The Namibian Conservation Parliamentary Caucus (NACOPAC) supported the development of political will and expert input for the law through a series of workshops and briefings focused on illegal wildlife trafficking and managing human-wildlife conflict.

With the support of ICCF Colombia, the Oceans Caucus of Colombia carried out the first Congressional Field Mission to Tayrona's National Park.

The ICCF Group convened high-level policy makers, dignitaries, conservation leaders, and leaders from the business and NGO communities at a reception in New York City to celebrate leadership in ocean conservation and sustainable development and to highlight the need for public-private ocean conservation partnerships.

On May 25, co-chair of the House Oceans Caucus, Rep. Don Young of Alaska, introduced H.R. 2748 – To reauthorize and amend the Marine Debris Act to promote international action to reduce marine debris, and for other purposes (short title: Save Our Seas Act of 2017).

A new platform for cross-sectional conversation has been established with the support of the ICCF to promote the development of well-informed policies and legislation.

ICCF Kenya and the Parliamentary Conservation Caucus - Kenya (PCC-K) convened a panel discussion with key stakeholders from the wildlife management, conservancy, and tourism industries to discuss the current political state of conservation.

The Global Wildlife Program has released the first-ever review of international donor funding for combating illegal wildlife trade in Africa and Asia, which shows that over $1.3 billion was committed by 24 international donors since 2010, or approximately $190 million per year.

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 . . .

ICCF hosted a luncheon with the President of the Republic of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, and Members of the United States Congress . . .

ConsCorps - ICCF has initiated on-the-ground work in Tayrona National Park to carry out workshops that will strengthen the interpretation and communication capacities for the park.

Members of Parliament from the Namibian Conservation Parliamentary Caucus (NACOPAC) met with key Ministry of Environment officials to prioritize near-term conservation governance actions . . .

Under the leadership of the President of the Committee on Andean, Amazon, and Afroperuvian Peoples, Environment and Ecology, Maria Elena Foronda Farro, and the Vice President of Natural Resources, William Fernando León Morales, the Peruvian Conservation Caucus was officially inaugurated in the Peruvian Congress . . .

On April 20, ICCF hosted a roundtable on Capitol Hill with Erik Solheim, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme . . .

The Colombian Conservation Caucus, ICCF Colombia, the Center of High Legislative Studies, and the Colombian Global Pact Network, convened to discuss the Sustainable Development Goals . . .

As part of its Congressional Breakfast Briefing Series, the Oceans Caucus Foundation hosted new House Oceans Caucus Co-Chair Representative Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) on April 5, 2017 . . .

On April 3, as part of its Capitol Hill Briefing Series, ICCF hosted Andrew Muir, CEO of Wilderness Foundation Africa and Wilderness Foundation Global, to discuss efforts to reduce consumer demand for rhino horn in Southeast Asia . . .

On March 28th, the ICCF and OCF held their annual Conservation Council Luncheon, at which the Co-Chairs of the U.S. Congressional International Conservation Caucus and Oceans Caucus joined with members of ICCF’s Conservation Council to discuss priorities for the year ahead . . .

The Oceans Caucus Foundation is pleased to welcome Senators Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and Gary Peters (D-MI) as the Honorary Co-Chairs of the 115th Senate Oceans Caucus . . .

Costa Rican President Luis Guillermo Solís addressed members of the U.S. Congressional International Conservation Caucus and ICCF business and NGO partners at an ICCF-hosted dinner honoring his conservation leadership ...

Conservation experts from The ICCF Group’s International Conservation Corps, working with Haiti’s Fondation pour la Protection de la Biodiversité Marine (FoProBiM), recently completed the development of a comprehensive ten-year management plan for Haiti’s largest marine protected area ...