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International Conservation Caucus Foundation (ICCF) is a non-partisan 501(c)(3) educational foundation based in Washington, D.C. that functions as the U.S. chapter of The ICCF Group. ICCF's stated mission is "to advance U.S. leadership in international conservation through public and private partnerships and to develop the next generation of conservation leaders in the U.S. Congress." ICCF works with bipartisan leadership of conservation-focused caucuses to educate policymakers on issues that increase the effectiveness of government support for international conservation projects. The organization provides balanced information to Members of Congress through briefings and organizes educational programs by international conservation leaders in the corporate, government, and NGO communities.


Programs


U.S. Congressional Briefing Series

ICCF hosts educational programs with expert presenters on topics coordinated by conservationists' recommendations and concerns. Briefings focus on the direct connection between support of intelligent management of natural resources globally and benefits to U.S. national and economic security. Focal topic areas include oceans, forestry, and agriculture.


Caucus Support

ICCF supports certain bipartisan and bicameral caucuses in the U.S. legislature. As of the 118th Congress, these include: * U.S. Congressional International Conservation Caucus (ICC) * the Congressional Oceans Caucus (OC) * the U.S. Senate Climate Solutions Caucus (SCSC)


Awards

ICCF offers four major awards: * The ICCF Teddy Roosevelt® International Conservation Award is presented to government leaders who demonstrate innovative leadership in conservation policy. Notable recipients have included:
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Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Maria Gloria Macaraeg Macapagal-Arroyo (; born April 5, 1947), often referred to as PGMA or GMA, is a Filipino academic and politician who served as the 14th president of the Philippines from Presidency of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, 2001 to 2010 ...
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, Russell Train, the Great Green Wall Initiative, H.E. Lt. General Seretse Khama Ian Khama,
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. * ICCF Conservation Leadership in Business Award, which recognizes leaders who use business to inspire solutions to conservation challenges. Notable recipients have included:
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. * ICCF's "Good Steward" Award" is presented to individuals who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in conservation. Notable recipients have included: Ed Norton,
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. * The ICCF Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes individuals who have demonstrated a lifelong commitment to environmental preservation and restoration. Notable recipients have included:
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and Magalen O. "Maggie" Bryant.


The ICCF Group

ICCF launched the Conservation Council of Nations (CCN), which does business as The ICCF Group, in May 2011 as a separate 501(c)(3) entity to build an international network of conservation-minded public and private sector leaders to foster new conservation caucuses modeled after ICC. The ICCF Group's mission is "To Advance Conservation Governance by Building Political Will, Providing On-the-Ground Solutions," with a vision for "A World Where People and Nature Sustain and Nurture One Another." Since their founding in the U.S., they have expanded to include chapters in the United Kingdom, Kenya, Colombia, and Thailand.


Partners

The ICCF's Conservation Council Partners include: * 3M *Abbott Fund *
African Wildlife Foundation The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) is an international conservation organization created with the intent of preserving Africa's wildlife, wild lands, and natural resources. Founded in 1961, the organization helped establish conservation progr ...
*Amata Foundation *
American Petroleum Institute The American Petroleum Institute (API) is the largest U.S. trade association for the oil and natural gas industry. It claims to represent nearly 600 corporations involved in extraction of petroleum, production, oil refinery, refinement, pipeline ...
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Areva Areva S.A. was a French multinational group specializing in nuclear power, active between 2001 and 2018. It was headquartered in Courbevoie, France. Before its 2016 corporate restructuring, Areva was majority-owned by the French state through t ...
* Association of Zoos & Aquariums *
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Barclays Barclays PLC (, occasionally ) is a British multinational universal bank, headquartered in London, England. Barclays operates as two divisions, Barclays UK and Barclays International, supported by a service company, Barclays Execution Services ...
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Cheetah Conservation Fund The Cheetah Conservation Fund is a research and education institution in Namibia concerned with the study and sustenance of the country's cheetah population, the largest and healthiest in the world. Its Research and Education Centre is located ...
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Coca-Cola Company The Coca-Cola Company is an American multinational corporation founded in 1892. It manufactures, sells and markets soft drinks including Coca-Cola, other non-alcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups, and alcoholic beverages. Its stock is lis ...
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Conservation International Conservation International (CI) is an American nonprofit environmental organization headquartered in Crystal City, Virginia, in Arlington County, Virginia. CI's work focuses on science, policy and partnership with businesses, governments and co ...
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Corporate Council on Africa The Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) is a trade association focusing on strengthening commercial relationships between the United States and the African continent. History The Corporate Council on Africa (CCA), based in Washington D.C., is a nonp ...
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Dow Chemical Company The Dow Chemical Company is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Midland, Michigan, United States. The company was among the three largest chemical producers in the world in 2021. It is the operating subsidiary of Dow Inc., ...
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Food and Agriculture Organization The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; . (FAO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger and improve nutrition and food security. Its Latin motto, , translates ...
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Fort Worth Zoo The Fort Worth Zoo is a zoo in Fort Worth, Texas, United States, and is home to 7,000 native and exotic animals. It has been named as a top zoo in the nation by '' Family Life'' magazine, the ''Los Angeles Times'' and ''USA Today'', as well as on ...
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*International League of Conservation Photographers *
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PG&E The Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is an American investor-owned utility (IOU). The company is headquartered at Kaiser Center, in Oakland, California. PG&E provides natural gas and electricity to 5.2 million households in the norther ...
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*Tara Wildlife *
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*The WILD Foundation *
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Controversy

In a 2013 article in '' Mother Jones'' magazine, "The Congressman, the Safari King, and the Woman Who Tried to Look Like a Cat," author Corbin Hiar pointed out appearances of impropriety among ICCF's educational travel to Africa and elsewhere, including evidence that such trips were not properly reported on lobbying reports as required by law. The article also spotlights ICCF's unwillingness to take a public stand on
global warming Present-day climate change includes both global warming—the ongoing increase in global average temperature—and its wider effects on Earth's climate system. Climate change in a broader sense also includes previous long-term changes ...
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Lacey Act The Lacey Act of 1900 is a conservation law in the United States that, as amended, now prohibits trade in wildlife, fish, and plants that have been illegally taken, possessed, transported, or sold.United States. Lacey Act (Game). , ch. 553. App ...
, or other issues that might threaten economic interests of ICCF's corporate members. In a separate interview, ICCF Founder and former President David Barron was also profiled for his business dealings with African political leadership, including the governments of Nigeria and other states during periods of autocratic or dictatorial governments.


See also

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United States Congressional International Conservation Caucus The U.S. Congressional International Conservation Caucus, founded in September 2003, is a bipartisan congressional organization with the conviction that “the United States of America has the opportunity, the obligation and the interests to advan ...


References


External links


ICC Foundation web site

Mother Jones article, "The Congressman, the Safari King, and the Woman Who Tried to Look Like a Cat"
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