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Government Relations and Policy

Letters, Testimony and Documents

WWF experts often provide testimony and comments to Congress and U.S. government agencies on issues relating to the protection of endangered species, conservation funding and global markets such as climate change and wildlife trade.

Below you will find testimony, letters and other documents by some of WWF's renowned scientists and policy experts.

WWF Greenprint for a New Administration

The Greenprint is a non-partisan conservation agenda created by WWF scientists and policy experts that outlines key areas that will need strong leadership from the next U.S. administration. Read more.

Transition to Green – Leading the way to a healthy environment, a green economy and a sustainable future

This report highlights priority environmental recommendations for the Obama administration transition team endorsed by a coalition of national environmental and conservation organizations – including WWF. Read more.

International Conservation Budgets

WWF letter to Speaker Pelosi supporting upcoming budget resolution, focusing on two main areas - the international affairs budget and the natural resources and environment budget. (PDF, 79KB)

2008 International Conservation Budget (PDF, 540KB)
March 2008

2007 International Conservation Budget (PDF, 553KB)
2007

Green Budget

Green Budget 2009 - National Funding Priorities for the Environment

Agriculture 

Sign-on letter urging Senator support the Wyden-Harkin Amendment to the Senate farm bill which provides critical improvements to a new Bioenergy Crop Transition Assistance Program (PDF, 15KB)
December 6, 2007

Joint Letter in Support of the Fairness in Farm and Food Policy Amendment to the 2007 Farm Bill (PDF, 29KB)
July 25, 2007

Sign-on Letter to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research of the House Committee on Agriculture Supporting the Highly Erodible Land Conservation (HELC) Compliance Provisions in the 2002 Farm Bill (PDF, 1MB)
May 21, 2007

Forests  

Letter to Senators Biden and Lugar on Indonesian Debt Relief Under the Tropical Forest Conservation Act (TFCA) (PDF, 43KB)
June 8, 2007

Fishing and Oceans 

Thank you letter to Senators Inouye and Stevens of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation for introduction of S.2907, the International Fisheries Stewardship and Enforcement Act (PDF, 81KB)
June 23, 2008

Sign-on Letter Expressing Concern Over Decrease in Funding for the Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Fund (PDF, 787KB)
July 26, 2007

Comments on Coral Reef Conservation Program to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration by Jason Patlis WWF Vice-President for US Government Relations (PDF, 49KB)
July 20, 2007

Statement of WWF's Thomas Grasso for the Oversight Hearing on the U.S. Role Related to the International Treaties Governing Ocean Fisheries (PDF, 149KB)
April 29, 2004Sign-on letter to U.S. Senate supporting Menendez-Kerry tropical deforestation amendment to Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act

Climate Change  

Sign-on letter to House Committee on Financial Services in support of Clean Technology Fund (PDF, 76KB)
June 23, 2008

Sign-on letter supporting Menendez-Snowe amendment to Climate Security Act of 2008 for International Climate Change Adaptation and National Security Program. (PDF, 18KB)

Sign-on letter to U.S. Senate supporting Menendez-Kerry tropical deforestation amendment to Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act (PDF, 60K)

Eleven Major Corporations Urge Senate Passage of Climate Change Legislation (PDF, 133K)
June 2, 2008

Climate Security Act - 1 (PDF, 96k)
June 2, 2008

Climate Security Act - 2 (PDF, 174k)
June 2, 2008

Climate Security Act - 3 (PDF, 148k)
June 2, 2008

Letter from Richard H. Moss, Ph.D.,  WWF-U.S. VP and Managing Director, Climate Change, to U.S. Senate on importance of scientific assessments being released by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program (PDF, 72K)
June 2, 2008

International Deforestation and Climate Change (PDF, 54KB)
April 22, 2008

Sign-on letter to Senator Whitehouse expressing thanks for supporting inclusion of wildlife programs in S. 2191, America's Climate Security Act of 2007. Letter also requests support for inclusion of the Wings Across Americas Program and the Park Flight Migratory Bird Program. (PDF, 55KB)
April 4, 2008

Sign-on thank you letter to Senator Whitehouse regarding conservation language in America’s Climate Security Act of 2007 (S. 2191) (PDF, 223KB)
January 31, 2008

Testimony of WWF's Richard Moss, Vice President and Managing Director for Climate Change concerning "A Time for Change: Improving the Federal Climate Change Research and Information Program' before the Senate Commerce Committee (PDF, 554KB)
November 14, 2007

View WWF's Vice President and Managing Director for Climate Change, Richard Moss, testify at the Senate Commerce Committee hearing "A Time for Change: Improving the Federal Climate Change Research and Information Program"
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November 14, 2007

Sign-on Letter Supporting Chairman Rahall's "Energy Policy Reform and Revitalization Act of 2007" (H.R. 2337) (PDF, 76KB)
June 5, 2007

Testimony of WWF's Lara Hansen, Chief Scientist, Climate Change Program before the Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries and Coast Guard Subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (PDF, 51KB)
May 10, 2007

Letter to Representative Waxman on Introducing the Safe Climate Act of 2007 (H.R. 1590) (PDF, 36KB)
May 8, 2007

Letter to Senator Boxer on the Global Warming Pollution Reduction Act (PDF, 20KB)
February 7, 2007

Lara Hansen Testimony for Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation on the Impacts of Climate Change (PDF, 85KB)
March 3, 2004

Wildlife Trade  

Testimony of WWF's Crawford Allan, Director TRAFFIC North America, on the U.S. consumer demand for wildlife products traded illegally or unsustainable for the Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans House of U.S. Representatives. (PDF, 134KB) September 16 2008. 

Testimony of WWF's Crawford Allan, Acting Director, TRAFFIC-North America for the Oversight Hearing on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) (PDF, 37KB)
May 3, 2007

Species Protection 

Joint Comments on Proposed Amendments to the Endangered Species Act (PDF, 206KB)
September 3, 2008

Sign-on Support Letter to Senate on Great Cats and Rare Canids Act (PDF, 76KB)
July 18, 2008

WWF Comments to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on the Polar Bear 4(d) Ruling of the Endangered Species Act (PDF, 234KB)
Date: July 14, 2008

Testimony of Thomas Dillon before the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife And Oceans Committee on Natural Resources H.R. 4455 (PDF, 112KB)
June 24, 2008

Developing a New Paradigm in International Species Conservation (PDF, )
June 24, 2008

White Paper Multinational Species Conservation Act (PDF, )
July 16, 2007

Sign-on letter to Committee on Natural Resources requesting full mark-up on H.R. 1464, the Great Cats and Rare Canids Act. (PDF, 73KB)
April 11, 2008

North Aleutian Basin, Proposed Oil and Gas Lease Sale 214, Call for Information and Nominations and Notice of Intent to prepare Environmental Impact Statement (PDF, 81KB)
April 8, 2008

Sign-on letter urging members of House Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science to restore funding for the Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Fund (PDF, 776KB)
March 5, 2008

Sign-on letter urging members of Senate Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science to restore funding for the Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Fund (PDF, 776KB)
March 5, 2008

Letter from U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer requesting immediate listing of the polar bear as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (PDF, 30KB)
February 4, 2008

WWF continues to push for a decision to protect polar bears under the Endangered Species Act (PDF, 22KB)
January 19, 2008

Testimony of WWF's Margaret Williams, Managing Director, Kamchatka/Bering Sea Ecoregion Program before the Committee on the Environment and Public Works U.S. Senate on Examining Threats and Protections for the Polar Bear. (PDF, 219KB)
January 30, 2008

Sign-on letter urging senators to support House funding levels for Multinational Species Conservation Fund (PDF, 104KB)
December 6, 2007

Letter to Rosa Meehan, Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on the recently published U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reports which present a comprehensive analysis of the world's polar bear population status and threats. (PDF, 93kKB)
October 22, 2007

Testimony of Dr. Eric Dinerstein, WWF's Chief Scientist and Vice-President for Conservation Science before the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans of the House Committee on Natural Resources Regarding - H.R. 1464, the Great Cats and Rare Canids Conservation Act of 2007, H.R. 1913, the Great Cats Conservation Act of 2007, and H.R. 1771, the Crane Conservation Act of 2007 (PDF, 82KB)
September 6, 2007

Letter from WWF Chairman Bruce Babbitt to Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns on Forest Service Proposal to Increase Poisoning of Prairie Dogs -- the Main Food Source of the Endangered Black-Footed Ferret - in the Conata Basin (PDF, 942KB)
July 10, 2007

Letter from WWF Chairman Bruce Babbitt to Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne on Forest Service Proposal to Increase Poisoning of Prairie Dogs -- the Main Food Source of the Endangered Black-Footed Ferret - in the Conata Basin (PDF, 996KB)
July 10, 2007

Sign-on Letter to Senators Conrad and Roberts Supporting New "Open Fields" Legislation - The Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program Act of 2007 (PDF, 21KB)
June 6, 2007

Sign-on Letter to Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne and Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez on Revisions to the Endangered Species Act (PDF, 59KB)
May 2, 2007

Amicus Brief Filed with the Supreme Court Regarding the Endangered Species Act (ESA) (PDF, 165KB)
March 27, 2007

Letter to Scott Schliebe, Polar Bear Project Leader, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on the recent determination by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that formal listing and protection of the polar bear under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA) may be warranted. (PDF, 115KB)
April 10, 2006

Sign-on Letter for Great Cats and Rare Canids Act of 2005 (PDF, 17KB)
2005

Letter to Rosa Meehan, Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on the recently published U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reports which present a comprehensive analysis of the world's polar bear population status and threats. (PDF, 104KB)
July 8, 1965

International Conservation Funding 

Testimony of Jason M. Patlis, WWF's Vice President and Managing Director, U.S. Government Relations Submitted to the House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs on behalf of WWF, The Nature Conservancy, Conservation International and the Wildlife Conservation Society (PDF, 156KB)
March 29, 2007

Testimony by WWF Director of Species Conservation Dr. Sybille Klenzendorf at legislative hearing on “Multinational Species Conservation Funds Reauthorization Act of 2007" “Asian Elephant Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2007" - House Nature Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans (PDF, 50.4KB)
March 13, 2007

Sign-on Letter to House Chairmen and Ranking Members Requesting Support for International Conservation Programs in the 2008 Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill (PDF, 21KB)
March 9, 2007

Testimony of WWF's Beth Allgood on FY 2007 Appropriations Submitted to the House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs (PDF, 140KB)
March 30, 2006

Statement of WWF's Brooks B. Yeager Saving the Ancient Mariners: The Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2003 to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans of the House Committee on Resources (PDF, 63KB)
March 25, 2004

Oil and Gas Development 

Letter to U.S. Senate urging continuation of ban on offshore drilling (PDF, 103KB)
June 21, 2008

Letter to U.S. House of Representatives urging continuation of ban on offshore drilling (PDF, 102KB)
June 21, 2008

Letter to Representative Inslee on Bristol Bay Protection Act (HR 1957) (PDF, 13KB)
April 25, 2007

Letter to the Minerals Management Service Opposing Proposed 5-Year Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program (PDF, 211KB)
November 22, 2006

Testimony of WWF's David Sandalow on Shipping Safety Post Sinking of the Tanker Prestige (PDF, 118KB)
January 9, 2003

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