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World Wilderness Summit
(2-3 November)
^Program
Overview
^Wilderness Working Sessions
^Speaker Biographies
A high-powered presentation platform with an action agenda for Africa and
the world, consisting of two days of plenary sessions of global wilderness
and sustainability issues addressed by experts and practitioners from
different perspectives, professions and nations. The cultural program each
evening presents an artistic milieu that emphasizes the international
importance of wilderness within a regional African context.
Delegate presenters include international government representatives,
corporate leaders, academics, scientists, educators and artists. Themes and
related objectives address political, social, economic and philosophical
aspects of wilderness protection and sustainability, and their relationship
to human communities, such as:
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Wilderness Designation: political announcements from government
ministries
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National Reports: individual nations report on wilderness sustainability
progress
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Wilderness, Economics and Environmental
Security
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New Funding Strategies for Protected
Areas
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Wilderness and Human
Spirit
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International Initiatives for
Wilderness
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Linkages to Rio +10 and the World Parks
Congress
Just a few of the influential and accomplished people who have confirmed
their participation at the WWC are Maladoma Some; Mohamed El-Ashry; Michael
Fay; Ian Player; Vandana Shiva;
Credo Mutwa and Waangari Maathai, Ministers of Environment from numerous
countries; and more:
Click here for
brief biographies on many of the speakers confirmed
to date.
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