November 2009 Doris Duke Charitable Foundation granted a two year no-cost extension to the Wildlife Habitat Policy Research Program (WHPRP) to conduct additional activities and allow adequate time to communicate the program's results. WHPRP will now conclude on April 30, 2012. August 2009 Wildlife Action Plan Coordinators and the Partnerships to Implement State Wildlife Action Plans meeting was held recently in Boulder, CO. The conference created a forum for fish and wildlife agency coordinators and conservation partners to discuss the obstacles and challenges for implementing State Wildlife Action Plans (SWAPs). To read more about the meeting, navigate to the conferences portion of the website. April 2009 Adaptation 2009: Safeguarding Fish, Wildlife and Natural Systems in the Face of Climate Change, was recently convened by the Wildlife Habitat Policy Research Program and the National Wildlife Federation. The event, which took place February 18-19, 2009 in Washington, DC, was made possible through generous support from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and the Walton Family Foundation. CLICK HERE for the official Adaptation 2009 Website. Organized around four major natural systems (Forests, Grasslands/Shrublands, Freshwater Ecosystems and Coasts/Estuaries), Adaptation 2009 aimed to: 1. Demonstrate progress in research, management, and policy approaches to climate
change adaptation for wildlife and natural systems, and identify unmet needs.
2. Identify priority management and policy changes required at national, state and tribal
levels to enable natural resource agencies to address climate change.
3. Develop estimates of the scale of adaptation funding required to safeguard fish, wildlife
and natural systems in a warming world.
4. Connect leading thinkers in conservation practice and science with top experts in climate
impacts and adaptation to foster knowledge sharing and networking. To read a recent article in Climate Wire about the conference, click here.
April 2008
Press Release: The National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE) announced their second round of awards in its Wildlife Habitat Policy Research Program (WHPRP), a four-year initiative funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. Awards were distributed to five investigators from diverse institutions who are addressing a range of critical policy questions relevant to accelerating the conservation of critical wildlife habitats in the U.S. Much of the new work focuses on State Wildlife Action Plans that are federally mandated but locally developed and implemented blueprints for wildlife conservation at the state level. To view project abstracts, full project descriptions, and statements of work, refer to individual project links below. WHPRP 2008 Project Descriptions click here. 2008 Projects
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