World Youth Wildlife Summit
The World Youth Wildlife Summit is an initiative of Project Rhino’s Wildlife Youth & Leadership Development (WYLD) pillar. It is imperative that we inspire the youth to play an active role in shaping a sustainable future for wildlife and the environment, and thus, help stop wildlife crime. Bringing the youth together with conservation experts, exposes them to the opportunities that exist within the Wild / Conservation Economy: from reserve management to ecotourism, marketing and fundraising, law-making and policy-shaping, community-based conservation and education and awareness.
The 2019 World Youth Wildlife Summit, Kruger National Park, South Africa
The 2019 World Youth Wildlife Summit brought together more than 165 youth, 20 adult chaperones (educators and community leaders), 35 conservation role models and 5 keynote speakers from the 21st – 24th September, to engage, empower, educate and equip the youth to become Ambassadors for Conservation and influencers to reduce wildlife crime.
The delegates were challenged during many hours of discussion and debate regarding the responsible use of wildlife resources, strategies for demand reduction, the link between poverty and poaching, habitat loss, and the role of education and awareness.
The conservation role models, and keynote speakers gave freely of their time to impart knowledge, answer questions and even provide career guidance, further motivating the youth to explore opportunities within the biodiversity economy.
Find us online:
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Sponsors:
All our World Youth Summit events are made possible through the generous support of individual donors, companies, schools and foundations. If you, or your organisation, would like to assist in sponsoring a delegate or other means, please get in touch. Kindly see our Sponsorship PDF for more info.
Founding Partners:
