People

 A. Kimberley Bennett. Kimberley is Vice President of a real estate company in Southern California managing and marketing commercial real estate for institutional owners. Kimberley is a landscape designer, photographer and world traveler interested in global cultures. Her interest in the environment and its impact on children began during a four-year period of living off the land on Kauai, Hawaii, USA in her late teens.

 Ben Brown MD, Board Member. Ben is the founder and director of the Burmese Refugee Care Project. He has returned to the Thai-Burma border every year since 1989 to train medics, work with mothers and babies, and support orphan children's health projects. Ben's interest in preservation of the environment came when he was in second grade, living on a goat farm and making forts in the redwoods. His expertise is in working with culturally diverse groups around a need to creat a plan of action. Ben practises family medicine in Point Reyes, California.

 Maralyn Teare is a licensed marriage, family and child counselor in private practice in Southern California and clinical instructor of psychiatry at the University of Southern California School of Medicine, Anxiety Disorders Clinic. She lives in Ojai and is a member of the prestigeous New York Academy of Sciences, a recipient of the American Biographical Institute's Medal of Honor, and a member of the Society for Scientific Exploration. She is also an accomplished poet and has appeared three years running in the anthologies published by the National Library of Poetry.

 Richard Elen is the WebWeaver for the Kids4Earth project. A creative technology consultant, sound engineer and record producer, Richard has been involved in the environmental scene for some years and produces the Web edition of Eco, a magazine produced by environmental NGOs from the UN Climate Treaty talks. He also looks after the Climate web pages for the Institute for Global Communications (IGC), the Internet Service Provider for the peace, environment and human rights movements which hosts Kids4Earth.

  Leona Graham is the Program Director at the WILD Foundation. With a background in the Canadian university system, Leona was program director at the internationally-renowned Findhorn Foundation in Scotland, working closely with its co-founder, the late Peter Caddy, for several years. Leona was co-ordinator of the Third World Wilderness Congress which was held at Findhorn. She has been active in the environmental movement for many years and has run for political office in England on an environmental platform.

 Tiva Jo Herbert, Age 7. Tiva is the inspiration for the Childrens' Environmental Constitution. She was born in Washington State with an affinity for the environment and its future. At the age of 3, she moved with her family to Kenya, East Africa and furthered her passion for wildlife and the wilderness under the guidance of the trusted family Samburu Warrior. Currently, Tiva is going to school in Corona Del Mar, California. Tiva's credo is: "The future relies on us."

 Tana Herbert, Animal Behaviorist. Tana was born and raised with wild animals as a modern-day Mowgli. She spent 20 years working with them for the motion picture and television industry. Tana is a subject of several books including her own, When You Fight the Tiger. She is an actress, stunt woman, naturalist, safari guide and mother to three beautiful children. She lives between the United States and Kenya, and is co-founder of the Wildlife Awareness Foundation.

 Toni Ringo-Law, Chair. Toni initiated the Kids4Earth Children's Environmental Constitution project. She is a best-selling author, animal behaviorist, naturalist, renowned wildlife artist, African tour guide...and the Hostess of Pet Peeves, a Lifetime cable show. As the co-founder of Africa USA, at one time the largest private zoo in the world, Toni pioneered a revolutionary method for working with exotic animals, called "Affection Training."

 Vance Martin, President, Wild Foundation. Vance has worked internationally for nonprofit environmental concerns since 1971 and was the senior editor of five books on the environment. He currently edits the periodical International Journal of Wilderness. Vance has won numerous awards for his environmental education and conservation work and is recognized in Who's Who in the West and Who's Who in International Organizations.

 Beverly Manning Mills, Marketing/Consultant for Teachers' Resource Materials. Beverly is the Education Outreach Director for the Adventures in Education Program with Knotts Berry Farm. Programs include: Our Early American Heritage, Foundations of Freedom Trilogy, Energy in Motion, Thomas A. Edison's Workshop and Minerals of the Earth. She created the Children's Storytelling Theater, Smokey's Animal Friends, Indian Trails Storytellers, and Music and Dance of Ancient Mexico.

 Thomas ("Tim") N. Mills, Writer/Director. Tim is an experienced writer, director, and producer. His productions include: Original Plays: Independence Now!, A Rising Sun, A Voice for the People, and Trails West, Salute to Old Glory, Energy in Motion, The Ultimate Ride, A Christmas Carol, Gift of the Magi, and Mr. Jefferson's Declaration. In recent years, he has concentrated on special projects for Knotts Berry Farm Productions.

 Marilyn Mosley, Educational Consultant/Writer. Marilyn is a speaker, author, and director of Laurel Springs School. Under her leadership, Laurel Springs High School received the United Nations Global 500 Award, the President's Environmental Youth Award, and the Earth Prize for their inspiring environmental videos and workshops. Ms. Moseley has spoken at the Earth Summit in Brazil, the United Nations Youth Forum, and the United Nations Summit on Children. She was a keynote speaker at the 1995 Global 500 Forum International Conference in Malaysia.

 Ariana Richards (17), Student Writer/Performer. Ariana has won the Best Young Actress Award twice from International Youth in Film. She is best known for her role as Lex in Jurassic Park. Her new film, Princess Stallion, will be released this spring.

 Bethany Richards (14), Student Actress/Singer. Bethany has appeared in numerous television and film roles and is preparing to become a singer.

 Darielle Richards, Teacher, Writer, and Producer. Darielle has participated in over 20 productions, including Jurassic Park. She worked with children as an educator in Montessori, elementary, and secondary education.

 Marilyn Ryan, Technical Advisor/Choral Director. Marilyn is an owner of Deja Vu Productions, a non-linear video production company, and founder of Ojai Birth Connections. She is also a children's choral director and has led river-rafting expeditions with children.

 Nan Tolbert, Wilderness Event Coordinator. Nan is a registered nurse and sensitive-birth advocate who has assisted families in childbirth since 1974. As co-director of a retreat center bordering wildland in Washington, she encouraged many children to discover the wonders of Nature.

Groups

 The Center for International Cooperation is an NGO established by Patricia Jepsen Chuse to provide a forum for international peace and cooperation. Ms. Chuse has been a true supporter of children around the world. She developed the Earth Treaty process and the Children's Peace Gardens in Israel and Palestine. She works closely with indigenous peoples around the world.

 Laurel Springs School. In 1990, Laurel Springs students and director Marilyn Mosley won the United Nations Global 500 Award and the President's Environmental Youth Award, and were nominated for a Nobel Earth Prize for their video, We Can Make a Difference. The students have gone on to create three environmental videos, three plays and workshops, an environmental dance concert, and a book. They are now spearheading the Children's Environmental Constitution.

 The World Wilderness Congress is the only ongoing, international forum open to the public for presentation, discussion, and action on issues of sustainable living, development, and environmental concerns throughout the world. It has met on six previous occasions in as many locations: South Africa (1977), Australia (1980), Scotland (1983), the United States (1987), Norway (1995) and India (1998). Participants in the WWC have included heads of state, environmental and finance ministers, scientists, bankers, businessmen, educators, artists, psychologists, religious leaders, tribal and indigenous people, and more.