2012 Annual Report - The Nature Conservancy

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NATURE EMPOWERS COLLABORATION NATURE EMPOWERS INDUSTRY Freddie Botur Cottonwood Ranches, Wyoming “We know what it is to sacrifice our lands in Wyoming for production, but we also know what it is to preserve them for values that are rooted in our culture. We want to balance these things. These agricultural places that are a part of our food production in the United States also serve this other function—they also have this ecosystem function and service for our country and for our communities. Part of Development by Design is to identify areas in our state where we have high wildlife values and low energy potential. It’s a significant privilege to be able to manage and operate a large landscape like this. What I believe I’m doing in the long-term will be recognized as a significant effort for our heritage—I hope my sons get to benefit from that.” Grounded in the Conservancy’s scientific expertise, Development by Design provides a holistic view of how future development could affect our natural systems and offers solutions for ensuring their health over the long-term for the people and wildlife that depend on them. Freddie Botur manages his family’s Cottonwood Ranches, which secured mitigationfunded conservation easements based on a Conservancy assessment of the property’s value as wildlife habitat. Such protection offsets disturbance by energy development elsewhere, and encourages future development to be sited in areas with low wildlife values. 38 The Nature Conservancy I nature.org Andrew Liveris Midland, Michigan “Why should industry be interested in protecting nature? Because the planet has finite resources, and right now they are out of balance. Everything that people count on to make their lives healthier, safer, happier and more productive comes from nature to begin with: water, food, energy materials and medicine. But these are also the economic engines of society and they are coming under the pressure of the demands of a growing society. One with the right to a decent standard of living and an appetite for even better. For those who understand the two imperatives of ecological conservation and economic growth, it may appear that we have to make a choice—either/or. But that is an old way of thinking.” Andrew Liveris is the president and CEO of the Dow Chemical Company. In January 2011, the Conservancy, Dow Chemical Company and its foundation launched a breakthrough collaboration—one that will help Dow and the business community recognize, value and incorporate nature into global business goals, decisions and strategies.
NATURE EMPOWERS OUR CITIES Zhao Yimin Shanghai, China “With such intense hydropower development on the Yangtze, our nature reserve will be the only remaining habitat upstream of Three Gorges [dam] for hundreds of fish species. The Nature Conservancy is helping us find conservation solutions to the many threats facing our nature reserve, including a brilliant plan for upstream dams to mimic seasonal water flows that fish in our reserve need to survive.” Zhao Yimin is the office director for the Yangtze River Basin Fisheries Resource Management Commission. Amid an unprecedented boom in hydropower development in the Yangtze basin, the Conservancy is working to implement a plan for the placement and operation of dams that will allow for the river’s most important ecological areas to remain as functional fish habitat while maximizing electricity production. Nature Matters I The Nature Conservancy 39
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Page 3 and 4: A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT A NEW
Page 5 and 6: THE YEAR IN CONSERVATION Protecting
Page 7 and 8: THE YEAR IN CONSERVATION Using Natu
Page 9 and 10: THE YEAR IN CONSERVATION Expanding
Page 11 and 12: NATURE PROTECTS NOURISHES STRENGTHE
Page 13 and 14: CTS The air we breathe is shared wi
Page 15 and 16: NATURE PROTECTS OUR INFRASTRUCTURE
Page 17 and 18: NATURE PROTECTS OUR TRADITIONS Fire
Page 19 and 20: Bread, meat, milk and wine do not c
Page 21 and 22: NATURE NOURISHES OUR DREAMS Marisa
Page 23 and 24: NATURE NOURISHES OUR FARMLANDS “
Page 25 and 26: NATURE NOURISHES COMMUNITIES Thomas
Page 27 and 28: ENS A healthy natural world and hea
Page 29 and 30: NATURE STRENGTHENS OUR FUTURE Susan
Page 31 and 32: NATURE STRENGTHENS OUR HEALTH 51% o
Page 33 and 34: RESas a Nature provides many tangib
Page 35 and 36: NATURE INSPIRES ART Andrei Kushnir
Page 37 and 38: NATURE INSPIRES ACTION Margaret Lou
Page 39: WERS Whether cooking our food, heat
Page 43 and 44: NATURE EMPOWERS OUR HOMES Nature Ma
Page 45 and 46: ES Water is life. That’s an adage
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Page 49 and 50: WATER REQUIRES OUR VIGILANCE WATER
Page 51 and 52: Preston Jimmerson Camilla, Georgia
Page 53 and 54: Financial Summary For the fiscal ye
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