Proactive Conservation: Supporting At-Risk Species through Collaborative Action

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While reversing population loss among threatened and endangered species is critical, it is also important to proactively address the needs of species that are at-risk of potential listing. Voluntarily working to keep at-risk species from being listed benefits not only wildlife, but also agencies and landowners by supporting their conservation goals and decreasing the need for regulatory action.   

In this webinar, leaders from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the conservation coalition Conservation Without Conflict will discuss the case for conserving at-risk species and how voluntary collaborative efforts between nonprofits, agencies and corporate landowners lead to mutually beneficial environmental outcomes.    

What you’ll learn:  

  • The importance of mitigating the threats that at-risk species face and how corporate lands play a key role 
  • How partnering with nonprofits and regulatory agencies supports corporate conservation goals 
  • Best practices for species recovery and how to find relevant species management tools 

Who should take this webinar: 

  • Conservation teams whose sites are home to at-risk species 
  • Anyone interested in how cross-sector collaboration can support species recovery goals 

Presenters:  

  • Lauren Ward, Executive Director, Conservation Without Conflict 
  • Wendi Weber, Regional Director, North Atlantic-Appalachian Region, FWS 

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Saving Bats From Decline

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The Corporate Role in Preserving the Ecological and Economic Benefits of Bats
Sponsored by Ontario Power Generation

Bats are a unique group of animals with ecological, economical and cultural significance around the world. They are ubiquitous, with 1,300 species living on every continent but Antarctica. Insectivorous bats save agriculture billions of dollars through predation of a multitude of agricultural pests. Other bats eat fruit and nectar, acting as pollinators and spreading seeds of the fruit they eat, proving essential to the success of many food products like tequila and chocolate, consequently contributing to the global economy. With increased need, heightened interest and accessible technology, now is an opportune time for corporate landowners to engage in bat conservation projects.

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Rights-of-Way Partnerships and Alliances: Addressing the Risk of the Pollinator Declines and ESA Listings

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Rights-of-way offer unique conservation opportunities by connecting landscapes and providing a generally stable habitat protected from future development. The Rights-of-Way as Habitat Working Group, composed of multiple industries and unique partnerships, is working to support pollinators and other wildlife, inspired by the population declines in insect pollinator species and the potential listing of the monarch butterfly under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The group is currently working on a voluntary agreement to enhance and sustain monarch butterfly habitat, and in turn will receive regulatory assurances that no additional management activities will be required if the butterfly becomes listed.

During this webinar you’ll learn:
  • How ESA tools like Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances (CCAA) can be used to provide important conservation that may influence future ESA listing decisions
  • What is included in the National Monarch Butterfly CCAA for Energy and Transportation Lands
  • Ways partners can engage in the CCAA effort and benefits of participating now
Presenters: 
  • Iris Caldwell, Program Manager- Sustainable Landscapes, Energy Resources Center, University of Illinois at Chicago
  • Dan Salas, Senior Ecologist, Cardno 
  • Laurel Hill, Fish and Wildlife Biologist, Ecological Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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Enhancing Habitat Connectivity Through Corporate Conservation

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The Private Sector Role in Reconnecting Habitat for Ecosystem Health and Resiliency
Sponsored by Bruce Power

Healthy habitats are necessary for plants and animals to survive and thrive. One measure of the health of a habitat is the degree to which it is isolated from other habitats by land management practices or development, commonly referred to as fragmentation. Fragmentation is one of the biggest threats to biodiversity across the planet, as it can prevent species from moving to hunt, mate, disperse to new areas or escape predators. When corporate landowners engage in ecological connectivity initiatives to reduce fragmentation, they are contributing to landscape-scale efforts that have benefits beyond the corporate footprint and across the entire ecoregion.

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The Critical Role of the Private Sector in Species Recovery and Protection

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How Companies are Prioritizing Species of Concern Conservation Programs
Sponsored by the Alliance for America’s Fish & Wildlife

In the U.S., 80 percent of the habitat that species listed under the Endangered Species Act depend on exists on private lands. Therefore, leadership by business, across all scales of land holdings, is essential to species protection and recovery. These businesses understand that compliance with endangered species conservation programs generate a return on investment that can include reduced costs, a secured social license to operate and an increase in public support.

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Species of Concern Project Guidance

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Introduction

Conservation efforts to protect species of concern and their habitats are of particular importance because these species face high risk of further population losses or extinction. Extinction means a permanent loss of biodiversity and any aesthetic, ecological, educational, historical, recreational, and scientific value that species provided to natural and human systems.

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