Also in this issue: The future of the Endangered Species Act | Elevating conservation on public lands |
| AUDUBON ADVISORY January 2024 | | | | |
| Since 2002, the U.S. Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (NMBCA)—the only federal grant program dedicated to conserving birds across the Americas—has pumped millions of dollars into habitat protection, research, and education in 43 countries. Now, supporters are urging lawmakers to pass legislation to increase funding and make it accessible to more communities. Read more | | | | |
| Indigenous students from San Antonio del Chamí, Colombia participate in lessons funded by the NMBCA. | | | | |
| In a draft rule likely to be finalized this year, the Bureau of Land Management plans to put conservation officially on equal footing with other land uses. More than 300 bird species depend on these public lands and waters and would benefit from more balanced management. Read more | | | | | | |
| In the past half century, the ESA has prevented the extinction of 99 percent of the species listed under its protection. Only with innovation and advocacy can it continue to do so for decades to come. Read more | | | Illustration: Alexander Vidal | | | | | | |
| Bipartisan legislation introduced last month would require federal projects to prioritize the use of native plants as part of any landscape planning. Native plants help birds find the food and habitat they need in a changing climate. Read more | | | Black-throated Green Warbler on Eastern Hemlock. | | | | | | |
| Last month, legislation was introduced that would help streamline approval processes for the expansion of clean energy and transmission. The Electricity and Transmission Acceleration Act would strike a balance between quickly deploying clean energy and transmission and protecting public lands, wildlife, and communities. Increasing capacity for clean energy sources like wind and solar, as well as an upgraded transmission infrastructure to deliver that energy, is key to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and helping protect wildlife and communities from climate impacts. Read our full statement | | | | Participating in the public comment process is one of the ways that you can meaningfully support sound policy that will benefit birds and the places they need (and oppose harmful actions). As of today, more than 17,600 people have sent public comments directly to the Bureau of Land Management in support of their new management plan that prioritizes conservation on 3.6 acres of public lands in Wyoming. The deadline to submit comments is next Wednesday, January 17. Please send your comment today. | | | | | |
| Photos from top: Andrés Estefan; Ash Ponders; Scott Keys/Audubon Photography Awards; Garry Turnquist/Audubon Photography Awards (left); Elizabeth Jaffin/Audubon Photography Awards (right) | | | | |
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