QUEBEC-LABRADOR FOUNDATION INC
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Organizations Filed Purposes: QLF EXISTS TO PROMOTE GLOBAL LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, TO SUPPORT THE RURAL COMMUNITIES AND ENVIRONMENT OF EASTERN CANADA AND NEW ENGLAND, AND TO CREATE MODELS FOR STEWARDSHIP OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND CULTURAL HERITAGE THAT CAN BE SHARED WORLDWIDE.THE PROGRAM MISSION OF THE QUEBEC-LABRADOR FOUNDATION U.S. (QLF) IS DEFINED IN TWO PARTS: A REGIONAL COMPONENT (NEW ENGLAND AND EASTERN CANADA), AND AN INTERNATIONAL COMPONENT, WHICH TIES OUR REGIONAL MODEL TO A GLOBAL NETWORK. QLF EXISTS TO PROMOTE GLOBAL LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, TO SUPPORT THE RURAL COMMUNITIES AND ENVIRONMENT OF EASTERN CANADA AND NEW ENGLAND, AND TO CREATE MODELS FOR STEWARDSHIP OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND CULTURAL HERITAGE THAT CAN BE SHARED WORLDWIDE.

QUEBEC-LABRADOR FOUNDATION U.S. (QLF) EXISTS TO PROMOTE GLOBAL LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, TO SUPPORT THE RURAL COMMUNITIES AND ENVIRONMENT OF EASTERN CANADA AND NEW ENGLAND, AND TO CREATE MODELS FOR STEWARDSHIP OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND CULTURAL HERITAGE THAT CAN BE SHARED WORLDWIDE.

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CONSERVATION AND STEWARDSHIP IN 2020, QLF'S CONSERVATION AND STEWARDSHIP INITIATIVES CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS: 1) THE SOUNDS CONSERVANCY MARINE RESEARCH PROGRAM; 2) BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION PROGRAM WITH ITS PROJECTS, AQUATIC SPECIES AT RISK, HABITAT STEWARDSHIP FOR SPECIES AT RISK, MARINE BIRD CONSERVATION; AND PROTECTED AREAS STEWARDSHIP; 3) THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE STEWARDSHIP INSTITUTE WITH ITS PROJECTS, STEWARDSHIP TODAY, NEW PARKS/NEW PARTNERSHIPS, AND THE CHESAPEAKE BAY GATEWAYS NETWORK; 4) CONSERVATION EXCHANGE PROGRAMS TO INCLUDE THE EAST ASIA CONSERVATION EXCHANGE PROGRAM WITH CONSERVATION LEADERS FROM MONGOLIA AND NEW ENGLAND AND THE GREAT FLYWAYS, A MIDDLE EAST CONSERVATION EXCHANGE PROGRAM ALONG THE RIFT VALLEY/RED SEA FLYWAYS; AND 5) THE QLF GLOBAL PROGRAM WITH ITS PROJECTS TO INCLUDE STEWARDSHIP IN LATIN AMERICA, PRIVATELY PROTECTED AREAS WITH THE INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE, WORLD HERITAGE CONVENTION, SPECIAL CONSERVATION ASSIGNMENTS, SPECIAL EDITION ON PARKS THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PROTECTED AREAS AND CONSERVATION. THE SOUNDS CONSERVANCY MARINE RESEARCH PROGRAM THE SOUNDS CONSERVANCY IS A MARINE RESEARCH PROGRAM ALONG THE SIX SOUNDS, ESTUARIES, AND COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND NEW YORK. FROM SOUTH TO NORTH, THE SOUNDS ARE LONG ISLAND, FISHERS ISLAND, BLOCK ISLAND, RHODE ISLAND, MARTHA'S VINEYARD, AND NANTUCKET. THE PROGRAM IS DEDICATED TO CONSERVE, PROTECT, AND STEWARD THE SOUNDS AND ITS COASTAL WATERS, AND TO SUPPORT MARINE RESEARCH, ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION. EACH YEAR, QLF AWARDS SUPPLEMENTAL RESEARCH GRANTS TO GRADUATE STUDENTS, FELLOWS, AND PRACTITIONERS IN MARINE CONSERVATION. AS WELL, EACH YEAR, QLF STAFF UPDATE THE SOUNDS CONSERVANCY'S 200-PAGE ELECTRONIC PUBLICATION, WHICH DOCUMENTS TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF WORK BY THE PROGRAM'S FELLOWS. BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION - QLF'S BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION PROGRAM IS MANAGED BY A SENIOR PROGRAM CONSULTANT IN MASSACHUSETTS WITH QLF STAFF MEMBERS. THE GOALS OF THE PROGRAM ARE TO ENCOURAGE LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO TAKE AN ACTIVE ROLE AS CITIZEN SCIENTISTS, PROMOTE INITIATIVES THAT SECURE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, STEWARD AND CONSERVE ECOSYSTEMS, AND LEAD BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION INITIATIVES AS A STRATEGY TO MITIGATE THE IMPACTS OF A CHANGING CLIMATE. 2020 PROJECTS ARE: AQUATIC SPECIES AT RISK - THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA'S DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES AND OCEANS AWARDED QLF A FOUR-YEAR GRANT SECURED BY A QLF SENIOR CONSULTANT WHO IS RECOGNIZED WORLDWIDE FOR HER PIONEERING WORK IN COMMUNITY-BASED CONSERVATION. THE PROJECT CONTRIBUTES TO THE RECOVERY OF ENDANGERED AND THREATENED MARINE SPECIES BY REDUCING THREATS CAUSED BY FISHERIES SUCH AS ENTANGLEMENT WITH FISHING GEAR, INGESTION OF PLASTICS, AND BY-CATCH MORTALITY. HABITAT STEWARDSHIP FOR SPECIES AT RISK - FOR A DECADE, QLF HAS BEEN WORKING WITH COMMUNITIES, FISH HARVESTERS TO REDUCE THREATS TO MARINE SPECIES SUCH AS ACCIDENTAL CATCH, ENTANGLEMENT IN FISHING GEAR, AND INGESTION OF PLASTIC DEBRIS. QLF WORKS IN COLLABORATION WITH THE FISHERIES IN COASTAL COMMUNITIES TO SERVE AS STEWARDS OF MARINE ECOSYSTEMS OFF NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR ALLOWING FOR MARINE SPECIES TO TRAVEL UNENCUMBERED BY ACCIDENTAL CATCH AND/OR MARINE DEBRIS. MARINE BIRD CONSERVATION: RENEWING SEABIRD CONSERVATION ON THE QUEBEC NORTH SHORE - 2020 MARKS THE FIRST YEAR OF A TWO-YEAR PROJECT, MARINE BIRD CONSERVATION, WHICH IS MANAGED BY A SENIOR CONSULTANT IN MASSACHUSETTS. QLF LAUNCHED THIS PROJECT IN COMMUNITIES OF THE QUEBEC LOWER NORTH SHORE, WHICH IS HOME TO TEN OF CANADA'S OLDEST MIGRATORY BIRD SANCTUARIES. PROJECT GOALS ARE TO ENGAGE RESIDENTS IN ACTIVITIES THAT PROTECT THE IMPORTANT SEABIRD COLONIES ALONG THE COAST AND RAISE AWARENESS OF THREATS TO NESTING COLONIES OF SEABIRDS AND SEA DUCKS. PROTECTED AREAS STEWARDSHIP: CONSERVATION AND STEWARDSHIP OF ECOLOGICALLY SIGNIFICANT SPECIES IN NEW BRUNSWICK'S PROTECTED AREAS - THE GOAL OF THE PROTECTED AREAS STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM IS THE CONSERVATION AND STEWARDSHIP OF PROTECTED AREAS IN NEW BRUNSWICK. THE PROGRAM, MANAGED BY QLF STAFF AT THE HEADQUARTERS, IS DIRECTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NATURE TRUST NEW BRUNSWICK, A CHARITABLE LAND CONSERVATION ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO THE CONSERVATION AND STEWARDSHIP OF 60 NATURE PRESERVES OF ECOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE THROUGHOUT THE PROVINCE, QLF STAFF CONTRIBUTE TO SURVEYS AND LONGITUDINAL STUDIES OF SEABIRDS, SEA DUCKS, AND MIGRATORY BIRDS AS WELL AS FLORA AND FAUNA ACROSS NEW BRUNSWICK'S PROTECTED AREAS. THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE STEWARDSHIP INSTITUTE QLF IS THE PRINCIPAL PARTNER IN THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE STEWARDSHIP INSTITUTE, WHICH WAS FOUNDED WITH THE CONVICTION THAT THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (NPS) HAS A GREAT PUBLIC PURPOSE AND THAT ITS PEOPLE CHARGED WITH THE STEWARDSHIP OF SOME OF AMERICA'S GREATEST TREASURES SHOULD BE SUPPORTED, CHALLENGED, AND PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES FOR RENEWAL. PROJECTS CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING. STEWARDSHIP TODAY - QLF STAFF GUIDED NEW INITIATIVES UNDER A BANNER OF "STEWARDSHIP TODAY" TO INCLUDE PLANS FOR THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNITED STATES IN 2026. NEW PARKS/NEW PARTNERSHIPS - QLF STAFF AND THE STEWARDSHIP INSTITUTE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH NEW-PARK SUPERINTENDENTS AND REGIONAL STAFF TO DEFINE LESSONS LEARNED ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW PARKS AND PARTNERSHIPS. CHESAPEAKE BAY GATEWAYS NETWORK QLF BEGAN A NEW INITIATIVE TO DEVELOP A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE CHESAPEAKE BAY GATEWAYS NETWORK TO INCLUDE PARKS, WILDLIFE REFUGES, MARITIME MUSEUMS, HISTORIC SITES AND WATER TRAILS. CONSERVATION EXCHANGE PROGRAMS CONSERVATION EXCHANGE PROGRAMS FOSTER AN EXCHANGE OF KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE, CONSERVATION AND INNOVATION ACROSS BORDERS WHILE PROMOTING CROSS-BORDER, INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION BETWEEN COMMUNITIES AND REGIONS WORLDWIDE. INTERNATIONAL FELLOWS WHO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN QLF'S CONSERVATION EXCHANGES REPRESENT 75 COUNTRIES AND SIX REGIONS WORLDWIDE. EAST ASIA CONSERVATION EXCHANGE PROGRAM - WITH CONSERVATION LEADERS FROM MONGOLIA AND NEW ENGLAND IN EARLY 2020, QLF MADE ARRANGEMENTS TO LEAD THE SECOND EAST ASIA CONSERVATION EXCHANGE PROGRAM IN MONGOLIA FOR PRACTITIONERS FROM NEW ENGLAND AND MONGOLIA REPRESENTING THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR. THIS EXCHANGE WAS POSTPONED UNTIL TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE RELEASED AND UNTIL IT IS SAFE TO TRAVEL. THE GREAT FLYWAYS, A MIDDLE EAST CONSERVATION EXCHANGE PROGRAM ON THE RIFT VALLEY/RED SEA FLYWAYS - SINCE 1992, QLF HAS DIRECTED EXCHANGE PROGRAMS FOR CONSERVATION LEADERS FROM THE MIDDLE EAST, NORTH AFRICA, AND THE GULF STATES. A FOCUS OF THE PROGRAM IS THE ENVIRONMENT, WHICH SERVES AS A BRIDGE TO MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND COLLABORATION ACROSS BORDERS, POLITICAL BOUNDARIES, AND CULTURAL FRAMEWORKS. IN EARLY 2020, QLF PLANNED FOR A SECOND CONSERVATION EXCHANGE PROGRAM ON THE GREAT FLYWAYS TO BE HELD ON THE RIFT VALLEY/RED SEA FLYWAYS IN JORDAN. THE PROGRAM IS POSTPONED UNTIL IT IS DEEMED SAFE TO TRAVEL. QLF GLOBAL PROGRAM - THE QLF GLOBAL PROGRAM CONSISTS OF SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS THAT PROMOTE INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR LOCAL AND REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES SHARED WORLDWIDE. PROJECTS ARE:STEWARDSHIP IN LATIN AMERICA - QLF CONTINUES TO SHARE ITS MODEL OF COMMUNITY-BASED CONSERVATION AND STEWARDSHIP OF NATURAL RESOURCES THROUGHOUT LATIN AMERICA THROUGH WORKSHOPS AND INITIATIVES THAT ADVANCE STRATEGIC CONSERVATION OBJECTIVES. PRIVATELY PROTECTED AREAS WITH THE INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE - QLF'S SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT CHAIRS A SPECIALIST GROUP OF THE WORLD COMMISSION ON PROTECTED AREAS WITHIN THE INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR THE CONSERVATION OF NATURE (IUCN). ITS NOTED PUBLICATION, GUIDELINES FOR PRIVATELY PROTECTED AREAS, WRITTEN IN COLLABORATION WITH A QLF STAFF MEMBER, IS CENTRAL TO A GLOBAL EFFORT TO CONSERVE PRIVATELY PROTECTED AREAS. IN 2020, AND WITH SUPPORT FROM A GERMAN AGENCY, QLF IS IMPLEMENTING A SERIES OF TRAINING WORKSHOPS, BASED ON THE GUIDELINES FOR PRIVATELY PROTECTED AREAS. WORLD HERITAGE CONVENTION - QLF'S SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT PROVIDES TECHNICAL ADVICE TO THE INTERANTIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE (IUCN) IN ITS ROLE AS AN ADVISORY BODY TO UNESCO ON THE WORLD HERITAGE CONVENTION.SPECIAL CONSERVATION ASSIGNMENTS - QLF'S SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT SERVES ON NUMEROUS INTERNATIONAL BODIES INCLUDING THE PROTECTED LANDSCAPES SPECIALIST GROUP; COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL POLICY OF THE INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE; AND THE JOINT TASK FORCE WITH THE SPECIES SURVIVAL COMMISSION AND COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL LAW. SPECIAL EDITION OF PARKS, THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PROTECTED AREAS AND CONSERVATION - QLF SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT IS CO-EDITING A SPECIAL ISSUE OF PARKS, THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PROTECTED AREAS AND CONSERVATION, ON THE IMPACT AND IMPLICATION OF SARS-COV-2 ON CONSERVATION AREAS.

II. LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS CONSERVATION INTERNSHIP PROGRAM THE CONSERVATION INTERNSHIP PROGRAM IS MANAGED BY STAFF FROM THE HEADQUARTERS IN MASSACHUSETTS. AS CONSERVATION LEADERSHIP IS AMONG QLF'S HIGHEST PRIORITIES AND HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN A HALLMARK OF OUR PROGRAMS, QLF INVESTS IN THE NEXT GENERATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERS WHO ARE UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS AND YOUNG PROFESSIONALS. EACH YEAR, QLF SUPPORTS UP TO 24 INTERNS WHO REPRESENT ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS WORLDWIDE AND WHO ARE ASSIGNED TO PROGRAMS IN QLF'S HOME REGION: MARITIMES, NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR, THE QUEBEC NORTH SHORE ALONG THE GULF OF ST. LAWRENCE; AND NEW ENGLAND. INTERNSHIPS PROVIDE HANDS-ON, EXPERIENTIAL TRAINING, AND FIELD WORK IN BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION, MARINE BIRD CONSERVATION, CONSERVATION AND STEWARDSHIP OF MARINE ENVIRONMENTS, PRIVATELY PROTECTED AREAS, AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION. INTERNSHIPS ARE OFTEN DIRECTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MULTIPLE ORGANIZATIONS IN-REGION. INTERNSHIPS BASED AT QLF HEADQUARTERS IN IPSWICH, MASSACHUSETTS, FOCUS ON COMMUNICATIONS, NEW REGIONAL AND GLOBAL INITIATIVES, AND SPECIAL CONSERVATION ASSIGNMENTS. QLF PROVIDES AN ARRAY OF EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING THAT OFTEN RESULT IN A TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCE LASTING A LIFETIME. THE PHILANTHROPIC IMPACT OF THE PROGRAM STRETCHES FAR BEYOND A SUMMER, THE SEMESTER, OR THE YEAR. SUPPORTING THE CONSERVATION INTERNSHIP PROGRAM IS AN INVESTMENT IN THE NEXT GENERATION'S CONSERVATION LEADERS AND STEWARDS OF OUR ENVIRONMENT. INVESTING IN THE NEXT GENERATION'S CONSERVATION LEADERS BASED IN MASSACHUSETTS, QLF MANAGES A THREE-YEAR PROGRAM, INVESTING IN THE NEXT GENERATION'S CONSERVATION LEADERS ACROSS THE GREAT NORTHERN PENINSULA OF NEWFOUNDLAND AND SOUTHERN LABRADOR. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, STAFF PROVIDE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION WORKSHOPS TO MORE THAN 300 YOUTH AND TEACHERS ACROSS THE GREAT NORTHERN PENINSULA OF NEWFOUNDLAND AND SOUTHERN LABRADOR. THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO INSPIRE YOUTH AS THE NEXT GENERATION LEADERS. WORKSHOPS FOCUS ON THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION; SEABIRDS, SEA DUCKS, AND MIGRATORY BIRDS; MARINE MAMMALS AT RISK; REDUCING MARINE DEBRIS AND RESTORING MARINE ECOSYSTEMS; PROTECTION OF WILDLIFE AND THEIR HABITATS. THIS PROGRAM IS MANAGED WITH SEVERAL PARTNERS IN NEWFOUNDLAND AND SOUTHERN LABRADOR.

III. SPECIAL PROJECTS SPECIAL PROJECTS ARE MANAGED BY QLF PRESIDENT AND PRESIDENT EMERITUS AND CONSIST OF RESEARCH FOR NEW CONSERVATION PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES BOTH IN-REGION AND OVERSEAS; NEW PUBLIC/PRIVATE CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIPS; AND NEW CONSERVATION CONSULTING ASSIGNMENTS IN-REGION. SPECIAL PROJECTS ADVANCE THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION WITH ITS CURRENT FOCUS ON BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AS A STRATEGY TO BUILD RESILIENCE IN A CHANGING CLIMATE. IN ADDITION, QLF'S PRESIDENT EMERITUS IS WRITING A SERIES OF ARTICLES AND ESSAYS ON THE HISTORY OF THE ORGANIZATION, PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS, AND MANY OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CONSTITUENTS THAT HAVE BEEN AND CONTINUE TO BE PROMINENT AND INFLUENTIAL CONSERVATION LEADERS.

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