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SOME OF THE PROGRAMS ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 2024 INCLUDE SECURING PROTECTIONS FOR SPECIES THREATENED BY CLIMATE CHANGE, ENSURING COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW IN ORDER TO REDUCE POLLUTION, ADVOCATING FOR NEW LAWS AND POLICIES TO REDUCE POLLUTION AND SPEED THE ADOPTION OF CLEAN RENEWABLE ENERGY, AND EDUCATING AND MOBILIZING THE PUBLIC ON CLIMATE SCIENCE AND POLICY ISSUES. 4121236 25995 2029130 ENDANGERED SPECIES PROGRAM WORKS TO PROTECT ENDANGERED SPECIES AND THEIR HABITATS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES THROUGH SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, PUBLIC EDUCATION, ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSES, AND LITIGATION. IT LEADS MANY PROTECTION CAMPAIGNS AND PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR CAMPAIGNS IN OTHER PROGRAMS. 2424013 13305 124779 THE CENTER'S PUBLIC LANDS LAW CENTER USES LEGAL ANALYSIS AND LITIGATION TO PROTECT AMERICA'S FEDERAL PUBLIC LANDS, MOST OFTEN THROUGH COLLABORATION WITHIN THE CENTER'S REGIONAL PROGRAMS. IN 2024, OUR UINTA BASIN RAILWAY CASE IN UTAH WAS ARGUED BEFORE THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT IN DECEMBER. WE CONTINUED TO MAKE PROGRESS IN ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO TO KEEP CATTLE OUT OF SENSITIVE RIPARIAN AND AQUATIC HABITATS. WE WON AN IMPORTANT CASE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, WITH THE COURT FINDING THAT THE BLM FAILED TO PROPERLY MINIMIZE IMPACTS TO THE DESERT TORTOISE AND OTHER WILDLIFE FROM OFF-ROAD VEHICLES IN THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT. WE CHALLENGED A NUMBER OF LOGGING PROJECTS IN THE NORTHERN ROCKIES, INCLUDING THE BLM'S MAJOR PROPOSED PROJECT IN THE CLARK FORK RIVER SUB-BASIN, EAST OF MISSOULA, MONTANA. AND WE MADE CONSIDERABLE PROGRESS IN OUR CAMPAIGNS AGAINST MAJOR PROPOSED MINING PROJECTS ON IMPORTANT FEDERAL LANDS, INCLUDING WITHIN THE BOUNDARY WATERS WATERSHED IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA, AND AT OAK FLAT, ON THE TONTO NATIONAL FOREST IN ARIZONA. 18394794 217200 3372541 1. URBAN WILDLANDS PROGRAM- THE CENTER'S URBAN WILDLANDS PROGRAM WORKS TO PROTECT OPEN SPACE AND WILDLIFE FROM INAPPRORPIATE DEVELOPMENT AND DEVELOPMENT-ASSOCIATED IMPACTS, ESPECIALLY IN CALIFORNIA. IN 2024 WE ISSUED A REPORT ON THE COST OF SPRAWL AND RESERVOIRS TO HUMANS, WILDLIFE AND OUR CLIMATE, WE WON LEGAL AGREEMENTS AND/OR SUITS TO PROTECT WILDLANDS IN LAKE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY, WE WON POLICY CHANGE TO IMPROVE WILDLIFE CONNECTIVITY AND LIMIT UNNECESSARY RAT POISONS IN CALIFORNIA. 2. OCEANS PROGRAM- IN 2024, THE CENTER'S OCEANS PROGRAM CONTINUED TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT STRIDES IN MARINE CONSERVATION. OUR ADVOCACY AIMED AT PREVENTING WHALE ENTANGLEMENTS IN FISHING GEAR, PROTECTING THE OCEANS FROM PLASTIC POLLUTION AND OIL SPILLS, AND SECURING ENDANGERED MARINE SPECIES AND THEIR HABITATS' PROTECTIONS. WE USED LAW, SCIENCE, ORGANIZING, AND COMMUNICATIONS TO PROTECT HEALTHY OCEANS AND COASTAL COMMUNITIES. 3. SOUTHWEST PROGRAM- THE CENTER'S SOUTHWEST PROGRAM WORKS TO PROTECT WILDLIFE AND WILD PLACES IN ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO AND NORTHERN MEXICO. 4. POPULATION & SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM- THE CENTER'S POPULATION AND SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM EDUCATES THE PUBLIC AND POLICYMAKERS ON THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN HUMAN POPULATION PRESSURE, UNSUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION, AND THE CLIMATE AND EXTINCTION CRISES, AND ADVOCATES FOR SOLUTIONS THAT ADVANCE REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM, GENDER EMPOWERMENT, CONSCIOUS CONSUMPTION, AND JUST, HUMANE AND SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEM. IN 2024, WE RELEASED A GLOBAL WHITE PAPER AND ROADMAP FOR A JUST FOOD TRANSITION, ANALYZED AND ADVOCATED FOR SUSTAINABILITY IN DIETARY GUIDELINES, AND ADVANCED FOOD CODE POLICY TO SUPPORT REUSE AND REDUCE PLASTIC POLLUTION. WE LAUNCHED CAMPAIGNS TO STOP DEFORESTATION IN THE AVOCADO INDUSTRY, DISTRIBUTE KITS TO SUPPORT REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH IN CLIMATE-RELATED DISASTERS, ESTABLISH SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION PROGRAMS ON CAMPUSES, AND SUPPORT SECONDHAND RETAILERS. OUR TEAM ALSO ENGAGED ON REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS AND FOOD POLICY ISSUES AT THE LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL LEVEL, OFTEN WITH THE SUPPORT OF OUR MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS. 5. INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM- THE CENTER'S INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM SEEKS TO PROTECT GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY THROUGH U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL LAWS. IN 2024, WE SOUGHT U.S. TRADE PROTECTIONS FOR NUMEROUS SPECIES THREATENED BY THE PET AND DECOR TRADE INCLUDING BATS FROM SOUTHEAST ASIA AND SECURED DEADLINES FOR PROTECTIONS FOR CRITICALLY ENDANGERED LIZARDS AND WHALES AND DOLPHINS ENTANGLED IN FISHING NET ABROAD. WE WORKED UNDER SEVERAL TREATIES TO GARNER INTERNATIONAL PROESSURE ON THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT TO ENFORCE ITS OWN WILDLIFE LAWS TO PROTECT THE GRAVELY IMPERILED VAQUITA, PROTECT WORLD HERITAGE HABITAT IN ECUADOR, BRAZIL, AND MEXICO, AND TIGHTEN TRADE PROTECTIONS UNDER CONVENTION FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES. 6. 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FORM 990 GROSS RECEIPTS REPORTED ON PAGE 1, BOX G, IS COMPRISED OF TOTAL REVENUE IN THE AMOUNT OF 45,735,714 AND PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF SECURITIES IN THE AMOUNT OF 19,625,787. FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 VOLUNTEERS PERFORM A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES SUCH AS: CONDOM DISTRIBUTION, TEXTING, AND ADMINISTRATIVE HELP. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C THE CENTER'S PUBLIC LANDS LAW CENTER USES LEGAL ANALYSIS AND LITIGATION TO PROTECT AMERICA'S FEDERAL PUBLIC LANDS, MOST OFTEN THROUGH COLLABORATION WITHIN THE CENTER'S REGIONAL PROGRAMS. IN 2024, OUR UINTA BASIN RAILWAY CASE IN UTAH WAS ARGUED BEFORE THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT IN DECEMBER. WE CONTINUED TO MAKE PROGRESS IN ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO TO KEEP CATTLE OUT OF SENSITIVE RIPARIAN AND AQUATIC HABITATS. WE WON AN IMPORTANT CASE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, WITH THE COURT FINDING THAT THE BLM FAILED TO PROPERLY MINIMIZE IMPACTS TO THE DESERT TORTOISE AND OTHER WILDLIFE FROM OFF-ROAD VEHICLES IN THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT. WE CHALLENGED A NUMBER OF LOGGING PROJECTS IN THE NORTHERN ROCKIES, INCLUDING THE BLM'S MAJOR PROPOSED PROJECT IN THE CLARK FORK RIVER SUB-BASIN, EAST OF MISSOULA, MONTANA. AND WE MADE CONSIDERABLE PROGRESS IN OUR CAMPAIGNS AGAINST MAJOR PROPOSED MINING PROJECTS ON IMPORTANT FEDERAL LANDS, INCLUDING WITHIN THE BOUNDARY WATERS WATERSHED IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA, AND AT OAK FLAT, ON THE TONTO NATIONAL FOREST IN ARIZONA. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D 1. URBAN WILDLANDS PROGRAM- THE CENTER'S URBAN WILDLANDS PROGRAM WORKS TO PROTECT OPEN SPACE AND WILDLIFE FROM INAPPRORPIATE DEVELOPMENT AND DEVELOPMENT-ASSOCIATED IMPACTS, ESPECIALLY IN CALIFORNIA. IN 2024 WE ISSUED A REPORT ON THE COST OF SPRAWL AND RESERVOIRS TO HUMANS, WILDLIFE AND OUR CLIMATE, WE WON LEGAL AGREEMENTS AND/OR SUITS TO PROTECT WILDLANDS IN LAKE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY, WE WON POLICY CHANGE TO IMPROVE WILDLIFE CONNECTIVITY AND LIMIT UNNECESSARY RAT POISONS IN CALIFORNIA. 2. OCEANS PROGRAM- IN 2024, THE CENTER'S OCEANS PROGRAM CONTINUED TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT STRIDES IN MARINE CONSERVATION. OUR ADVOCACY AIMED AT PREVENTING WHALE ENTANGLEMENTS IN FISHING GEAR, PROTECTING THE OCEANS FROM PLASTIC POLLUTION AND OIL SPILLS, AND SECURING ENDANGERED MARINE SPECIES AND THEIR HABITATS' PROTECTIONS. WE USED LAW, SCIENCE, ORGANIZING, AND COMMUNICATIONS TO PROTECT HEALTHY OCEANS AND COASTAL COMMUNITIES. 3. SOUTHWEST PROGRAM- THE CENTER'S SOUTHWEST PROGRAM WORKS TO PROTECT WILDLIFE AND WILD PLACES IN ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO AND NORTHERN MEXICO. 4. POPULATION & SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM- THE CENTER'S POPULATION AND SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM EDUCATES THE PUBLIC AND POLICYMAKERS ON THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN HUMAN POPULATION PRESSURE, UNSUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION, AND THE CLIMATE AND EXTINCTION CRISES, AND ADVOCATES FOR SOLUTIONS THAT ADVANCE REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM, GENDER EMPOWERMENT, CONSCIOUS CONSUMPTION, AND JUST, HUMANE AND SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEM. IN 2024, WE RELEASED A GLOBAL WHITE PAPER AND ROADMAP FOR A JUST FOOD TRANSITION, ANALYZED AND ADVOCATED FOR SUSTAINABILITY IN DIETARY GUIDELINES, AND ADVANCED FOOD CODE POLICY TO SUPPORT REUSE AND REDUCE PLASTIC POLLUTION. WE LAUNCHED CAMPAIGNS TO STOP DEFORESTATION IN THE AVOCADO INDUSTRY, DISTRIBUTE KITS TO SUPPORT REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH IN CLIMATE-RELATED DISASTERS, ESTABLISH SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION PROGRAMS ON CAMPUSES, AND SUPPORT SECONDHAND RETAILERS. OUR TEAM ALSO ENGAGED ON REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS AND FOOD POLICY ISSUES AT THE LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL LEVEL, OFTEN WITH THE SUPPORT OF OUR MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS. 5. INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM- THE CENTER'S INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM SEEKS TO PROTECT GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY THROUGH U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL LAWS. IN 2024, WE SOUGHT U.S. TRADE PROTECTIONS FOR NUMEROUS SPECIES THREATENED BY THE PET AND DECOR TRADE INCLUDING BATS FROM SOUTHEAST ASIA AND SECURED DEADLINES FOR PROTECTIONS FOR CRITICALLY ENDANGERED LIZARDS AND WHALES AND DOLPHINS ENTANGLED IN FISHING NET ABROAD. WE WORKED UNDER SEVERAL TREATIES TO GARNER INTERNATIONAL PROESSURE ON THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT TO ENFORCE ITS OWN WILDLIFE LAWS TO PROTECT THE GRAVELY IMPERILED VAQUITA, PROTECT WORLD HERITAGE HABITAT IN ECUADOR, BRAZIL, AND MEXICO, AND TIGHTEN TRADE PROTECTIONS UNDER CONVENTION FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES. 6. CARNIVORE CONSERVATION PROGRAM- THE CENTER'S CARNIVORE CONSERVATION PROGRAM WON PROTECTIONS IN 2024 FOR ECOLOGICALLY IMPORTANT CARNIVORES AND THEIR HABITATS INCLUDING GREY WOLVES, RED WOLVES, MOUNTAIN LIONS, GRIZZLY BEARS, AND MARTENS. IT WON THE DESIGNATION AND PROTECTION OF FEDRAL CRITICAL HABITAT AREAS, FOUGHT AGAINST DAMAGING STATE AND FEDERAL POLICIES, AND SUPPORTED PRO-CARNIVORE POLICIES. 9. THE CENTER HAD PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDING: FLORIDA AND THE CARIBBEAN, THE GREAT BASIN, NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN ROCKIES, THE SOUTHEAST, AND HAWAII. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF THE FINAL VERSION OF FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE IRS. IN ADDITION, A COPY OF THE FINAL VERSION OF THE FORM 990 WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OVERSEES THE FINANCIAL REPORTING PROCESS OF THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C NO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AROSE DURING THE CURRENT REPORTING YEAR. THE ORGANIZATION HAS A STANDARD CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. UNDER THE POLICY, IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AN INTERESTED PERSON MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO THE DIRECTORS AND MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS CONSIDERING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. AFTER DISCLOSURE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS, AND AFTER ANY DISCUSSION WITH THE INTERESTED PERSON, HE/SHE SHALL LEAVE THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETING WHILE THE DETERMINATION OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DISCUSSED AND VOTED UPON. THE REMAINING BOARD OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS SHALL DECIDE IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. AS PART OF PROCEDURES FOR ADDRESSING THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE SHALL DETERMINE WHETHER THE ORGANIZATION CAN OBTAIN WITH REASONABLE EFFORTS A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT FROM A PERSON OR ENTITY THAT WOULD NOT GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. IF A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS NOT REASONABLY POSSIBLE UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES NOT PRODUCING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE SHALL DETERMINE BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS WHETHER THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS IN THE ORGANIZATION'S BEST INTEREST, FOR ITS OWN BENEFIT, AND WHETHER IT IS FAIR AND REASONABLE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A FOR THE CURRENT REPORTING YEAR, PURSUANT TO ITS EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION POLICY, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED THE ANNUAL COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES WHOSE COMPENSATION IS REQUIRED TO BE REPORTED ON THE IRS FORM 990, INCLUDING THAT OF OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. COMPENSATION WAS APPROVED BY ONLY INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, BASED ON PROPER COMPARABILITY OF COMPENSATION DATA. THE DECISION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WAS THEN CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED IN THE WRITTEN MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS' MEETING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B FOR THE CURRENT REPORTING YEAR, PURSUANT TO ITS EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION POLICY, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED THE ANNUAL COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES WHOSE COMPENSATION IS REQUIRED TO BE REPORTED ON THE IRS FORM 990, INCLUDING THAT OF OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. COMPENSATION WAS APPROVED BY ONLY INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, BASED ON PROPER COMPARABILITY OF COMPENSATION DATA. THE DECISION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WAS THEN CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED IN THE WRITTEN MINUTES OF THE GOVERNING BOARD'S OR COMMITTEE'S MEETING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 ON OUR WEBSITE, THE ORGANIZATION MAKES AVAILABLE ITS ANNUAL REPORT CONTAINING A STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES AND THE FORM 990. GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. 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