Title:
Establishing A Global Network Of Youth Toward The 1st Youth World Wilderness Congress
Proposed by: Barbara Miranda
Seconded by: Ishmael M. Makwaeba, Manuel Adams

WHEREAS,

Wilderness experiences are proven to be life-changing experiences for youth;

There are many programmes internationally that bring youth into wilderness;

Value would be added to these programmes if the students could learn/interact/dialogue with students in similar programmes from other countries and cultures.
 

THEREFORE, the 7^th World Wilderness Congress hereby

RESOLVES, that

Students from Imbewu Youth Wilderness Programme in South Africa (joint venture between South African National Parks and the Wilderness Leadership School) and the Wildlink Wilderness Education Project in California, USA (joint venture between USDA Forest service, USDI National Park Service and Bureau of Land Management) and other interested programmes will begin to share their perspectives, experiences, and subsequent life decisions based on these experiences. At first this dialogue will take place via shared letters, photographs and video.

Further, in one year a satellite internet discussion will take place between the students directed toward a Youth World Wilderness Congress to run concurrent with the next World Wilderness Congress. The group involved will seek funding from various sources to send youth delegates to the Congress.

Proposed by:

Barbara Miranda
Director
Sierra Nevada Wilderness Education Project
Yosemite National Park
P.O. Box 577,
Yosemite NP
USA 95389
+1 209 372 0735 tel
+1 209 372 0368 fax
Barbara_Miranda@nps.gov

Seconded by:

Ishmael M. Makwaeba
Manager
Imbewu Youth Project
P.O. Box 787
Pretoria 0001
South Africa
083 285 0578
Ishmael@parks-sa.co.za

Manuel Adams
Spine Road High School
Mitchells Plain 7785
Cape Town
South Africa
082 4032390
manueladams@hotmail.com