The Big Wild – A Mountain Equipment Co-op and Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society Conservation Initiative
The Big Wild is a Canadian conservation initiative founded by the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) and Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC). Our vision is to keep at least half of Canada’s public land and water wild forever. We are realizing this vision by supporting wilderness conservation campaigns across Canada.
The Big Wild helps these campaigns by:
- educating people about the urgent need to protect one of the world’s last remaining wilderness areas –
which amounts to 20% of all that’s left on the planet
- raising funds for wilderness protection
- enabling people to show decision-makers they support wilderness protection
This presentation from the 2009 Parks Conference hosted by the Alberta Recreation and Parks Association shares the background and details behind this initiative.
Publication Date:
2009
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