Known for pushing limits Caril Ridley has adventured the world with an eye on making a difference, made history becoming the first person to Hang Gliding in India, first person to run the origin of the Amazon, climbed mountains, run rivers and explored some of the most remote places on earth. As cultural anthropologist performed ethnographic research on five continents, as commissioner designed and established parks and trails in washington state, as social-environmental entrepreneur pioneered eco-preservation for economic prosperity in the face of corruption, piracy and poverty, first white-person to enter Calibangbangan elected by tribal council to speak for the rights of indigenous people in matters environmental, cultural and ancestral, as founder of Palawan Environmental NGO and cofounder of environmental three she encourages the protection, preservation and development of pristine island sanctuaries at the edge of the South China and Sulu Seas.
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