A growing human population places greater demand on the Earth’s limited supply of natural resources, which makes other species more vulnerable to a loss of their natural habitats and biological diversity. Although the oil and natural gas industry has engaged in environmental partnerships over the years to promote conservation and wildlife protection programs, the industry is taking more aggressive steps to integrate biodiversity conservation into its operational practices by partnering with other institutions to measure biodiversity impacts and employ new technologies to minimize its environmental footprint.
For example, Shell and the Smithsonian Institution signed a five-year memorandum of understanding in June 2000 to assess the impact of Shell operations on areas of high biodiversity value. The first joint project in the Gamba complex in Gabon follows extensive national and international consultation including feedback from a stakeholder workshop. Chevron Niugini Ltd., with help from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), formed The Community Development Initiative (CDI) Foundation to protect the fragile rainforests of Papua New Guinea for generations to come. Petro-Canada in partnership with the Pembina Institute for Appropriate Development, conducted a Life-Cycle Value Assessment of the MacKay River oil sands project to reduce environmental impacts. A number of companies, such as Shell, ConocoPhillips and ExxonMobil, have implemented a variety of different wildlife conservation programs in partnership with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.
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Ongoing Chevron efforts to protect Barrow include: active environmental research; upgraded weed control, and biological monitoring. ENV-CT-2
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In a first-ever collaboration of industry, government, and academe, Caltex (Philippines) Inc. helped launch the “Good Roots” Project on Earth Day 1991. ENV-CT-3
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Chevron and the American Geological Institute (AGI) announced a donation from Chevron to AGI of thousands of miles of historic 2D and 3D seismic data covering offshore California and portions of the West Coast of the U.S. ENV-CT-12
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ConocoPhillips has been the lead corporate participant in the PLJV since its inception, providing in-kind support, employee expertise and more than $1 million in cash contributions.
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ConocoPhillips is a corporate sponsor of the National Audubon Society. Founded in 1905, the organization is named for John James Audubon (1785-1851), famed ornithologist, explorer and wildlife artist. The Society's mission is to preserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds, other wildlife and their habitats for the benefit of humanity and the earth's biological diversity. The organization’s national network of community-based nature centers and chapters, scientific and educational programs and advocacy on behalf of all sustaining important bird populations, engage millions of people of all ages and backgrounds in positive emulation experiences.
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ConocoPhillips has been a key financial sponsor of the Sutton Avian Research Center in Bartlesville, OK, since its inception in 1984.
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ConocoPhillips is a supporter of International Crane Foundation (ICF), which is researching the migration of several species of cranes from their breeding grounds in the remote tundra of Yakutia in Siberia.
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For more than a decade, ConocoPhillips and the Foundation have worked hand-in-hand to conserve birds and other wildlife, while educating children and adults about the natural world.
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One of ConocoPhillips’ particular environmental interests is conserving the natural habitat of migratory birds, an objective that has been among the company’s charitable priorities since the 1970s. Consequently, in 2005 ConocoPhillips founded the SPIRIT of Conservation Bird Program, an outgrowth of the company’s long-working relationship with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF). The program strives to protect, restore and improve the natural systems and habitats upon which migratory birds depend for survival, and to benefit declining bird species. ENV-COP-9
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In 2000, the Alberta Chamber of Resources (ACR), an association of resource industries, established the need for a new program to look for opportunities for industry to minimize their disturbance to the environment through improved collaboration.
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