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2010 U.S. Congressional International
Conservation Gala
September 22nd 2010
For More Information on Tickets & Event Sponsorship call 202.471.4222 or email gala@iccfoundation.us
Prince Albert II of Monaco Receives ICCF Teddy
Roosevelt® International Conservation Award
On October 20th 2009, Prince Albert II of Monaco received the ICCF
Teddy Roosevelt® International Conservation Award in a formal
ceremony on Capitol Hill in recognition of his innovative leadership
in conservation polices. The Award recognized his great personal
commitment to good natural resource management, particularly in
biodiversity and water conservation, and his leadership in focusing
other world leaders on these important causes. The Award was
presented to the Prince by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, the Honorable Nancy Pelosi. The ceremony was
attended by a cross-section of leaders from the corporate,
government and non-profit communities and included numerous
diplomats, Members of Congress and celebrities.
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September 29th, 2009-- The International Conservation
Caucus Foundation (ICCF) hosted a Congo Basin Forest Partnership
(CBFP) U.S. Leadership Summit and CBFP Partner Forum in Washington,
DC.
The Summit and Partner Forum recognized the United States Congress
and State Department leadership in launching the CBFP in 2002,
celebrated and honored the CBFP host and partner nations, and laid
future plans for the next phase of the CBFP. The event included a
Congressional Hearing and Congressional Reception, as well as a CBFP
Partner Forum comprising two roundtables: a CBFP Biodiversity &
Habitat Conservation Roundtable and a CBFP “Climate Talks”
Roundtable.
The gathering presented the leadership of the U.S. House and U.S.
Senate International Conservation Caucuses (ICC) the opportunity to
review the status of the U.S. role in the CBFP and reflect upon the
American commitment for the years ahead. Designed to further
facilitate the gathering of CBFP partner leaders in a Forum to
continue dialogue among themselves concerning the status of the CBFP
and to discuss upcoming “climate talks” to take place in Copenhagen
later this year.
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Latest Conservation Alerts
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May 21, 2010: Presidents Obama and Calderon
announce Transboundary Protected Area
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