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Vision, Mission & M.O.
Reboot Leadership and Reinvent Management while on safari with Samburu Warriors.
"What we are doing to the forests of the world is but a mirror reflection of what we are doing to ourselves and to one another." ~ Mahatma Gandhi
The Year 2011 has been declared the International Year of Forests by the United Nations. Get REAL 2011 - is in support of the International Year of Forests and follows in the footsteps of our Sinai Gulf to Gulf Expedition in support of the International Year of Biodiversity.
Get REAL 2011 is in collaboration with Lengthen Your Stride (LYS), Wild Frontiers (WF) and in support of the Milgis Trust conservation and community programmes and projects in the Samburu District of northern Kenya - on the edge of the Great Rift Valley.
There will be a few Get REAL Expedition dates to choose from. Only 12 participants (accompanied by the LYS team, WF team, expedition medics, 20 Samburu tribesmen, scouts, warriors and 35 camels) will be selected for each of the expeditions. During these 2 week expeditions - incredible territory, comprising of Lugga’s (seasonal rivers), semi desert/desert, foothills and forest capped mountains will be traversed and explored. Due to seasonal constraints and unpredictable changes in terrain each expedition will be taking the path least travelled and unique. Territory to be covered could include any of the following: the Matthews Range, the Ndotos Mountains, the Jade Sea / Lake Turkana, Mt. Nyiru (located on the edge of the Great Rift Valley - the sacred mountain of the Samburu people and the heart of their territorial homeland), Ol Donyo Mara, passing through the spectacular valleys of these dramatic 'Islands in the Desert’, as well as navigating a number of enormous luggas, including the great Milgis, Seiya, and Parsaloi. At the same time, team members will be exposed to and learn first hand about the conservation and community work undertaken by the Milgis Trust and the amazing work being done by the Milgis Scouts.
Community Based Development and Nature Conservation in Kenya.
Culture Conscious Conservation.
Help HEAL THE RIFT through Art and Music.
Sinai - Gulf to Gulf - A 32 day expedition across the Sinai desert in support of the Int. Year of Biodiversity.
Our Sinai expedition is featured on the International Year of Biodiversity - Success Stories website.
McKinsey Quarterly - The next environmental issue for business.
REAL Journeys - Responsible & Environmentally Aware Leadership Journeys, in partnership with the
THIRST Things First Water is the most valuable resource on earth.
EASTMAN Innovaton Lab DESIGN INSIGHTS Video storytelling, delving into the topics of design, responsibility, sustainability and innovation.
The 56 authors in this anthology make a strong and diversified case for a Responsibility Revolution.
Statue of Responsibility International Professional Speakers Bureau.
Waterworth Expeditions
Life MAP Legacy - Methods and tools to create and tell the story of a lifetime.
Discover Sinai Download a new FREE guide to Sinai.
Riveting talks by remarkable people, free to the world.
Sustainable Innovation 2010. It’s time to book your seat for the 15th annual conference. This year it’s in Rotterdam !
Navigate your way to our expedition sites on Google Earth.
National Geographic GREEN Inspiring people to care about the planet.
Saving Endangered Animals.
If selected for the short list, you will be given a password and access to: Expedition Team Members Area - Meet the Team, Personal Information Form, Passport and Emergency Contact Information Form, Web Bio Questionaire, Terms and Conditions Form and the Medical Information Form.
Get REAL2011 is also about inspiring individuals, business and designers to tread lightly on the earth, co-exist with nature, and revolutionize technology through ecological awareness.
Camels, design and solar technolgy team up to deliver vaccines and medicines to rural nomads in north east Kenya.
Take a quick 3 minute look at where you’ll be going:
Helen Douglas-Dufresne - Director of the Milgis Trust and Wild Frontiers/Kenya and Head Guide of Get REAL 2011.
The Milgis Trust - A unique Community Based Development and Nature Conservation project.
Get REAL Expedition 2011 Rationale:
The Samburu District is situated in the arid and semi-arid area of the Rift Valley Province of Kenya. The Lorroki Plateau in central Samburu acts as an important water catchment for the surrounding arid areas and serves as an area for dry season grazing for the Samburu people, who are pastoralists living in group ranches and whose trees and forests are managed as a communal resource providing grazing, firewood, building poles and medicines. Strong group rules enforced by appointed elders have traditionally been essential to the conservation and wise use of communal tree and forest resources. But these rules have been undermined by changes in resource management, forest use patterns, increasing population, overgrazing, displacements, droughts, cattle rustling and high urban demand for wood energy and building materials. These changes have led to desert conditions. The Milgis Trust works with the communities in interventions to combat desertification and have held many workshops to inform and educate communities about range rehabilitation within denuded community lands.
Conflicts between humans and wildlife have occurred since the dawn of humanity. In Africa, these conflicts have become more frequent and severe over recent decades as a result of human population growth, extension of transport routes and expansion of agricultural and industrial activities which together have led to increased human encroachment on previously wild and uninhabited areas. Read more about this critical issue addressed on the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation media page, and download their - How to Lessen Human-Wildlife Conflict in Africa tool kit.
Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) - is an effort to create a financial value for the carbon stored in forests, offering incentives for developing countries to reduce emissions from forested lands and invest in low-carbon paths to sustainable development. “REDD+” goes beyond deforestation and forest degradation, and includes the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks.
Media Alert: Report Launch 13 July 2011 - Building the Economic Case for the Sound Management of Nature-Based Assets
The Planet's natural and nature-based assets - from individual species to ecosystems such as forests, coral reefs, freshwaters and soils - are declining and degrading, in many cases at an alarming rate. Multi-trillion dollars losses are being sustained by the global economy year in and year out undermining economies; business prospects and opportunities to combat poverty.
Urgent Action Needed for Pastoralists to Cope with Climate Change Nairobi, 29 June, 2010, Nairobi
Urgent action is needed to help pastoralists cope with the rising impacts of climate change including strategies by governments to facilitate safe passage across borders in the Horn and East Africa region.
Wildlife Trade Regulation Needed More Than Ever Geneva, 30 June 2010
From medicine to musical instruments and from fashion and beauty products to delicacies, wildlife items in trade must be properly regulated to ensure the continued survival of animals and plants in the wild.
Bamako Declaration: Road Map for Africa’s Climate Change and Biodiversity Strategies
Bamako (Mali), 25 June 2010 -The 13th Session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) came to a close on Monday with the adoption of the Bamako Declaration, the continent's new road map for sustainable development and basis for strengthening the common negotiating position on climate change and biological diversity.
THIRST Things First - Water Wars are looming.
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT OUTLOOK
The fourth Global Environment Outlook: environment for development (GEO-4) assessment is a comprehensive and authoritative UN report on environment, development and human well-being, providing incisive analysis and information for decision making. Download the GEO4 Report.
Report Launched on 13 July 2010 The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity.
“Respect and Responsibility are the Cause. Sustainability - the Effect. We cannot enjoy the fruits without taking care of the roots” ~ Gary Waterworth Owen
Just released on - Eastman Innovation Lab - Design Insights
E-mail: getreal2011@responseabilityalliance.com
