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$2.2 Million in Conservation Grants Announced by Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration Program

WASHINGTON (July 26, 2016) – The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced at the Urban Waters N

More Than $2.3 Million in Conservation Grants Announced by Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration Program

​Innovative program works closely with communities to cultivate conservation

Guam Habitat Conservation Initiative

The Guam Habitat Conservation Initiative aims to protect, restore, and enhance targeted native limestone forest, ravine forest, and savanna habitats to support conservation and recovery of federally listed and at-risk species. Through a cooperative partnership under the Department of Defense (DoD) Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Program, Joint Region Marianas, and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), in collaboration with Guam Department of Agriculture (DOAG), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and other partners, this program will support strategies developed through the Program’s five-year implementation plan to improve baseline conditions of native forest and habitat health.

McDonald’s USA

McDonald’s USA helped launch the Grassland Resilience and Conservation Initiative in partnership with NFWF and several key beef and beverage suppliers with an aim to enhance wildlife habitat, conserve water resources and improve soil health. McDonald’s USA supports the Initiative because it is expected to help strengthen the resilience of the U.S. beef supply chain, including due to economic benefits participating ranchers are expected to receive via incentive payments.

Bezos Earth Fund

The Bezos Earth Fund is Jeff Bezos’s $10 billion commitment to fund scientists, activists, NGOs and other actors that will drive climate and nature solutions. By allocating funds creatively, wisely and boldly, the Bezos Earth Fund has the potential for transformative influence in this decisive decade. Funds will be fully allocated by 2030—the date by which the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals must be achieved.

Walmart

In partnership with NFWF, Walmart’s Acres for America conservation program has helped to protect more than 2.1 million acres of vital wildlife habitat across the nation since its creation in 2005.

Sysco

Through the Southern Plains Grassland Program, Sysco and NFWF will help ranchers implement sustainable grazing practices to improve soil health, promote biodiversity and protect the environment for future generations. As a major global beef purchaser and distributor, this partnership supports Sysco’s sustainable beef sourcing commitment to drive positive environmental and social impacts in the beef supply chain.