I first discovered the American conservation ethic sixty years ago. I was a student, working a summer job for the Colorado State Highway Department. On the weekends, I hiked and climbed and camped. And I found that – thanks to John Muir, David Brower, Mardy Murie, Paul Kroegel, and so many more - America’s wild places and public lands were open and free for all to enjoy.
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Today, the National Geographic Society, African Parks, the Wyss Foundation and the Republic of Benin announced a groundbreaking partnership to help secure and rehabilitate one of the last remaining wild landscapes in all of West Africa, Benin’s Pendjari National Park. Together, the four partners are initially committing more than US$23M to safeguard the park.
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In 2016 the Wyss Foundation donated more than 16,000 acres (6,700 hectares) of forestland and alpine meadows in Romania’s Fagaras Mountains to Foundation Conservation Carpathia (FCC).
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The Wyss Foundation is excited to announce a new $10 million investment in collaboration with the Moore Foundation and the Andes Amazon Fund to help protect the Amazon headwaters region (Colombia, Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador).
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The Wyss Foundation would like to congratulate the government of Argentina and the administration of President Mauricio Macri for securing full protection for Impenetrable National Park, which is an important part of the once vast Gran Chaco.
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The Wyss Foundation is excited to announce that its recent grant to African Parks has led to a long-term agreement with the Presidency of the Republic of Benin to manage Pendjari National Park.
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The Wyss Foundation is proud to announce its continued support for the Constitutional Accountability Center and its ongoing mission to “fulfill the progressive promise of our Constitution’s text and history.”
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For the fourth consecutive year, the Wyss Foundation is providing a grant to support Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families.
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A $52 million philanthropic collaboration among 18 foundations formally kicked off today with the aim of helping developing countries transition to energy efficient, climate-friendly, and affordable cooling solutions.
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