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New ADM Report Highlights Power, Urgency of Regenerative Agriculture for Consumers and CPGs

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Wednesday, November 8, 2023
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Earlier this year, ADM research showed that sustainability sourcing claims – and particularly sourcing claims regarding regenerative agriculture – positively impacted consumer purchase decisions.

Key Points: 
  • Earlier this year, ADM research showed that sustainability sourcing claims – and particularly sourcing claims regarding regenerative agriculture – positively impacted consumer purchase decisions.
  • The focus and opportunities are significant: Industry-wide, revenue from regenerative agriculture is expected to grow from $8.70 billion in 2022 to $32.29 billion by 2032.
  • Notably, after learning more about regenerative agriculture, 73% of consumers agreed they would be more likely to trust retailers and brands that implement regenerative agriculture programs, and 72% agreed that they would be more likely to purchase from them.
  • ADM has set a target to engage 4 million regenerative agriculture acres globally by 2025.

General Mills and Walmart Join Forces to Advance Regenerative Agriculture Across 600,000 Acres by 2030

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023
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General Mills, Walmart and Sam’s Club announced a collaboration today to help accelerate the adoption of regenerative agriculture on 600,000 acres in the U.S. by 2030.

Key Points: 
  • General Mills, Walmart and Sam’s Club announced a collaboration today to help accelerate the adoption of regenerative agriculture on 600,000 acres in the U.S. by 2030.
  • This represents the approximate number of acres General Mills engages to source key ingredients for its products sold through Walmart and Sam’s Club.
  • Through the program, NFWF will provide financial assistance to local grantee organizations, building out the education and coaching resources needed to help accelerate regenerative agriculture.
  • It also puts General Mills on pace to exceed its goal of advancing the adoption of regenerative agriculture on one million acres by 2030 and contributes to Walmart’s goal, in collaboration with the Walmart Foundation, to protect, more sustainably manage or restore at least 50 million acres of land by 2030.

Noble Research Institute Awarded Conservation Grant to Improve Health and Resilience of Southern Great Plains Grasslands

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023
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ARDMORE, Okla., Oct. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Noble Research Institute announced today that the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and partners awarded the independent nonprofit agricultural research organization one of six grants to improve grassland health, support biodiversity and increase carbon sequestration to improve climate resilience in the Southern Great Plains grasslands.

Key Points: 
  • Noble received one of six grants from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to improve soil health, support biodiversity and increase carbon sequestration.
  • ARDMORE, Okla., Oct. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Noble Research Institute announced today that the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and partners awarded the independent nonprofit agricultural research organization one of six grants to improve grassland health, support biodiversity and increase carbon sequestration to improve climate resilience in the Southern Great Plains grasslands.
  • "Using adaptive grazing is such a powerful tool to improve plant diversity, which is critical to wildlife habitat," said Will Moseley, Noble Research Institute.
  • Here, Noble can demonstrate the ecological and economic benefits of applying soil health principles to its management approach.

Chesapeake Bay Watershed to Benefit from $9.6 Million in Watershed Restoration Grants

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Monday, October 16, 2023
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The 10 grants will leverage more than $9.4 million in matching contributions to generate a total conservation impact of just over $19 million.

Key Points: 
  • The 10 grants will leverage more than $9.4 million in matching contributions to generate a total conservation impact of just over $19 million.
  • The grants were awarded through the Innovative Nutrient and Sediment Reduction Grant Program (INSR), a core grant program of the federal-state Chesapeake Bay Program partnership that are administered under NFWF’s Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund (CBSF).
  • Since 2006, the INSR Program has provided more than $133 million to 229 projects that have reduced 23 million pounds of nitrogen, 4 million pounds of phosphorus, and 500,000 tons of sediment across the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
  • For more information about the Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund or to download the 2023 Chesapeake Bay Innovative Nutrient and Sediment Reduction grants slate, visit www.nfwf.org/chesapeake .

Sustain Our Great Lakes Partnership Announces $17.6 Million in Conservation Grants for Great Lakes Restoration

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Thursday, October 12, 2023
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The grants will leverage approximately $25 million in additional project support from grantees, generating a total on-the-ground conservation impact of $42.6 million.

Key Points: 
  • The grants will leverage approximately $25 million in additional project support from grantees, generating a total on-the-ground conservation impact of $42.6 million.
  • Sustain Our Great Lakes is a public–private partnership that supports habitat restoration throughout the Great Lakes basin and advances the objectives of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative , a federal program designed to protect, restore and enhance the Great Lakes ecosystem.
  • “Sustain Our Great Lakes is a model public-private partnership that demonstrates the strength of collaboration,” said Chris Korleski, director for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Great Lakes National Program Office.
  • For a complete list of the grants announced today, please see this link , and to learn more about Sustain Our Great Lakes, including applicant eligibility, funding priorities and submission requirements, visit https://www.nfwf.org/programs/sustain-our-great-lakes-program .

NFWF’s National Coastal Resilience Fund Announces $44.7 Million to Support Projects Across the Nation

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Thursday, October 5, 2023
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The grants announced today will leverage an additional $25.2 million from the grantees, creating a total conservation impact of nearly $70 million.

Key Points: 
  • The grants announced today will leverage an additional $25.2 million from the grantees, creating a total conservation impact of nearly $70 million.
  • These grants will support design and implementation of projects to enhance the resilience of coastal communities and improve habitat for fish and wildlife in states facing increasing impacts to their communities from storms and other coastal hazards.
  • The National Coastal Resilience Fund is a partnership between NFWF , NOAA , the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), Shell USA , TransRe and Oxy .
  • NFWF launched the National Coastal Resilience Fund in 2018, in partnership with NOAA and joined initially by Shell USA and TransRe.

NFWF Announces $1.3 Million in Grants to Support Coral Reefs

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Tuesday, September 19, 2023
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Washington, D.C., Sept. 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced $1.3 million in grants to support efforts to improve the health and resilience of coral reefs in Florida, Hawai'i, Guam, and America Samoa.

Key Points: 
  • Washington, D.C., Sept. 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced $1.3 million in grants to support efforts to improve the health and resilience of coral reefs in Florida, Hawai'i, Guam, and America Samoa.
  • The grants will generate $1.3 million in matching contributions for a total conservation impact of $2.6 million.
  • Since 2000, the Coral Reef Conservation Fund has made 408 awards to coral conservation projects with $24 million in federal and non-federal funds which leveraged more than $30 million in matching funds for a total conservation impact of $54 million.
  • A complete list of the 2023 grants made through the Coral Reef Conservation Fund is available here .

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Awards $15.6 Million to Conserve Grassland Habitat and Wildlife in the Northern Great Plains

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Wednesday, September 13, 2023
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WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced $15.6 million in grants to protect vital grassland habitat in the Northern Great Plains while also strengthening ranching operations and communities.

Key Points: 
  • WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced $15.6 million in grants to protect vital grassland habitat in the Northern Great Plains while also strengthening ranching operations and communities.
  • “The vital conservation supported through these grants wouldn’t be possible without the efforts of dedicated partners throughout the Northern Great Plains,” said Jeff Trandahl, executive director and CEO of NFWF.
  • Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Forest Service, Bezos Earth Fund, Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies, Altria Group, Cargill, Marathon Oil, Nestlé and Oxy.
  • “I’m proud Marathon Oil is partnering with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation on their Northern Great Plains Program to fund projects focused on habitat restoration, livestock management practices, education and outreach.

$1.7 Million in Grants to Enhance Forest and Freshwater Habitats in the Cumberland Plateau Region Announced by NFWF

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Monday, August 28, 2023
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The grants were awarded through the Cumberland Plateau Stewardship Fund (CPSF), a partnership between NFWF and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and Forest Service, the U.S.

Key Points: 
  • The grants were awarded through the Cumberland Plateau Stewardship Fund (CPSF), a partnership between NFWF and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and Forest Service, the U.S.
  • “These projects are expanding our restoration efforts in the Cumberland Plateau to support a fuller array of landowners,” said Jeff Trandahl, executive director and CEO of NFWF.
  • “This set of grants through the Cumberland Plateau Stewardship Fund demonstrates exciting progress in our partnership with NFWF and Cargill.
  • Spanning from northwest Alabama to the Kentucky-West Virginia border, the Cumberland Plateau region is the world’s longest expanse of hardwood-forested plateau.

NFWF Announces $1.2 Million in Grants to Restore Hardwood Forests and Aquatic Habitats in Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley

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Monday, August 14, 2023
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Washington D.C., Aug. 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced $1.2 million in grants to improve, restore, and expand important forest and wetland habitats in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley.

Key Points: 
  • Washington D.C., Aug. 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced $1.2 million in grants to improve, restore, and expand important forest and wetland habitats in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley.
  • The grants will generate $1.2 million in matching contributions from grantees for a total conservation impact of $2.4 million.
  • The grants were awarded through the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley Restoration Fund (LMAV Fund), a partnership between NFWF and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S.
  • “These five projects will build on current restoration efforts within the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley and help further expand and enhance forested wetland habitats and improve aquatic habitat connectivity within the nation’s largest floodplain,” said Jeff Trandahl, executive director and CEO of NFWF.