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The U.S. Engages In International Efforts To Ensure The Preservation Of Migratory Bird Habitat
September, 2007
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The United States places great importance in good stewardship of our environment, and is working in parallel with UNESCO’s efforts to reach important goals in the area of biodiversity conservation. Wildlife conservation is one of the environmental preservation areas the U.S. currently engages in at both the national and international levels. Recently, the U.S. has strengthened its conservation efforts, working internationally to preserve and restore critical stopover habitats for migratory birds.
Recognizing that such cooperative conservation must occur across international borders, the U.S. has joined forces with public and private sector partners in the U.S. and Mexico to undertake important habitat projects.
President Bush committed $4 million in Fiscal Year 2007 to support five priority habitats in Mexico, where the U.S. is working to support conservation initiatives by cooperating with local communities. The habitat projects will support birds that migrate between Mexico and the U.S. by restoring the natural environments in these areas. To continue U.S. support of bird conservation programs in Mexico, President Bush expects to commit another $4 million in Fiscal Year 2008.
The U.S. also participates in other international bird
conservation measures, including the Agreement on Conservation
for Albatrosses and Petrels. The President has directed the Secretaries
of State and Interior
to increase U.S. participation in this multilateral agreement,
which seeks to conserve albatrosses and petrels by coordinating international
activity
to mitigate known threats to these endangered bird populations.
The U.S. is proud to be involved in efforts that sustain migratory bird habitats as part of its many efforts to preserve our environment.
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