Wildlife Habitat Council Inc

THE WILDLIFE HABITAT COUNCIL (WHC) PROMOTES AND CERTIFIES HABITAT CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT ON CORPORATE LANDS THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS AND EDUCATION.

WILDLIFE HABITAT STRATEGY AND PLANNING:WHC DELIVERS CUSTOMIZED, COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES THAT HELP COMPANIES ALIGN CONSERVATION EFFORTS WITH BUSINESS NEEDS. WHC WORKS WITH OVER 80 MEMBERS AND NUMEROUS PARTNERS TO BUILD STRONG CONSERVATION PROGRAMS ON THEIR LANDS USING A VARIETY OF APPROACHES THAT RANGE FROM THE DEVELOPMENT OF CONSERVATION PLANS, IMPLEMENTATION OF CONSERVATION PROJECTS ON CORPORATE LANDS, STAKEHOLDER AND EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT IN PLAN DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION, AND CORPORATE-WIDE APPROACHES THAT LEVERAGE CONSERVATION TO MEET A BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY. THE VOLUNTARY CONSERVATION PROGRAMS CAN BE FOUND IN 47 U.S. STATES, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND 19 COUNTRIES. COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES FOCUS ON PROPERTY-SCALE EFFORTS AND EXTEND TO NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS TO CLIMATE CHANGE. UNDER THE CLIMATE ACTION WORKS INITIATIVE, THE ORGANIZATION HELPS CORPORATE LANDOWNERS UTILIZE NATURE-BASED CLIMATE CHANGE SOLUTIONS THAT ARE CORPORATE-DRIVEN, COMMUNITY-MINDED, AND BIODIVERSITY-BASED. DURING A YEAR OF CHALLENGES RELATED TO THE PANDEMIC, TECHNICAL EXPERTISE WAS WIDELY DISPENSED RELATED TO THE USE OF CONSERVATION AND BIODIVERSITY AS A TOOL FOR HEALTH AND WELLNESS. ANOTHER INITIATIVE, ACROSS FENCE LINES, SEEKS TO CONNECT CORPORATE LANDS WITH URBAN AND COMMUNITY FORESTRY.

MEMBERSHIP SERVICES:WHC HELPS MEMBERS CONNECT CORPORATE LEVEL SUSTAINABILITY GOALS TO MEANINGFUL ON-THE-GROUND ACTIONS THROUGH A SERIES OF DECISION TOOLS AND STRATEGIC ENGAGEMENTS THAT MAY BE UTILIZED FOR CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS. THESE BIODIVERSITY AND EDUCATION ACTIONS ENHANCE THE MEANING OF CORPORATE CONSERVATION THROUGHOUT THE COMPANY AND ENSURES THE LONGEVITY OF BOTH IMPLEMENTATION AND MANAGEMENT, WHICH IN TURN IMPROVES CONSERVATION AND EDUCATION OUTCOMES. WHC PRODUCES SEVERAL TYPES OF GUIDANCE, INCLUDING 22 WHC PROJECT GUIDANCES THAT PROVIDE SUGGESTIONS AND INSTRUCTION ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF CONSERVATION PROJECTS ACROSS FOUR CATEGORIES: HABITAT, SPECIES, EDUCATION AND AWARENESS, AND OTHER OPTIONS. WHC ALSO PRODUCES WHITE PAPERS, SUCCESS STORIES AND BLOGS HIGHLIGHTING CASE STUDIES FROM WHC MEMBERS THAT DEMONSTRATE POSITIVE OUTCOMES FOR BIODIVERSITY, THE ENVIRONMENT, AND COMMUNITIES. TOOLKITS AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS SPECIFICALLY WRITTEN TO SUPPORT MEMBER EFFORTS ARE ALSO PRODUCED.

CONSERVATION CONFERENCES:THE WHC CONSERVATION CONFERENCE, HOSTED IN PERSON OR VIRTUALLY, PROVIDES ATTENDEES WITH EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, RELATIONSHIP BUILDING, AND AWARDS RECOGNITION. OVER 400 INDIVIDUALS ATTEND THIS ANNUAL MEETING OPEN TO CONSERVATION LEADERS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, STUDENTS, DECISION-MAKERS, AND EMPLOYEE VOLUNTEERS FROM ALL PROGRAMS ENGAGED IN CONSERVATION. THE SUMMER MEETING INCLUDES LEARNING SESSIONS AND NETWORKING EVENTS IN WHICH PARTICIPANTS SHARE SUCCESSES, DISCUSS CHALLENGES, AND INSPIRE ONE ANOTHER.

WHC CONSERVATION CERTIFICATION:CONSERVATION CERTIFICATION IS A VOLUNTARY SUSTAINABLE STANDARD THAT RECOGNIZES MEANINGFUL WILDLIFE HABITAT MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION EDUCATION PROGRAMS THROUGH AN OBJECTIVE, THIRD-PARTY REVIEW. WITH OVER 600 CERTIFIED PROGRAMS WORLDWIDE, CONSERVATION CERTIFICATION PRODUCES AN AGGREGATED METRIC FOR REPORTING AND DISCLOSURE, HELPING COMPANIES DEMONSTRATE A LONG-TERM