Transcript SWAP Coordinators Conference 7-28-09

State Wildlife Action Plan
saving the world one piece at a time
Mark Humpert, Teaming With Wildlife Director,
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State Wildlife Action
Plans
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AFWA Role
AFWA Executive
Committee
AFWA Business
Committee
TWW
Committee
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Other
Committees
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Priorities
Legislative
SWAP Implementation
TWW Coalition
 SWG Annual Appropriation
 Teaming With Wildlife Act (S655)
 American Climate & Security Act (HR2454)
 Other (S/HR????)
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WCRP & SWG Funding
(Millions)
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
'01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10
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TWW Act (S655)
 Introduced Feb. 2008
 Provides $350M over
5 years to WCRP
 50% revenue from OCS
drilling and 50% from
mineral leases
 Six Co-sponsors
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Climate Change
American Climate & Energy Security
Act (HR2454)
 House passed
 Strong Natural Resources
Adaptation Title
 National & State Strategies
 $1.7B (annual average)
 ~ 1/3 to State F&W agencies
 Update SWAP’s
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Other Opportunities
 Natural Treasures Program
 Expanded Drilling/Royalty
Reform
 Green Energy/Transmission
Corridor Impact Fee
 Great Outdoor America Report
(July ’09)
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Priorities
SWAP Implementation
Legislative
TWW Coalition
 Outreach
 How much $$ is Enough
 Measuring Effectiveness
 Readiness Planning
 Climate Change Planning
 Herpetafauna Planning
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Outreach
 Key Audiences
 Administration
 Congress
 NGO’s
 New Communication
Tools
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How Much is
Enough?
 Preliminary Needs Assessment Fall’08
 Data from 10 states
 Extrapolated to 50 states
 Annual Funding Needed
$700M to $800M
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Measuring
Effectiveness
 Performance tied to
funding
 Funding tied to
performance
 Consultant & Diverse
Advisory Committee
 Guiding Principle:
Minimize reporting
burden for states
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Readiness Planning
Q. Are we prepared for
5x or 10x increase in
funding?
A. ???
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Climate Change
 Work Group Formed Sept. ‘09
 Develop voluntary guidance to help states
better incorporate CC into State Wildlife
Action Plans & improve communication
 Subcommittees
 Adaptation Strategies
 Vulnerability Assessment
 Monitoring, Research, Data Information
 Plan Revision Process
 Communication
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Herpetafauna
Vulnerability
Assessments
ID Priority
Conservation Areas
Regional At-risk
Assessments
Develop Monitoring
Framework
Outreach
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Priorities
TWW Coalition
Legislative
SWAP Implementation
 Coalition Strategy
 Messaging
 Technology Improvements
Activation
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Strategy
Cast a wide net
Use when needed
Don’t risk fracturing
Communication
Planning
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Messaging
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Technology
New Media
Website Update
Coalition Database
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Dedicated funding for wildlife conservation,
outdoor recreation & conservation education
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Americans all across the country, of all backgrounds, and of
all political views, care deeply about the health of our land and
water resources—the wildlife, parks, forests, farms and
ranchlands, and historic places that have sustained and
enriched us as a people over generations. We are past due
for a serious look at where we stand as a country in achieving
our goal of safeguarding these resources.
Senator Lamar Alexander (TN) & Senator Jeff Bingaman (NM)
July 2009
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Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.
- Robert F. Kennedy
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