The ICCF Group
Summary: The ICCF Group serves a congressional caucus model to build political will around unifying topics of natural resource management. Our programs engage political decision makers in the United States and partner nations, and deploy top conservation professionals from U.S. and Canadian governments. In this capacity we work to ensure the sustained buy-in of governments for the efficacy of projects to conserve ecosystems vital to our global economy.
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Podcasts:
Monique Barbut speaks about the UNCCD, the global challenge of desertification for livelihoods and national security, and what steps can be taken at the global level to overcome these hurdles.
Professor Lee White, Executive Secretary of Gabon's National Parks Agency (ANPN) shares his personal conservation story and discusses the country's vast natural beauty, marine and land conservation initiatives on the part of the Gabonese government, and the prospects for the newly formed Gabonese Parliamentary Conservation Caucus.
John Ole Keshine speaks about the Naibunga Conservancy in Kenya, some of the greatest challenges facing its conservation, and the efforts of the International Conservation Corps to resolve them.
Kaddu Sebunya, President of the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF), speaks on the challenges and opportunities of sustainable development in Africa, working across civil societies, in partnership with governments and the private sector, and always emphasizing that the message of conservation must originate from the African people themselves.
As part of its Capitol Hill Briefing Series, on Wednesday, May 24, 2017, ICCF hosted avian conservation expert Patricia Zurita, CEO of BirdLife International. BirdLife International has identified the decline of Africa’s vultures as a top global priority, and Ms. Zurita discussed both the importance of this issue and the steps being taken to address it. Africa’s vultures are disappearing at an alarming and virtually unprecedented rate. Seven of eleven African vulture species now find themselves on a path toward extinction in our lifetime. Because of the unique role vultures play, Ms. Zurita says, this potentially poses a huge crisis for people too.
On May 9, 2017, Mozambique's Ambassador Carlos Dos Santos was interviewed by the ICCF on Mozambique as a fast-growing country, its communities, and the value of conservation for its sustainable development.
On March 22, 2017, Costa Rica's Ambassador Roman Macaya Hayes was interviewed by the ICCF on the importance of conservation to Costa Rica's economy and its relationship to the United States.
On February 6, 2017, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski was interviewed by the OCF on her role as a Co-Chair of the Oceans Caucus in the Senate.
On November 16, 2016, U.S. Senator Tom Udall was interviewed by the ICCF on his role as a Co-Chair of the International Conservation Caucus in the Senate.
On November 16, 2016, U.S. Senator Whitehouse was interviewed by the ICCF on his role as a Co-Chair of the International Conservation Caucus in the Senate.
On November 16, 2016, U.S. Representative McCollum was interviewed by the ICCF on his role as a Co-Chair of the International Conservation Caucus in the House of Representatives.
On November 15, 2016, U.S. Chairman of Foreign Affairs Ed Royce was interviewed by the ICCF on his role as a Co-Chair of the International Conservation Caucus in the House of Representatives.
