United States Congressional International Conservation Caucus




The U.S. Congressional International Conservation Caucus, founded in September 2003, is a bipartisan congressional organization with the conviction that “the United States of America has the opportunity, the obligation and the interests to advance the conservation of natural resources for this and future generations,” and a commitment to promote U.S. leadership in public/private conservation partnerships worldwide.[1]


These partnerships are supported in order to ensure stewardship for natural resources that can lead to habitat and biodiversity protection, poverty alleviation, economic development and regional safety. The ICC constitutes the second largest bipartisan congressional caucus, with over 1/3 of the U.S. House of Representatives,[2] and over 1/4 of the U.S. Senate[3] as acting members.[4]




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Guiding principles


  • 3 115th Congress


    • 3.1 Co-chairs


      • 3.1.1 House


      • 3.1.2 Members




    • 3.2 Former co-chairs


      • 3.2.1 Former House Chairs


      • 3.2.2 Former Senate Chairs






  • 4 See also


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





History


A popular social movement in the late 1800s pushed conservation of natural resources to the top of the national agenda. The leaders of the movement were concerned that poor land management would put long-term national interests at risk, as well as destroy future Americans' natural heritage. Under President Theodore Roosevelt, the United States placed 230,000,000 acres of land under national protection to conserve natural assets for the long-term use of future generations.[5]


A new wave of conservationism emerged in the early 21st century[6] inspired by America's history of sound natural resource management; they were united by the conviction that the United States of America should take steps to export these practices throughout the world, helping strengthen national security.[7]


The International Conservation Caucus was founded in September 2003 by Representatives Clay Shaw (R-FL), John Tanner (D-TN), Ed Royce (R-CA), and Tom Udall (D-NM) to preserve the influence and motivation needed to provide continual support to critical conservation projects.[8]



Guiding principles



  • All actions must be grounded in respect for the sovereignty, cultures, and traditions of the nations in which programs are implemented.

  • Careful account must be given to local community concerns and needs.

  • Sound science is fundamental to designing effective conservation strategies.

  • Protected areas are a cornerstone of successful and sustainable conservation.

  • Conservation should be linked with efforts to promote good governance, strengthen rule of law, reduce poverty, encourage economic development, nurture democratic institutions, advance education, and improve public health.

  • Conservation requires collaboration among governments, civil society organizations, the private sector, international institutions, and others.[9]



115th Congress



Co-chairs



House




  • Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE)


  • Betty McCollum (D-MN)


  • Henry Cuellar (D-TX)


  • Ed Royce (R-CA)



Members





  • Robert Aderholt (R-AL)


  • Joe Barton (R-TX)


  • Karen Bass (D-CA)


  • Rob Bishop (R-UT)


  • Sanford Bishop (D-GA)


  • Diane Black (R-TN)


  • Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)


  • Earl Blumenauer (D-OR)


  • Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU)


  • Kevin Brady(R-TX)


  • Vern Buchanan (R-FL)


  • Bradley Byrne (R-AL)


  • G.K. Butterfield (D-NC)


  • Ken Calvert (R-CA)


  • André Carson (D-IN)


  • Buddy Carter (R-GA)


  • John Carter (R-TX)


  • Matt Cartwright (D-PA)


  • David Cicilline (D-RI)


  • Lacy Clay (D-MO)


  • James Clyburn (D-SC)


  • Mike Coffman (R-CO)


  • Steve Cohen (D-TN)


  • Chris Collins (R-NY)


  • Michael Conaway (R-TX)


  • John Conyers (D-MI)


  • Jim Costa (D-CA)


  • Carlos Curbelo (R-FL)


  • Susan Davis (D-CA)


  • Peter DeFazio (D-OR)


  • Ted Deutch (D-FL)


  • Lloyd Doggett (D-TX)


  • Jeff Duncan (R-SC)


  • John J. Duncan, Jr. (R-TN)


  • Eliot Engel (D-NY)


  • Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN)


  • Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE)


  • Lois Frankel (D-FL)


  • John Garamendi (D-CA)


  • Garret Graves (R-LA)


  • Louie Gohmert (R-TX)


  • Bob Goodlatte (R-VA)


  • Kay Granger (R-TX)


  • Luis Gutierrez (D-IL)


  • Richard L. Hanna (R-NY)


  • Vicky Hartzler (R-MI)


  • Alcee Hastings (D-FL)


  • French Hill (R-AR)


  • George Holding (R-NC)


  • Duncan Hunter (R-CA)


  • Evan Jenkins (R-WV)


  • Sam Johnson (R-TX)


  • David Joyce (R-OH)


  • Mike Kelly (R-PA)


  • Ron Kind (D-WI)


  • Adam Kinzinger (R-IL)


  • Doug Lamborn (R-CO)


  • John Larson (D-CT)


  • Barbara Lee (D-CA)


  • Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX)


  • John Lewis (D-GA)


  • Daniel Lipinski (D-IL)


  • Alan Lowenthal (D-CA)


  • Nita Lowey (D-NY)


  • Carolyn Maloney (D-NY)


  • Michael McCaul (R-TX)


  • Tom McClintock (R-CA)


  • David McKinley (R-WV)


  • Jerry McNerney (D-CA)


  • Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY)


  • Luke Messer (R-IN)


  • Tim Murphy (R-PA)


  • Grace Napolitano (D-CA)


  • Rick Nolan (D-MN)


  • Frank Pallone (D-NJ)


  • Erik Paulsen (R-MN)


  • Donald Payne Jr. (D-NJ)


  • Scott Peters (D-CA)


  • Chellie Pingree (D-ME)


  • Robert Pittenger (R-NC)


  • Bruce Poliquin (R-ME)


  • Bill Posey (R-FL)


  • Ted Poe (R-TX)


  • David Price (D-NC)


  • Mike Quigley (D-IL)


  • Tom Rice (R-SC)


  • Phil Roe (R-TN)


  • Hal Rogers (R-KY)


  • Mike Rogers (R-AL)


  • Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA)


  • Tom Rooney (R-FL)


  • Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL)


  • Dennis Ross (R-FL)


  • C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD)


  • Paul D. Ryan (R-WI)


  • Tim Ryan (D-OH)


  • Gregorio Sablan (D-MP)


  • Linda Sánchez (D-CA)


  • Mark Sanford (R-SC)


  • John Sarbanes (D-MD)


  • Austin Scott (R-GA)


  • Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI)


  • José M. Serrano (D-NY)


  • Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH)


  • Bill Shuster (R-PA)


  • Mike Simpson (R-ID)


  • Adam Smith (D-WA)


  • Christopher Smith (R-NJ)


  • Chris Stewart (R-UT)


  • Tom Suozzi (D-NY)


  • Mark Takano (D-CA)


  • Dina Titus (D-NV)


  • David Trott (R-MI)


  • Mike Turner (R-OH)


  • Fred Upton (R-MI)


  • Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)


  • Joe Wilson (R-SC)


  • Rob Wittman (R-VA)


  • Steve Womack (R-AR)


  • Kevin Yoder (R-KS)


  • Ted Yoho (R-FL)


  • Don Young (R-AK)




Former co-chairs



Former House Chairs




  • Ben Chandler (D-KY)


  • Ander Crenshaw (R-FL)


  • Norm Dicks (R-WA)


  • Hal Rogers (R-KY)


  • Clay Shaw (R-FL)(ret.)


  • John Tanner (D-TN)(ret.)


  • Jim Moran (D-VA)



Former Senate Chairs




  • Sam Brownback (R-KS)


  • Richard Burr (R-NC)


  • Dick Durbin (D-IL)


  • Robert Portman (R-OH)


  • Olympia Snowe (R-ME)


  • Tom Udall (D-NM)


  • Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)


Last updated:August 14, 2018



See also



  • Conservation in the United States

  • International Conservation Caucus Foundation



References





  1. ^ "The International Conservation Caucus" (pdf). United States House of Representatives. Retrieved 29 January 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ http://royce.house.gov/internationalconservation/members.html U.S. House of Representatives Membership List


  3. ^ http://royce.house.gov/internationalconservation/ICC%20Senate%20Membership%20List.pdf U.S. Senate ICC Membership List


  4. ^ "http://iccfoundation.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=151&Itemid=107" U.S. ICC


  5. ^ "http://www.nps.gov/thro/historyculture/theodore-roosevelt-and-conservation.htm" Teddy Roosevelt and Conservation


  6. ^ "http://www.iccfoundation.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=57&Itemid=72" History of ICCF


  7. ^ "http://royce.house.gov/internationalconservation/ICC%20Charter.pdf" ICC Charter


  8. ^ "http://www.iccfoundation.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=57&Itemid=72" History of ICCF


  9. ^ "http://royce.house.gov/internationalconservation/about.html" Guiding Principles




External links




  • U.S. House of RepresentativesInternational Conservation Caucus, U.S. House of Representatives International Conservation Caucus


  • International Conservation Caucus Foundation International Conservation Caucus Foundation


  • About the B & C Club Boone and Crockett Club




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