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 conduct scientific analysis, provide technical support and advocate for strong management and recovery plans for two overfished fisheries in Chile - common hake and anchoveta/sardine
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
Support to develop recovery measures for the Chilean hake fishery and to begin implementing a strategy to improve management of the northern anchovy fishery in Chile over the next two years
To support grantee's initiative to put in place rights-based management (RBM) strategies for two fisheries – the bigeye tuna fishery under the jurisdiction of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC); and the pomada shrimp fishery in national waters in Ecuador.
Yayasan Upaya Indonesia Damai (United in Diversity Foundation)
Sponsorship of grantee's Program of Innovative Dynamic Education and Action for Sustainability for Indonesia 2017/2018, also known as IDEAS-Indonesia 6.0.
2017
Environment
$20,000
Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Corporation
Support to provide project implementation-related services and guidance to Pronatura Noroeste and Restauremos el Colorado in their implementation of designs for the 145 acre el Chausse restoration site in the Colorado River Delta