Chile’s President Michelle Bachelet (blue jacket), former Patagonia CEO and philanthropist Kris Tompkins (white blouse) and others, celebrate the Tompkins’ pledge of 1 million acres of parkland to Chile. LINDE WAIDHOFER
expertise in conservation activism to catalyze their creation.
Back in the U.S., Kris and the team have been honored
The first concrete progress was made in September, when
with several awards, including the Carnegie Medal of
the Argentine government announced that it will create two
Philanthropy by the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the
new marine national parks in the Southern Atlantic. This is an
Legacy Award at the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival, and
important first step for Argentina to protect its oceans, and a
the Garden Club of America’s Cynthia Pratt Laughlin Medal.
first step for Tompkins Conservation in ocean conservation.
Kris was flattered to be a nominee for National Geographic
The bill establishes that there will be two new marine
Adventurer of the Year and continues to work tirelessly
protected areas: the Yaganes Marine National Park (69,000
on behalf of Doug’s legacy. In another tribute to Doug,
km²) and the Namuncurá-Burdwood Bank II National Marine
the David Brower Center is also honoring Doug’s life and
Reserve (29,000 km²). Both marine parks will be located in
work with Douglas R. Tompkins: On Beauty, a photography
the southern Patagonian sea, an area rich with krill, and will
exhibition and accompanying book that are on display until
include strict no-take zones (hence their national park status).
February 21, 2018 at the center in Berkeley, Calif.
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