To work with key actors in the seafood industries improving the educational opportunities for industry officials related to the importance of ocean conservation - in particular the economic and ecological importance of sustainable fisheries
To support strengthening the capacity of key actors (i.e., fishers, municipal and national government officials, and local communities) and advocate for the design and approval of an ordinance focused on co-management of coastal artisanal fisheries
To elevate farmers' voices and improve how state and federal conservation programs are implemented to improve water quality and reduce agricultural pollution in Iowa and surrounding states
To provide short-term funding to cover losses related to a decrease in membership revenues and launch a campaign to support U.S. fisheries and seafood companies in building demand for seafood
Support for the Hutchins Water Center in continuing to educate farmers and ranchers about the challenges and benefits of water banking and demand management concepts; and to drive these interests towards consensus and solutions that will address their concerns of these water management tools
To develop appropriate digital versions of field work and volunteer outreach efforts, to ensure continued focus on coastal restoration demonstration projects during COVID-19 restrictions on field work
To develop appropriate digital versions of field work and volunteer outreach efforts, to ensure continued focus on coastal restoration demonstration projects during COVID-19 restrictions on field work
To provide additional training to conservation crew members whose field work focused on monitoring and maintenance of rivers, which was temporarily suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic
To establish an Ocean News Desk at the grantee's Latin American website to produce and distribute online news content about oceans and fisheries, with a focus on Chile and Peru
To ensure funds flow to the best restoration projects, showcase restoration successes in the Gulf as part of the larger national infrastructure conversation and to raise the profile of progress to date in the Gulf
Support for EPIC to develop recommendations for EPA regulations on watershed based nutrient strategies; and test behavioral science techniques to improve adoption of conservation farming practices
To expand the reach and impact of Field Work, a social impact project aimed at encouraging large scale conventional farmers in the Midwest to give sustainable agricultural practices a try