To support grantee's October 2017 inaugural 10.10.10 Cities program in Denver, Colorado.
2017
Environment
$150,000
Advanced Conservation Strategies
To finish a project to create no-take zones within four Chilean TURF (Territorial Use Right for Fisheries) systems to demonstrate the value of no-take zones in stock health and to develop economic incentives that could generate new revenues to reinvest in management improvements in the TURFs
To support grantee's initiative to finalize its work securing a fishing concession for a local fishing cooperative in La Paz, Mexico and to document lessons learned throughout the process.
To complete a study that links source water quality to water treatment costs, quantifying the drinking water impacts of agricultural runoff in the Mississippi River Basin.
Continued support for the Colorado River Research Group to collaborate and develop solutions related to the future water management challenges facing the Colorado River basin; and support for the University of Colorado Getches-Wilkinson Center’s June conferences
To develop a pilot project to demonstrate the economic and environmental benefits of combining cover crops, a soil health building practice, with two-stage ditches, a trap and treat practice
To expand the RAM Legacy Stock Assessment Database to include major fisheries globally with an emphasis on increasing the inclusion of fish stocks in Mexico, Peru and Chile and to integrate with other databases providing stock information to increase overall global coverage of fish stocks
Ocean Awareness Project Inc dba Blue Frontier Campaign
Sponsorship of the 2017 Peter Benchley Ocean Awards annual ceremony
2017
Environment
$10,000
Ocean Foundation
To fund a coordinator for a non-governmental organization (NGO) coalition to align on priorities related to key conservation measures in national-level fisheries policy and to recruit additional NGOs to the coalition.
To provide technical expertise and assistance for the completion and publication of a study by Seafood Legacy that identifies mislabeling and fraud in the Japanese market.
Support for a project entitled "The Ag Water Network," which will support the education of agricultural water rights holders and the development of technical tools to assist agricultural water rights holders in analyzing the impacts and benefits associated with water sharing and water leasing possibilities