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© Taldi Walter

Audubon contributes to the conservation of natural ecosystems in Alaska by advocating public policies that are based on sound science. The primary goal of Audubon Alaska’s policy work is the conservation of nationally and internationally significant wildlife populations and their habitats, especially on public lands and waters.

Increasingly, Audubon's role within the Alaskan conservation community is to bring scientific perspective and support to broader, collective efforts to defend or advance conservation-oriented public policies, primarily at the federal level. Audubon maintains the flexibility and capacity to identify and respond to new threats through its Public Policy program.

Ongoing Objectives:

  • Secure permanent protection for priority areas in the Arctic, including the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and key sites within the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska;
  • Strengthen conservation measures in the Tongass and Chugach national forests and secure permanent protection for watersheds with high ecological and community values distributed across the Tongass National Forest;
  • Monitor threats to and defend significant bird populations and their habitats associated with Important Bird Areas (IBAs);
  • Monitor threats to and defend important wildlife populations and habitats, especially in the National Wildlife Refuge System;
  • Highlight and address the effects of global climate disruption in the context of Audubon Alaska’s on-going programs, and support efforts to identify and reduce emissions of greenhouse gases in Alaska;
  • Seek protection of internationally-significant wildlife resources and their habitats in the marine environment, emphasizing the Bering, Beaufort, and Chukchi seas; and
  • Enhance conservation of the suite of IBAs in upper Cook Inlet, where urban growth and recreation pressures are encroaching on key habitats and populations of WatchList species.

 

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