The Nature Conservancy
For Conservation Of Thaidene Nene
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Amount$200,000
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Program
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Date Awarded7/14/2015
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Term12.0 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Program
Strategies
Overview
With support from the Hewlett Foundation and many other donors, the Nature Conservancy is partnering with the Lutsel K’e Dene First Nation to protect the 7 million acres of the Thaidene Nene property in northern Canada. The Thaidene Nene region spans from the Boreal Forest to tundra, and is part of the largest roadless landscape in North America. Permanent protection will prevent mining and other commercial development and protect the ecosystem, which is home to grizzly bears, wolves, and some of the last free-ranging herds of barren-ground caribou. This grant will provide support to the Nature Conservancy and its partners in negotiating the boundaries of the proposed area and establish a trust for the permanent protection of Thaidene Nene.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.tnc.org
Address
4245 North Fairfax Drive, Suite 100, Arlington, VA, 22203-1637, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for the Building a Conservation Ethic in the West program
The Nature Conservancy works around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people. In the Western U.S., it collaborates with community partners to educate the public and policymakers about the need to enhance public funding for conservation of public lands and waters, and sustainable working lands. (Western Conservation Substrategy: Advance Conservation Protections)
for wildfire resilience in the West
The Nature Conservancy works around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people. In the Western U.S., it collaborates with community partners to educate the public and policymakers about the need to enhance public funding for wildfire resilience. (Substrategy: Wildfire)
for an analysis of funding mechanisms for wildfire resilience
The Nature Conservancy works to conserve the lands and waters on which all life depends. This grant supports a project to better understand federal-level funding mechanisms that can lead to increased action to reduce the risk of extreme wildfire events in the Western United States and beyond, while increasing ecosystem and community resilience to wildfire. This research will help inform the Hewlett Foundation’s goal of leveraging additional resources for wildfire resilience across the American West. (Western Conservation Substrategy: Wildfire)
