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Wild Foundation
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| The WILD Foundation works to protect and sustain critical wild areas, wilderness values and endangered wildlife throughout the world, with a special emphasis on Southern Africa, by initiating or assisting environmental education, experiential and “hands on” projects and programs. Their Definition of Wilderness: Large area of unmodified or slightly modified land, and/or sea, retaining its natural character and influence, without permanent or significant habitation, which is (or should be) protected and managed so as to preserve its natural condition. Their Definition of Wildland Values Wildland values include: the “ecosystem services’ provided by wild and natural areas that promote a more healthy and productive human society, such as clean air and water; timber, grass and other natural resources, plant medicines, climate tempering, habitat for wildlife, etc. “Social values” are important and less tangible values than ecosystem services, such as beauty, solitude, quiet, recreation, therapy, etc. Finally, inherent values are important but hard-to-measure intangibles that allow nature’s creatures and systems to experience similar freedom, self-expression, and evolution as does the human species. |
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