WILD9 - Friday 6 November
INTRODUCING THE WORLD WILDERNESS CONGRESS TO THE YUCATAN
- Dr Exequiel Ezcurra, Chairman, WILD9
- Procession and cleansing, Mayan shamans
- Dr. Emilio Carlos Berlie Belaunzarán, Bishop of the State of Yucatan –Ecumenical blessing
Introduction of co-chairs by Andrew Muir, Director, Wilderness Foundation (Africa), Rolex Award Laureate (Representing the International Advisory Board, WILD9)
WHAT AND WHY? – THE WORLD WILDERNESS CONGRESS
- Vance G. Martin, President, The WILD Foundation; Chairman of the Executive Committee, WILD9
- Ian Player, Founder, World Wilderness Congress Video Keynote, English
- Bittu Sahgal, Founder/Director, Sanctuary Asia – Our Wilderness, Our Congress, English & español
WHERE TO AND HOW? – WILD9, THE 9th WORLD WILDERNESS CONGRESS
- MULTI MEDIA PRESENTATION Wilderness and the Building Blocks of Life
- Dr Exequiel Ezcurra, Chairman, WILD9 – Introduction to the WILD9 Agenda
GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES
- Tashka Yawanawa. Chief of Yawanawa, Southern Amazon, Brazil
- Dr Jane Smart Director, Biodiversity Conservation Group Head, Species Program; International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Saving the Wild—21st Century Imperatives, English & español
VOICES OF THE YOUTH AND YOUNG PROFESSIONALS – Why Are We Here at WILD9?
- Israel Colli Tzuc, Santa Domingo Community, Yucatan, español
- McKenzy Sage Haber, Marywood Palm Valley School, USA English & español
CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY AND WILDERNESS
- Dr Mario Molina, Nobel Laureate; Founder, Mario Molina Center; Climate Change: The Current Status, Potential Impacts, and What We Can Do. English & español
- Dr Amory Lovins, Chairman, Chief Scientist, Rocky Mountain Institute; Reinventing Fire: The Profitable Transition from Oil and Coal to Efficiency and Renewables, English & español
- Ilarion Merculieff, Bering Sea Council of Elders;Native Peoples: Facing Climate Change at Home, English & español
THE IMPORTANCE OF WILDERNESS “TIERRAS SILVESTRES” FOR LATIN AMERICA
- Carlos M. Rodriguez, Vice President for Policy, Conservation International (Costa Rica) – Tierras Silvestres: A Critically Important Protected Area Concept for Latin America, English & español
- His Excellency Michael Pierre Jong Tjien Fa B.A. Minister of Physical Planning, Land & Forest Management, Suriname; In Pursuit of a Green Development Strategy, English & español
THE WILD YUCATAN – NOW!
Multi-media presentation of the Yucatan RAVE (Rapid Assessment Visual Expedition) – 30 conservation photographers, seven weeks, an indelible environmental portrait. Cristina Mittermeier Founder, International League of Conservation Photographers; Director, The WILD Foundation
WILD9 – THE OFFICIAL GLOBAL OPENING CEREMONY (Highlights)
- Exequiel Ezcurra, Chairman of WILD9
- STAMP CANCELLATION CEREMONY – The first stamp series on international wilderness areas – Servicio Postal Mexicano; Presentation — Director of the Postal Service
- Ing. César Bojorquez Zapata, Mayor of the City of Merida
- Sec. Juan R. Elvira, Minister of Environment
- Harvey Locke, Vice President for Conservation Strategy for The WILD Foundation, WILD9 Message to President Calderon, English & español
- Gob. Ivonne Ortega Pacheco, Governor of the State of Yucatán, English & español
- His Excellency, The President of Mexico, Felipe Calderón Hinojosa, English & español
