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Anchorage, Alaska
30th September – 6th October
 2005



Wilderness,
Wildlands
and People:
A Partnership
for the Planet

 



"There are no words that can tell the hidden spirit of the wilderness, that can reveal its melancholy and its charm"

Theodore Roosevelt,
President of the United States 1901-1909
 
Sponsors and Benefits
 
Message Rock

Registration

Wild Expo
(public, free)

Congress Announcement
826KB PDF
 





Proceedings from the
7th World Wilderness Congress
Now Available

 


 
 
SITE CREDITS:

Ulf Doerner
Ulf is on the Board of Directors of The WILD Foundation, and is International Scientific Advisor to Wilderness Foundation (South Africa), and an industrial consultant on integrated and environmental management schemes in South Africa and Europe. He founded the Global Nature Fund's international project, Living Lakes, a "Partnership of Lakes" for promoting sustainable development in the world's lake areas. Also (when he isn't rock'n rolling) Ulf Doerner has contributed his fine nature photography to some distinguished calendars and books. He is a recipient of the Order of the Golden Ark, one of international conservation's highest awards.

 
 
Pages with photos by Ulf Doerner:About the 8th WWC
General Program
General Program

Patricio Robles Gil
An artist with a passion for conservation, Patricio Robles Gil has forged a unique path to accomplish his goals. With Agrupación Sierra Madre, an organization that he founded in 1989, he has published numerous books with stunning photographs illuminating the beauty and fragility of Mexico’s ecosystems. With great business acumen, he has demonstrated that ecologically sustainable enterprises can be profitable. In 1993, Patricio founded Unidos para la Conservación (United for Conservation) to carry out specific actions for the protection of wildlife and natural areas.

     

 
Pages with photos by Patricio Robles Gil:Welcome!

Cathy Hart
The other item I could use is a brief paragraph on each of the people who contributed photos or artwork/logos, this would be for the credits page

     

   
 
Pages with photos by Cathy Hart:Alaska
Anchorage
Contact Us
Highlights of the 1st WWC
Highlights of the 4th WWC
Highlights of the 6th WWC
Highlights of the 7th WWC

Cristina Mittermeier
Cristina Goettsch Mittermeier is a Mexican marine biologist with a degree in biochemical engineering from the Monterrey Institute of Technological and Advanced Studies. She has carried fieldwork in the Yucatán Península and the Gulf of California in México and has visited 40 countries to pursue her interests in conservation and photography. She is fluent in Spanish, English and Portuguese, and she is also a professional SCUBA diver.

She has coauthored several scientific articles on conservation of terrestrial and marine biodiversity and is coauthor of five coffee-table books -- Megadiversity, Hotspots, Wilderness, Wildlife Spectacles and the soon-to-be-released Hotspots II.

     

   
 
Pages with photos by Cristina Mittermeier:Congress Registration
Conservation Photography
Highlights of the 2nd WWC
Press & Media
Science & Technical Sessions
Structure of the 8th WWC
Thank You!

Lisa Swansbrough
Lisa is an accomplished artist and graphic designer who has worked with Wild for over 5 years. She has contributed her 14 years of design expertise to a number of projects including annual reports, newsletters, logo and stationary design, and most recently the World Wilderness Congress Brochure.

 

Lisa's logo work is depicted on every page of the site.
 
Pages with images created  by Lisa:Highlights of the 3rd WWC
Highlights of the 5th WWC
Sponsorship Opportunities
Welcome!
 

"The civilized people have lost the aptitude of stillness, and must take lessons in silence from the wild."   Isak Dinesen
 

 
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