Sponsorship for live streaming of the opening plenary at the 103rd Annual Meeting
2018
Environment
$2,500
Environmental Defense Fund, Inc.
To support grantee's promotion of the Fisheries Solution Center (FiSC) – a global center for excellence in fisheries management – particularly the science and design of rights-based management (RBM).
To support grantee's initiative to advance diversions and related projects that will lead to landscape-level restoration of wetlands, oyster reefs, barrier islands and other coastal habitats in southeast Louisiana.
Support for the Open Evaporation Transpiration Project (OpenET Project), to help solve critical problems associated with western water management in the Colorado River Basin
Support for grantee's initiatives in Indonesia to establish (1) Indonesia’s first collaborative fisheries management structure at the subnational level, using Blue Swimming Crab as the pilot species, and (2) a consensus-building effort to create support for rights-based fisheries management and reform in a viable and culturally-appropriate manner.
Support for grantee's Mexico Oceans Program to establish four core enabling conditions necessary to bring about the transition to sustainable fishing in Mexico
Supporting the work of a coalition of NGOs in the European Union to align E.U. import control requirements with the U.S. and Japan, and transition the E.U. catch documentation system from paper to electronic
To support grantee's initiatives to: 1) bring attention to the consequences of agricultural pollution for drinking water and rural quality of life; 2) deepen regional engagement to support the work of state and local groups; and 3) use remote sensing to monitor the use of cover crops in Iowa, and recommend a low-cost methodology of monitoring conservation practices that could be used by supply chain partners.
Support for grantee to conduct research in Iowa and Illinois
2018
Environment
$75,000
Farm Journal Inc
Support for grantee to improve the environmental performance of agriculture in central Illinois and, by extension, improve water quality in the Mississippi River and its tributaries
2018
Environment
$100,000
Field to Market
Support for grantee's development and launch of a new version of the Fieldprint Platform.
Support for a collaborative partnership among commodity groups, agribusinesses, food companies, retailers, conservation groups, universities, and federal agencies working together to improve the environmental performance of row crop agriculture.