Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page

9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report

LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code ENV

16. Specific lobbying issues

ENV

Monitor and evaluate federal initiatives, both authorizing and appropriations related, and regulatory matters regarding: international conservation and foreign assistance funding; the Arctic region; wildlife trafficking; international wildlife conservation funding; forest and freshwater conservation; illegal deforestation & timber trade; illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing; plastic pollution, including US negotiating positions on a global plastics treaty; zoonotic spillover prevention; and climate change and renewable energy.

Other Specific Activities:
Arctic Refuge Protection Act (not yet reintroduced) - support
Support legislation to support the development of renewable thermal technologies, including expansion of the investment tax credit and Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit
Recycling Infrastructure and Accountability Act (H.R. 2145) - support
STEWARD Act (S. 351) - support
Legislation to reauthorize the Development Finance Corporation - support, advocate for environmental-related provisions
EXIM Reauthorization (not yet introduced) - advocate for environmental integrity provisions
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (not yet introduced) - support inclusion of plastics-related provision
Reconciliation provisions on clean energy tax credits - oppose repeal of IRA/BIL clean energy incentives as part of a reconciliation package
US Legal Gold and Mining Partnership Act (not yet introduced) - support
Foreign Pollution Fee Act - advocating for environmental provisions
Recycling Infrastructure Tax Credit proposal - support

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, State - Dept of (DOS), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. SENATE, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Natl Security Council (NSC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Treasury - Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code BUD

16. Specific lobbying issues

Monitor and evaluate federal initiatives, both authorizing and appropriations related, and regulatory matters regarding: international conservation and foreign assistance funding; the Arctic region; illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing; wildlife trafficking and illegal timber trade; endangered species; forest and grassland conservation; sustainable agriculture and food systems; plastic pollution; climate change and renewable energy. Specifically: appropriations regarding international conservation and foreign assistance funding; federal funding for international wildlife conservation; federal funding to address plastic pollution; implementation of the National Strategy on Wildlife Trafficking and the END Wildlife Trafficking Act; efforts to promote tropical forest conservation and prevent deforestation and illegal timber trade, including implementation of the Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Act; efforts to promote marine conservation and prevent illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing; efforts to support domestic wildlife conservation and tribal-led efforts to restore and manage bison on tribal lands; federal funding to promote sustainable food systems; efforts to prevent pandemics at the source; federal funding to support adaptation and resilience and promote renewable energy, and provisions regarding these matters included in the House and Senate Budget Resolutions and House and Senate FY 2025 and FY2026 funding bills and the Presidents FY25 and FY26 budget requests.

Other Specific Activities:

FY2025 and FY2026 International Affairs Budget and State, Foreign Operations - support robust international affairs budget including funding for biodiversity conservation and specific advocacy for the Global Environment Facility and the Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Act; funding for programs to address wildlife trafficking and support the Central African Regional Program for the Environment; funding to implement the Lacey Act and address ocean plastics pollution through the State Department, USAID, and the Development Finance Corporation; funding for State INL to address wildlife trafficking and other nature crimes; funding to address IUU fishing and associated labor and human rights violations; funding to support climate adaptation, sustainable land use and forest conservation, and clean energy in developing countries; funding for public-private partnerships via the United States Foundation for International Conservation; funding for the Development Finance Corporation to support environmental and conservation investments; and provisions to ensure strong environmental and social safeguards for US government-funded conservation activities in parks and protected areas.

FY2025 and FY2026 Budget for Interior, Environment and Other Programs - support robust funding for U.S. Fish & Wildlife Services Law Enforcement and International programs, including the Multinational Species Conservation Funds; support funding for other Interior/Environment programs, including National Park Service International Program, US Forest Service Office of International Programs, Endangered Species Act, EPA programs to address climate change and plastic pollution, and USGS programs to research the impacts of plastic pollution on human health and the environment; support language restoring protections to the Arctic Ocean and Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from oil and gas development; support language on USFWS activities to prevent zoonotic spillover; support language to establish a robust recycling regime in the U.S and improve systems to prevent plastics pollution and materials waste; support language on ensuring safeguards for activities in parks and protected areas; support dedicated funding for conservation and restoration of black-footed ferrets, bison, and other endangered species, including for tribally managed bison herds. Oppose riders to undermine or weaken Endangered Species Act protections.

FY2025 and FY2026 Commerce, Justice and Science Budget - support funding and report language for programs addressing illegal, unregulated and reported (IUU) fishing, ocean plastic pollution/marine debris, NOAA programs in support of marine mammal conservation, including right whales, and NIST circular economy programs; oppose riders threatening protected and endangered whale species.

FY2025 and FY2026 Agriculture Budget - support funding for Farm Bill conservation programs and programs to improve food safety and security and monitor, prevent animal/human disease transmission, promote sustainable agriculture and food systems; prevent illegal timber trade; reduce food loss and waste; and for Tribal conservation and food sovereignty initiatives.

FY2025 and FY2026 Department of Homeland Security Budget - support report language and funding for efforts to prevent illegal fishing and illegal imports of timber, seafood, and wildlife.

FY2025 and FY2026 Budget for Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies - support funding to develop a robust recycling regime in the U.S.; support language to promote the development of renewable thermal energy and sustainable aviation fuels and funding for the development and deployment of green hydrogen.

FY2025 and FY2026 Budget for Labor, Health, and Human Services - support language for NIH research into the human health impacts of plastic-related pollution.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

State - Dept of (DOS), U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), White House Office, Natl Security Council (NSC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Treasury - Dept of, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, Executive Office of the President (EOP)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code MAR

16. Specific lobbying issues

Monitor and evaluate federal initiatives, both authorizing and appropriations related, and regulatory matters regarding: international and foreign assistance funding; marine conservation; right whale conservation; the Arctic region; illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing; sustainable aquaculture; wildlife trafficking; international fishing subsidies; ocean plastic pollution; oceans-related climate change; and the international treaty on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ).

Other Specific Activities:

FISH Act (not yet reintroduced) - support
Legislation related to IUU and forced labor (not yet introduced) - support
Support strengthening US tools to combat IUU fishing, increase transparency and traceability requirements for seafood
Support capacity building efforts to strengthen fisheries management and combat IUU fishing and forced labor
Support addressing forced labor in seafood supply chains
Support stronger protections in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and National Petroleum Reserve - Alaska.
Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act - support
Save Our Seas 3.0 legislation (not yet introduced) - support

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), State - Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Natl Security Council (NSC), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Defense - Dept of (DOD), Navy - Dept of

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code NAT

16. Specific lobbying issues

Monitor and evaluate federal initiatives, both authorizing and appropriations related, and regulatory matters regarding: federal funding for international wildlife conservation; the Arctic region; endangered species; international wildlife conservation funding; illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing; wildlife trafficking; tropical forest conservation and preventing deforestation and illegal timber trade; preventing pandemics at the source by addressing deforestation and high-risk wildlife trade; water conservation and water security; grassland conservation; and resilience and adaptation.

Other Specific Activities:

FOREST Act (not yet reintroduced) - support
North American Grasslands Conservation Act (not yet reintroduced) - support
Combatting Global Deforestation Act (not yet introduced) - support
United States Foundation for International Conservation Act - support implementation
Lacey Act enhancements legislation (not yet introduced) - support
Indian Buffalo Management Act (not yet reintroduced) - support
Support maintaining and increased funding from DOI and USDA to support tribal-led restoration and management of bison herds
Land Market Access bill - support

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), Interior - Dept of (DOI), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), State - Dept of (DOS), White House Office, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Natl Security Council (NSC), Treasury - Dept of, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, Executive Office of the President (EOP)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code ANI

16. Specific lobbying issues

Monitor and evaluate federal initiatives, both authorizing and appropriations related, and regulatory matters regarding: federal funding for international wildlife conservation; and endangered species.

Other Specific Activities:

Hawaii Native Species Conservation and Recovery Act (H.R. 1780 / S. 871) - support
ARTIST Act (S.254) - support
Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (not yet introduced) - support
Black-footed Ferret Recovery Program - support additional agency funding
Oppose legislative proposals to undermine the Endangered Species Act

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Interior - Dept of (DOI), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), White House Office, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code AGR

16. Specific lobbying issues

Monitor and evaluate federal initiatives, both authorizing and appropriations related, and regulatory matters regarding sustainable agriculture and food systems; grassland conservation and sustainable grazing; regenerative agriculture; sustainable biofuels; and food loss and waste.

Other Specific Activities:

Farm bill - support strong provisions related to conservation and sustainable food systems
Agriculture Resilience Act - support
Food Date Labeling Act - support
NO TIME TO Waste Act - support

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.

20. Client new address

21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)

22. New General description of client’s business or activities

LOBBYIST UPDATE

23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client

ISSUE UPDATE

24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)

Internet Address:

26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client

FOREIGN ENTITIES

27. Add the following foreign entities:

28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization

CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE

29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery, extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?
No Yes