supporting
excellence in teaching and research for more effective use of wild and natural
areas to expand human potential. An endowed professorship, a learning
laboratory, and interdisciplinary research are all parts of this new project
designed to explore and clarify an expanding wilderness frontier.
The
Wilderness Press
Begun
initially to publish, in an appealing format, the proceedings of the World
Wilderness Congress, the press is now a means for expanding all IWLF educational
goals. Press objectives are to make available enjoyable and easily understood
information which supports wilderness and natural areas.
Foundation
Leadership
A
principal strength of the IWLF is a committed and diverse Board of Directors,
affiliates and advisors. Technical and other advisory committees are established
when necessary to guide specific projects. Our directors and some of our
principal advisors are:
*Dr.
Robert N. Cleaves is a Los Angeles attorney who represented the U.S. During the transition of government in Zimbabwe. He is a
Major-General in the U.S. Air Force Reserve (inactive) and has extensive
experience in the environmental and diplomatic affairs of Africa.
Ms.
Anne Cooley, who has wide experience in U.S. and international banking and
private investments, is currently based in London. She is a Board member of The
Wilderness Foundation (UK), and works with financial and conservation education
projects in the United Kingdom.
Ms.
Norma Foster is the international film producer and director who created the
widely-distributed series “Wildlife in Crisis>” while continuing to work
through her own company on numerous film and conservation education projects,
she is responsible for IWLF public and media relations.
*Dr.
John C. Hendee, Dean of Forestry, Wildlife and Range
Sciences, University of Idaho, is a well-known scientist concerned with
wilderness, wildlife and human images of conservation. Dr. Hendee is focusing IWLF research and education to expand
knowledge about the values of wilderness experiences for personal growth.
Dr.
Jay M. Hughes, on leave from his position as the Dean of Forestry and Natural
Resources at Colorado State University, has a distinguished record as a forest
economist, educator and science administrator. He currently works in Nepal as
chief technical advisor (watershed) for the UNDP/FAO to His Majesty’s
Government.
Mrs.
Susan Storey Lyman works in New England on behalf of conservation and charitable
projects. Formerly the Development Officer for Radcliffe College, she has long
been dedicated to a resolution of human and environment conflict.
*Vance
G. Martin is President of the IWLF, coordinates the foundations programs, and
serves as Executive Director for the World Wilderness Congress. He served
previously as Environmental Director of the Findhorn Foundation in Scotland and
has lived in Europe, Asia, and Australia while working on conservation education
and land management projects.
*Dr.
Ian C. Player, DMS, is a widely honored international conservationist and
co-founder of the IWLF and Wilderness Foundation (UK). He is well known for
Operation Rhino, which saved the white rhinoceros (southern species) from
extinction. He established the Wilderness Leadership School in Africa, initiated
the World Wilderness Congress, and continues to develop programs which foster
understanding of the ecology and psychology of wilderness.
*Sir
Laurens Van der Post, explorer, scholar, and author of
over twenty books, has long worked on behalf of wilderness and vanishing tribal
people. His early life in the African bush and numerous wilderness expeditions
around the world are reflected in his books, films and articles.
Mrs.
Genevieve Di San Faustino has long supported wildlife and conservation causes,
from her base in the San Francisco Bay area.