Our Mission
To Advance Conservation Governance by Building Political Will, Providing On-the-Ground Solutions.
Our Vision
A World Where People and Nature Sustain and Nurture One Another.
In PictureU.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Co-Chair of the U.S. Congressional Oceans Caucus.
The ICCF Group and Legislatures
How the Caucus Model is Transforming Conservation Governance Around the World:
As a nonprofit organization on the global political stage, the ICCF Group is breaking ground, empowering hundreds of parliamentarians to reach across the aisle and sponsor legislation that, while covering a wide range of issues, shares a common purpose: To strengthen a country’s legislative framework in a manner that isn’t exclusively good for the planet, but for economies and local communities as well.
Learn MoreIn PictureHon. Putu Supadma Rudana, Vice-Chairperson of the Committee for Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation of the Indonesian House of Representatives, addresses participants at a briefing co-hosted by the ICCF Group to address marine debris in SouthEast Asia.
The ICCF International Conservation Corps Program
The ICCF Group provides expertise to help partner nations develop protected-area, wildlife management, and conservation strategies.
International Conservation Corps team members are veterans of U.S. and Canadian government agencies, and each member has decades of practical experience managing national parks, wildlife, forests, and water.
Learn MoreIn PicturePark ranger presenting to a team of experts from the International Conservation Corps, at the Lomas de Lachay trails in Peru.
We Build Political Will,
The ICCF Group advances leadership in conservation by building political will among parliamentary and congressional leaders, and by supporting ministries in the management of protected areas.
In PictureSenator Germán Blanco, Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the two conservation-driven caucuses in the Colombian Congress.
Catalyzing Change with Knowledge and Expertise,
We support political will to conserve natural resources by catalyzing strategic partnerships and knowledge sharing between policymakers and our extensive network.
In PictureParliamentarians gathered in Washington, D.C. to coordinate conservation policies on a regional scale.
To Preserve the World's Most Critical Landscapes.
Legislative outcomes, public-private partnerships, & land management demonstrate our model is a cost-effective, sustainable solution to conservation governance challenges.
In PictureMembers of Congress in Mexico on a field mission highlighting conservation-driven practices that preserve and advance the livelihoods of indigenous communities in the region.
Our People
The ICCF Group oversees a staff of 50+ coordinating, supporting, and advancing the mission of elected officials who set aside partisan politics and collaborate in establishing, defining, and growing parliamentary groups known as Conservation Caucuses.
Our team is dedicated to advancing conservation governance around the world, in the United States and the partner countries whose ideals and values underpin and reinforce democracies and the free market enterprise.
ICCF U.S. Board of Directors
The ICCF Group Board of Directors
Financials
The ICCF Group
Audited Financials 2022 2021 2020 Financial Year 2022 Form 990 2021 2020The ICCF Group coordinates the strategy, administration, and activities of ICCF offices around the world and is led by a Board of Directors with input from our advisory Board of Governors. The ICCF Group advances leadership in international conservation through public and private partnerships, and by raising conservation awareness among policymakers.
The International Conservation Caucus Foundation (ICCF)
ICCF is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit educational foundation located in Washington, D.C., which acts as secretariat to the leadership of the bipartisan U.S. Congressional International Conservation Caucus, made up of more than 1/3 of the U.S. Congress. ICCF convenes a council of leading business and NGO partners who educate these policymakers on innovative solutions to conservation challenges. The organization has its own Board of Directors and coordinates with our other nonprofit organizations throughout Latin America, Africa, Europe, and Asia, so as to make the global operation run as effectively as possible.
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