Your invitation The people, wildlife and wildlands of southern Africa invite you to participate in the 7th World Wilderness Congress, the first time in 25 years this international congress has met in Africa.

5TH WORLD WILDERNESS CONGRESS - Held in September 1993, in Tromsø, Norway, with 600 delegates from 25 countries. Proceedings: Arctic Wilderness, edited by Vance G. Martin and Nicholas Tyler, published by North American Press, 1995.

Delegates presented and worked on indigenous issues from many autonomous regions (Nenets people, with Sami pictographs, above), and also enjoyed Wilderness, the International Nature Documentary Film Festival in which the jury (below) awarded prizes in five categories.

Strengthened the wilderness concept in the circumpolar development debate, advocating specific legislation to protect wilderness areas and values while recognizing sustainable use by indigenous cultures.

Introduced the concept of sustainable living as an evolution of the sustainable development debate.

Produced for action over 30 resolutions dealing with global issues of wildlands and wildlife, sustainable benefits for local people, and numerous scientific and policy matters.

Presented the first inventory of Wild Rivers of the North.

Provided environmental guidelines for the Arctic cooperation and economic development strategy of the Northern Forum, an association of 20 regions and states in the circumpolar north.

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