Defenders' Experts
Wildlife Funding Priorities
Defenders is working to increase funding for high priority programs that conserve wildlife and habitat including funding for our National Wildlife Refuges, wildlife conservation on our other public lands, endangered species conservation and other important Fish and Wildlife Service programs, and land acquisition.
Green Jobs Restoring the Land and Helping Wildlife
As leaders in Washington look at an economic stimulus package, Defenders of Wildlife is making the case for smart investments in projects that will put Americans to work helping imperiled wildlife and restoring public lands.
Investing in America’s conservation infrastructure could put nearly 60,000 people to work within 90-180 days and help…
- Keep local construction, electrical, landscape and other companies working throughout 2009;
- Provide the next generation of workers with the skills they need to lead a green revolution in our economy; and
- Support vital efforts to safeguard river otters, other imperiled wildlife, habitat and our national wildlife refuges, forests, monuments and other public lands.
Resources
Senate letter to President-Elect Obama and the Obama-Biden Presidential Transition Project supporting green jobs for lands and wildlife
Letter from numerous U.S. House of Representative members to the House leadership and key committees supporting green jobs for lands and wildlife
Green Jobs for RefugesThe Cooperative Alliance For Refuge Enhancement (CARE) and its combined 14 million members and supporters urge Congress to include $1 billion for 20,000 green jobs on refuges in the 2009 stimulus package.
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Specific examples of green jobs on National Wildlife Refuges in five states Green Jobs for California RefugesGreen Jobs for Florida Refuges Green Jobs for Hawaii Refuges Green Jobs for Washington Refuges Green Jobs for Wisconsin Refuges |
Green Jobs Restoring the LandAs the Congress considers proposals to revive the economy by putting people to work, the time has come to use existing authorities to create jobs that protect America's green infrastructure from crumbling in the face of global warming.
Letter to Speaker Pelosi and Majority Leader Reid from a broad coalition of stakeholders that proposes a package specifically focused on habitat oriented projects that benefit fish and wildlife while stimulating local economies.
Recommendations on how to restore habitat connectivity and provide "green" jobs in the transportation sector.
