The World Wilderness Congress is the longest-running, public international environmental forum and is the flagship project of The WILD Foundation.
The 1st WWC was held in South Africa in 1977 and has had a total of 8 meetings. It was founded by South African conservationist Dr Ian Player and Laurens van der Post. Addressing the important relationship between wild nature and people, the WWC is a conservation project which determines conservation objectives and then organizes collaboration partnerships to achieve the objectives. When it meets during each project cycle (approximately every 4 years), it is a high profile, public, international event attracting delegates from around the world, often from non-developed countries, and includes many heads of state as well as business, community, cultural and scientific leaders. The focus is on environmental issues with a global perspective. It is one of the most prestigious international environmental forums.
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