efforts to protect wild-nature. We all need a muse.  Andries Botha's magnificent elephant sculptures are modern day muses for the conservation movement.  Botha states: "The elephant is a metaphor for the yearning for forgotten conversations between humans, the ... Read More

EarthDay Interview Highlights Obama Household’s Interest in Tigers

On Saturday, we got a great note from Bittu Sahgal, a trustee of WILD who has lead a life-long campaign for the tiger.  Bittu was on the WILD9 Advisory Board and spoke during the opening session of the Congress on the importance of the World Wilderness Congress as a Conservation tool.  Sahgal is the founder and editor of Sanctuary Asia, India's leading wildlife, conservation and environment magazine, and recently did a great interview on WILD's President Vance Martin (ooh, to be a fly on the wall during that great conversation!). The "news flash" is particularly interesting because it ties tiger conservation, ... Read More