Highlighting measurable development, income and resource outcomes, John Kasaona and Patricia Skyer focus on best practices and local capacity building, as well as lessons in donor coordination and the potential for scalable success of the Namibia Program. As a platform for development cooperation, the Namibia programs also demonstrates the opportunity for the Millennium Challenge Corporation to build on the progress of USAID investment through a synergy of business interest and conservation.
The Galapagos Conservancy Foundation works for the preservation of the fauna and flora of the Galapagos Islands through the collaboration and support of local and international organizations. A Congressional Briefing featuring Ambassador Ivonne Baki and Jan Cousteau.
WCS's AHEAD (Animal & Human Health for the Environment And Development) program is focused on addressing problems facing biodiversity conservation and development in large, transboundary landscapes from the critically important perspective of the linkages among wildlife health, domestic animal health, and human health and livelihoods.
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.
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ICCF hosted a U.S. Congressional Briefing honoring the Congo Basin Forest Partnership (CBFP) Heads of State. As part of the event, the International Conservation Caucus organized a bi-cameral hearing on the status of and future prospects for the Congo Basin Forest Partnership.
Dr. Mark Smith from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) discussed the Water and Nature Initiative (WANI) and case studies from Tanzania, Botswana, the Mekong Delta and Central America. Mr. Brian Flaherty of the Nestlé Corporation gave an overview from a corporate perspective on the successful water programs worldwide.
Speakers Michael Jenkins (President and CEO, Forest Trends) and Dr. Alvaro Umaña (Counselor for Central America and Belize, Inter-American Development Bank) provide an overview of ecosystem payment and speak specifically to the success of the ecosystem payments program developed and implemented in Costa Rica.
Bruce Harris, Wal-Mart's Director of Federal Government Relations for Sustainability, discussed ways in which Wal-Mart's comprehensive sustainability initiatives are not only good for the earth but are also generating enormous savings for the company, which then translate into customer savings and improved affordability of earth-friendly products.
This briefing featured the premiere of a short video, "Wildlife Without Borders: Connecting People and Nature in the Americas."
as well as presentations by Secretary Bruce Babbitt (former Governor of Arizona, former Secretary of the Interior, and Chairman of the Board of the World Wildlife Fund),
Dr. Thomas Lovejoy (President, The H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment),
and Rep. Madeleine Bordallo (Chair, Insular Affairs, Oceans, and Wildlife Subcommittee).
Jason Clay of the World Wildlife Fund and Robin O'Malley of the Heinz Center explore the current Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA 2007) mandate for greatly increased bio-energy production; technologies, efficiencies, and private sector support to approach this mandate; and potential effects on land, agriculture, forests, water, and food availability.
Dr. Helen Gichohi, President of the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF), spoke about AWF's African Heartlands Program, through which AWF practices conservation in large landscapes that are both ecologically and economically viable
