To support research and analysis of historical and current sustainable fisheries finance funds in order to better understand best practices and challenges
To work with members, partners and River Citizens to advance state-level work aimed at reducing nutrient runoff in Illinois and Iowa and to orient grassroots support for Mississippi River conservation throughout the basin
To synthesize and distribute lessons learned, and to ensure the long-term stewardship (monitoring and maintenance) of work to restore riparian systems in the Colorado River basin
2019
Environment
$350,000
American Farmland Trust
To strategically improve water quality in Illinois by working with the agricultural sector
To establish a blended finance mechanism in Indonesia that will attract large pools of public and private capital for coastal fisheries management in Indonesia to support sustatinable fisheries and other conservation efforts
To support grantee's initiative to acquire and manage water rights for restoration projects throughout the Colorado River Delta, work with partner organizations to implement the Minute 323 agreement between Mexico and the U.S., continue development of capacity and governance for the grantee and its water trust functions, and complete restoration of 155 acres at the El Chausse restoration site.
To support efforts to develop partnerships between urban areas and farmers to improve water quality to meet drinking water standards and avoid water treatment downstream in Illinois and Iowa
To help launch the Mosaic project, which will invest in strengthening field-wide connections and shared resources that enable people and organizations to work together
To support Future of Fish in integrating social and economic benefits into fishery improvement projects (FIPs) in order to expand funding to FIPs beyond environmental funders
