Protected areas, wilderness legislation, native lands and the proposed oil and gas drilling in Alaska were among the issues discussed at the eighth World Wilderness Congress.

Held from 30 September to 6 October 2005, in Anchorage, Alaska and attended by 1200 delegates, the Congress approved a list of 45 resolutions addressing broad conservation concerns, as well as specific areas needing attention. It also included numerous training programmes, and generated several outcomes, including the designation of protected areas in Mexico and DR Congo, new funding for a proactive global wildlands initiative, and the formation of professional networks and conservation organizations.
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Congress website