Number 2019-01 WHEREAS, the National Wildlife Federation previously adopted numerous resolutions supporting action by governments, corporations, and others to respond to the scientific consensus on the threat posed by human-induced global climate change, including domestic and international policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, enhance scientific research, and promote public awareness; and ...[Read More]
Climate-Smart Infrastructure Policy for Communities, Jobs, and Wildlife
Dicamba and 2,4-D
Number 2019-02 WHEREAS, The use of two highly volatile Plant Growth Regulator (PGR) herbicides, dicamba and 2,4-D, has increased dramatically in row crop agriculture in recent years, along with increased complaints about damages to specialty crops, trees, gardens and apiaries; and WHEREAS, these chemicals have a high propensity to volatilize after application and move off-site where they can cause ...[Read More]
The Full Duties of States as Trustee-Owners of Wildlife
Number 2019-03 WHEREAS, all people now living are responsible for restoring and sustaining biodiversity and fostering the ecological health and functioning of natural systems; and WHEREAS, by long-established law this responsibility within the United States is particularly borne by states, which acting in accordance with federal law hold sovereign title to or otherwise manage wildlife subject to b ...[Read More]
Promoting Ecologically Appropriate Prescribed Burn Programs on our Natural Areas
Number 2019-04 WHEREAS, the National Wildlife Federation has a history of supporting ecological prescribed fire as a critical land management tool; and WHEREAS, the occurrence of catastrophic fires has been at historic levels across the nation and the world in recent years, and is increasing annually; and WHEREAS, climate change has elevated the severity of wildfires due to increased vegetation gr ...[Read More]
Protecting Habitat by Balancing Conservation and Outdoor Recreation on Public Lands
Number 2019-05 WHEREAS, pressure on wildlife and wildlife habitat is increasing on public lands; and WHEREAS, protecting wildlife and important wildlife habitat on public lands is highly valued by Americans; and WHEREAS, conserving wildlife populations as well as protecting and restoring important blocks of wildlife habitat on public lands should be prioritized; and WHEREAS, enjoyment of outdoor r ...[Read More]
Protecting Habitat, Wildlife, and Water Resources around the Grand Canyon from Uranium Mining
Number 2019-06 WHEREAS, in 2011, the National Wildlife Federation resolved to call on appropriate state and federal policymakers to support the maintenance of moratoria on the construction and operation of uranium mines and mills adjacent to the Grand Canyon and in the watersheds of the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic United States, until such time as peer-reviewed, scientific studies prove that ura ...[Read More]
Significantly Reducing Single-Use Plastic Products in the American Marketplace
Number 2019-07 WHEREAS, while plastics are a convenient, adaptable, useful and economically valuable material, post-consumer or end-of-life (EOL) single-use plastics (SUPs) represent a serious national and global problem due to their abundance, persistence in the environment, risk to wildlife and human health, and economic cost; and WHEREAS, the full lifecycle of plastic is known to impact the glo ...[Read More]
Supporting Tribes on Wildlife and Natural Resource Management
Number 2019-08 WHEREAS, federally-recognized tribes have authority to manage wildlife and natural resources on lands within their jurisdiction; and WHEREAS, tribal lands and waters are significant for wildlife conservation and provide vital habitat for thousands of species of greatest conservation need, including more than 525 federally-listed threatened and endangered plants and animals, many of ...[Read More]
Non-Federal Governmental Action to Protect Wildlife, Habitat, and People from Climate Change
Number 2018-01 WHEREAS, climate change is a serious and escalating threat to wildlife, communities, and the economy of the United States; and WHEREAS, climate change is increasingly fueling more severe and damaging impacts and events that burden local and state communities, worsening sea level rise, wildfires, droughts, floods, severe weather events, heat waves, disruption of seasonal norms, and o ...[Read More]
Wildlife Friendly Renewable Energy Infrastructure
Number 2018-02 WHEREAS, the impacts of climate change are serious and are escalating for wildlife, communities, and the economy; and WHEREAS, climate change is, in large part, caused by the burning of fossil fuels for electricity generation; and WHEREAS, renewable energy sources, such as solar,—including distributed solar— onshore and offshore wind, geothermal, and tidal power are now technologica ...[Read More]