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Opening Ceremonies

Singer Claire Johnston with Ray Phiri and David Rothenberg (left) provided an evening of upbeat music.

Scenes from story-telling evening.

 

Credo Mutwa and Ian Player at the story-telling evening.

Adrian Gardiner (r), owner of Shamwari Game reserve in the Easterna Cape (South Africa), signs a legally binding servitude with Andrew Ewing (c), Chairman of the Wildernesss Foundation (South Africa) to legally declared and manage 3000 hectares (10%) of his reserve) as the first wilderness of privately held land in Africa.

 

Local Xhosa traditional print pattern.

Traditional Xhosa dancers performed every day of the Congress.

Terry Tanner, Confederated Salish and Kootenai tribes of Eastern Montana presented the model of legal wilderness designation and management on his reservation.

Professpor Wangari Maathi, Kenya, founder of the Green belt Movement and winner of the Right Livelihood Award, receives applause from the delgates after delivering her perspective on including local people in wilderness planning and management.

Global Environmental Facility representative Hutton Archer (r) discusses issues with a delegate from India.

The Feather Market Auction hall, Port Elizabeth, South Africa.....venue for the World Wilderness Summit of the 7th

Dr Ian McCullum, author, psychiatrist, wikderness trail leader -- speaking to the issue of peresonal growth programmes in wilderness areas.

The Honourable Magosuthu Buthelezi, Minister of Home Affairs (and on this day the Acting President of South Africa) delivers a personal message to in honour of Dr Ian Player, founder of the WWC.

The Boardwalk Conference Centre, Port Elizabeth, South Africa, venue for the Wilderness Working sessions of the 7th WWC.

The conference bag.

 

 

 

Khoisan angels who participated as part of the Eastern Cape showcase on Tuesday.

 

More Khoisan angels.

 

Wangari Maathai

Indian dance group from Port Elizabeth.

Delegates take to the water in a special afternoon sail organised by the Port Elizabeth yacht club.

Still from winning wildlife film: The Great Dance.



 

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