Four-part BBC2 series following 6 years of “Windfarm Wars” near Dartmoor. In 2005 BBC TWO commissioned Sevenstones Media to produce Windfarm Wars, then a single observational documentary following the building of a windfarm, a story that was to become one of the UK ’s most divisive issues. Six years later, following the unravelling of this [...]
Today’s Guardian education section features a profile of the Wilderness Foundation UK’s pioneering intervention project for youth-at-risk – TurnAround. The article, written by Louise Tickle outlines the genesis of the project and why nature – particularly wild nature – offers a solution for disturbed youth. Wilderness Foundation UK CEO Jo Roberts says: “Being in a [...]
Tune into BBC Radio Essex on Sunday 20th September at 7.20am Wild Swans - four sixteen year old UK girls who returned recently from the wilderness in South Africa after spending fifteen days with four young South African girls from a very different background, will be talking about their trail and the effect it [...]
Wilderness Foundation CEO Jo Roberts guested on BBC Radio Essex Breakfast Show last Sunday (23rd August 2009). Jo was invited to join progamme host Ian Wyatt review the Sunday papers and also talk a little about the work of the Foundation in Essex and further afield. Jo said: “It was a really great opportunity for [...]
Jethro Tull supporting the fight to preserve wilderness:
Andrew Muir was one of the five laureates to win a prestigious Rolex award last year (2008) for his work on the Umzi Whetu project in South Africa. We are pleased to inform you a special documentary on the Laureates of the Rolex Awards for Enterprise 2008 will be shown on National Geographic Channels International [...]
Those people living in Scotland, or who have been closely following the debate surrounding the re-wilding of the Alladale Estate by owner Paul Lister, may already be aware of this tv series, which has so far been restricted to broadcast in Scotland. However, “The Real Monarch of the Glen” now comes to BBC2 for national [...]
Yesterday’s (10/08/2008) Observer had a really interesting article entitled “Conquering the last great wilderness”. The piece, by Euan Ferguson describes his walking holiday among the dramatic peaks of Scotland’s Knoydart. You can read the full article online at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2008/aug/10/scotland.walkingholidays?gusrc=rss&feed=networkfront Euan’s trip was organised by our travel partners in the UK – Wilderness Scotland. Coincidentally, our [...]
Reuters Environment Correspondent Deborah Zabrenko recently wrote an interesting article on the consequences of wetland destruction: The world’s wetlands, threatened by development, dehydration and climate change, could release a planet-warming “carbon bomb” if they are destroyed In her article (here) Zabrenko reports from the recently-held INTECOL International Wetlands Conference, which took place in Brazil. Some [...]
Our Founder, Dr. Ian Player, the man who initiated and led Operation Rhino in the 1960′s (which reversed the decline of the white rhino), has recently been recognised as “Conservationist of the Year” by Namibian organisation the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF). It was Player who introduced the concept of wilderness trails in South African game [...]