The Luc Hoffman Institute releases a new report that underscores the rapidly shifting context in which conservation NGOs are operating, and the increasingly urgent need for conservation actions—and explores where and how conservation NGOs can transform to meet the opportunity.
The government of Canada launches a new National Program for Ecological Corridors, which will provide more than $60 million in funding over five years to develop better ecological connections between protected and conserved areas.
California releases its final report outlining the state’s strategy to achieve its 30x30 goal.
The Center for Large Landscape Conservation releases an Ecological Connectivity Policy Compendium that details significant federal and state policies enacted from 2007 to 2021 in support of connectivity.
Maryland enacts the Conservation Finance Act, the nation’s first conservation law focused on private finance and intended to enable changes to state contracting law, environmental funds, and green infrastructure programs to help achieve Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay, forest conservation, climate, and environmental justice goals without increasing the state budget.
Article from the Conservation Finance Network highlights the Department of Defense’s Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) program, and highlights examples of how conservation organizations have been able to leverage these resources to advance conservation outcomes.
A Wildlands and Woodlands post highlights a new study that reveals striking disparities in the distribution of conserved land across multiple dimensions of social marginalization in New England – and creates a tool to help address these inequities in conservation.
The Forest Service announces its initial investments as part of its ten-year Wildfire Strategy, targeting ten landscapes in eight states across the West.
President Biden announces an Executive Order to strengthen America’s forests, protect against wildfire threats, support local economies, and reduce climate pollution.
The White House Coastal Resilience Interagency Working Group releases a compendium of more than 100 information resources and 48 federal programs that can support nature-based solutions in coastal areas.
National Wildlife Federation releases new report that highlights habitat loss impacts on wildlife, hunting, and fishing.
Secretary Haaland announces the first round of grants through the Improving Habitat Quality in Western Big Game Migration Corridors and Habitat Connectivity program.
A Yellowstone-to-Yukon Conservation Initiative news post highlights new research showing the success of Indigenous-led conservation efforts in recovering caribou populations.
High Country News article highlights a new analysis that underscores how rural communities struggle to access federal funding grant programs.
The Pew Charitable Trusts features an interview with Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Environment and Energy Resilience Richard Kidd, and highlights the South Atlantic Salt Marsh Initiative—an effort to protect shorelines, military installations, and wildlife by conserving a million acres of coastal habitat from North Carolina to northern Florida.
Blogpost from the Institute for Conservation Leadership reflects on the value of being comfortable with ambiguity in leading collaboratives and networks.
Article from The Food & Environment Reporting Network highlights how prescribed fire is a solution to a range of problems in the forests and grasslands of the Eastern United States.
Anthropocene article highlights new research showing that protected areas alone are not enough for maintaining species populations.
Article in The Narwhal highlights how the Ontario government has scaled back efforts to expand the Ontario Greenbelt around Toronto, outlining what is and is no longer included in the expansion plan.
Blogpost from the Environmental Dispute Resolution Program at the University of Utah explores why and how co-creating a factual foundation can be a powerful tool to building effective collaboration.
More than 360 state legislators sign onto a letter to the Biden Administration calling for a national biodiversity strategy.
