Environment Program
Monte Matheson, an angler and hunter from Port Orford, Oregon, is working with Campaign for America’s Wilderness to protect areas like the Copper-Salmon proposed wilderness. Photo by Barbara I. Bond, courtesy of the Campaign for America's Wilderness.
The Environment Program makes grants to conserve the North American West and to tackle the problems of energy and climate change. William and Flora Hewlett recognized the importance of protecting the environment, making it a cornerstone of the Hewlett Foundation's work. Today, their commitment is expressed through our ongoing efforts to tackle complex environmental problems at home and abroad. Urgent questions about greenhouse gases and climate change, land and water conservation, energy efficiency and clean transportation all demand the world’s attention. We pursue four broad goals designed to help protect the planet for generations to come.
Goals:
- Conserve the Western United States and Canada for wildlife and people
- Slow global climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions
- Ensure that the U.S. energy supply is clean and consumption is efficient
- Address environmental problems that disproportionately affect disadvantaged communities in the San Francisco Bay Area
The Environment Program pursues these goals by supporting public policy development and advocacy. It also engages influential groups that care about the environment but whose voices and concerns have not always been part of the traditional environmental movement, such as hunters, anglers, ranchers, Latinos, and Native Americans.
The Hewlett Foundation accepts unsolicited letters of inquiry for its Western Conservation Program and its Energy and Climate Program. Find guidelines for submitting a letter of inquiry for Western Conservation or Energy and Climate.
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