2025-11-06T16:33:19-05:00 2025-06-30 208019714 JDS PROFESSIONAL GROUP 10303 E DRY CREEK RD STE 400 ENGLEWOOD CO 80112 990 2024-07-01 271226829 CLIMATE CONSERVATION DBA CENTER FOR LARGE LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION CLIM 4065868082 PO BOX 1587 BOZEMAN MT 59771 GARY TABOR CEO 4065868082 2025-11-06 true false LORI B BAUER CPA P01260252 3037710123 2025-11-06 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z GARY TABOR PO BOX 1587 BOZEMAN MT 59771 3781863 false X LARGELANDSCAPES.ORG X 2007 MT THE CENTER FOR LARGE LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION (CLLC) ADVANCES ECOLOGICAL CONNECTIVITY FOR CLIMATE RESILIENCE WORLDWIDE THROUGH SCIENCE, POLICY, PRACTICE AND COLLABORATION. 12 12 30 13 0 3874582 3127171 190082 478746 99581 174192 925 1754 4165170 3781863 562429 598210 0 2414464 2422447 0 520443 758224 975518 3735117 3996175 430053 -214312 5523890 5055566 672603 423715 4851287 4631851 X WE BRING SCIENCE, POLICY, AND PROVEN SOLUTIONS DIRECTLY TO COMMUNITIES WORKING TO RESTORE THE INTEGRITY AND NATURAL CONNECTIVITY OF THE LANDSCAPES IN WHICH THEY LIVE. (SEE SCHEDULE O) false false 975468 234000 UNITED STATES CONNECTIVITY CONSERVATION PROGRAM CONNECTIVITY CONSERVATION IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE STRATEGY TO CONSERVE NATURE ON A LARGE SCALE, SUPPORTING WILDLIFE MOVEMENT IN OUR FRAGMENTED NATURAL WORLD. LAST YEAR, CLLC ADVANCED THIS EFFORT BY PROVIDING SCIENCE-BASED GUIDANCE TO DECISION MAKERS TO INFORM POLICIES AND PROJECTS. WE CONTINUE TO FOSTER COLLABORATION WITH PARTNERS AT THE FEDERAL, STATE, REGIONAL, AND COUNTY LEVELS TO IMPROVE POLICIES RELATED TO CONNECTIVITY AND CORRIDORS AND PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO HELP PLAN AND SECURE FUNDING FOR WILDLIFE CROSSING STRUCTURE PROJECTS. (SEE SCHEDULE O) 897722 477050 BUILDING CONSERVATION NETWORKS PROGRAM CLLC HOLDS LEADERSHIP ROLES FOR THE NETWORK FOR LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION (NLC) AND THE UNITED STATES BIOSPHERE NETWORK (USBN), SERVING AS THEIR HOST AND FISCAL SPONSOR. THROUGH THESE NETWORKS, WE SUPPORT THOUSANDS OF SCIENTISTS, POLICYMAKERS, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS BY SHARING EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE AND FACILITATING REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS. CLLC ALSO PROVIDES STRATEGIC COUNSEL, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGEMENT, ALLOWING NETWORK STAFF AND MEMBERS TO FOCUS ON ENGAGING AND EMPOWERING LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION PRACTITIONERS GLOBALLY.(SEE SCHEDULE O) 661458 69500 49093 THE INTERNATIONAL CONNECTIVITY PROGRAM WORKS COLLABORATIVELY WITH GLOBAL PARTNERS IN KEY BIODIVERSITY AREAS TO PROTECT LANDSCAPES FROM FRAGMENTATION BY IMPLEMENTING CONNECTIVITY CONSERVATION POLICY AND PRACTICE, LEADING TO LONG-TERM CONSERVATION OUTCOMES. WE BELIEVE THAT PROTECTED AREAS FUNCTION BEST WHEN THEY ARE CONNECTED AT THE LANDSCAPE SCALE, ENSURING WILDLIFE MOVEMENT AND THRIVING ECOLOGICAL PROCESSES. THROUGH OUR LEADERSHIP OF THE IUCN CONNECTIVITY CONSERVATION SPECIALIST GROUP (CCSG), WE ARE OPERATING SEVERAL INTERNATIONAL WORKING GROUPS OF PROFESSIONALS-SUCH AS THE ASIAN ELEPHANT TRANSPORT WORKING GROUP AND THE MARINE CONNECTIVITY WORKING GROUP-DEVELOPING MECHANISMS TO PROTECT LINKAGE AREAS THAT MAINTAIN ECOLOGICAL CONNECTIVITY AROUND THE WORLD. (SEE SCHEDULE O) 498448 51660 195653 ADVANCING CONSERVATION SCIENCE SCIENTISTS AT CLLC ARE INCREASINGLY CALLED UPON TO ASSIST COUNTRY GOVERNMENTS IN PLANNING FOR, PRESERVING, AND INCREASING ECOLOGICAL CONNECTIVITY LONG-TERM. IN FY25, CLLC DEVELOPED THE TRANSBOUNDARY CORRIDOR ATLAS FOR THE SOUTHERN KENYA-NORTHERN TANZANIA (SOKNOT) LANDSCAPE. THE ATLAS IS A COMPREHENSIVE RESOURCE SUPPORTING CONSERVATION OF THE ICONIC REGION'S IMPORTANT ECOSYSTEMS AND SPECTACULAR WILDLIFE. IT CONTAINS ASSESSMENTS OF 24 WILDLIFE CORRIDORS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW TO BEST CONSERVE THEM ALONG WITH BASELINE DATA TO HELP MEASURE HABITAT CONNECTIVITY OVER TIME. THE ATLAS SERVES AS AN ESSENTIAL TOOL FOR POLICYMAKERS AND PRACTITIONERS TO TAKE ACTION THAT WILL AVOID THE SEVERE CONSEQUENCES OF FRAGMENTATION OF CORRIDORS THAT COULD AFFECT BOTH WILDLIFE AND COMMUNITIES. A GLOBAL TEAM OF LEADING CONNECTIVITY SCIENTISTS LED BY THE CLLC SCIENCE TEAM IS DEVELOPING PRACTICAL GUIDANCE TO HELP THE 193 UN SIGNATORY COUNTRIES MEASURE HOW "WELL-CONNECTED" THEIR PROTECTED AREA SYSTEMS ARE, AS CALLED FOR IN THE KUNMING-MONTREAL GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY FRAMEWORK. PROPELLING THE "WELL-CONNECTED INITIATIVE," THE GROUP ESTABLISHED A TWO- PART WORK PLAN DURING A JANUARY 2025 WORKSHOP. THE FIRST PROJECT TESTED AND IDENTIFIED KEY INDICATORS THAT EFFECTIVELY MEASURE CONNECTIVITY ACROSS SIMULATED LANDSCAPES. THESE INDICATORS WILL HELP MEASURE EFFECTIVE CONNECTIVITY, SUPPORTING COUNTRIES IN ACHIEVING THE FRAMEWORK'S GOAL OF CONSERVING AT LEAST 30% OF THE PLANET THROUGH ECOLOGICALLY REPRESENTATIVE AND CONNECTED, PROTECTED, AND CONSERVED AREAS BY 2030. THE COMPLETED PROJECT WILL RESULT IN A PUBLISHED, PEER-REVIEWED PAPER AND LIKELY INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION OF THESE GLOBALLY APPLICABLE INDICATORS. AS PART OF THE COLLABORATIVE WILDLIFE CONNECT INITIATIVE TO CONNECT KEY LANDSCAPES ON FOUR CONTINENTS, OUR STAFF LED A WORKSHOP IN BORNEO IN JUNE 2025. WITH BORNEAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND CONSERVATION PRACTITIONERS IN ATTENDANCE, THE WORKSHOP AIMED TO IDENTIFY THE MOST IMPORTANT ECOLOGICAL CORRIDORS TO CONSERVE IN THE COUNTRY AND TO FOSTER COLLABORATION. PARTICIPANTS PRODUCED A CONSENSUS LIST OF "MUST SECURE" CORRIDORS BASED ON SCIENTIFIC ANALYSES AND EXPERT OPINION FROM CLLC STAFF AND DEVELOPED PROFILES FOR EACH OUTLINING CONSERVATION STRATEGIES. 498448 51660 195653 3033096 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true true false false true true true false false false false false true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 15 0 true 30 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 12 12 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false X X X THE ORGANIZATION 4065868082 PO BOX 1587 BOZEMAN MT 59771 MARY PEARL CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 RICHARD WEST VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DOUGLAS FOY TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 VICTORIA COLLINS SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CYNTHIA MCVAY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DANIEL BERCU DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH WONG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JASON HOFFS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KERRY OMUGHELLI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARCELO DORIO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARTIN S KAPLAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SANJEEV KUMAR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GARY TABOR CEO 20.00 X 103143 0 5157 KATHRYN PERKES COO 40.00 X 144025 0 14287 DEBORAH KMON DAVIDSON CSO 40.00 X 129692 0 14333 KATHERINE DEUEL SR. 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THE CENTER WOULD RECOGNIZE FUTURE ACCRUED INTEREST AND PENALTIES RELATED TO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS AND LIABILITIES IN INCOME TAX EXPENSE IF SUCH INTEREST AND PENALTIES ARE INCURRED. true TURKMENISTAN 9 PROGRAM SERVICES RESEARCH, TRAINING, 59144 TANZANIA 1 PROGRAM SERVICES COORIDOR ANALYSIS AN 51491 ZAMBIA PROGRAM SERVICES RESEARCH, DATA COLLE 13368 MALAYSIA PROGRAM SERVICES TRAINING AND WORKSHO 7677 BRAZIL PROGRAM SERVICES RESEARCH AND TRAININ 64000 BHUTAN PROGRAM SERVICES TRAINING AND WORKSHO 495 MONGOLIA PROGRAM SERVICES DATA COLLECTION AND 3500 UZBEKISTAN PROGRAM SERVICES WORKSHOP AND TRAININ 4373 SPAIN PROGRAM SERVICES WORKSHOP AND TRAININ 522 10 10 204570 204570 CONSERVATION 49500 CASH 1 false false false false false false SCHEDULE F, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2 GRANTEES ARE REQUIRED TO CONDUCT REGULAR REPORTING ON THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS. ORGANIZATION STAFF CONDUCT DIRECT PHONE CONVERSATIONS WITH GRANTEES ON A SIX-MONTH BASIS TO CHECK IN ON GRANT PROGRESS, TALK THROUGH ANY CHALLENGES OR SHIFTS IN TIMELINE OR DELIVERABLES, AND TO ENSURE GRANT FUNDS ARE BEING EXPENDED CONSISTENT WITH THE GRANT AWARD AND GRANT AGREEMENT. IN INSTANCES WHERE EXTERNAL FACTORS ARE INFLUENCING GRANT PERFORMANCE. GRANTEES MUST SEEK AND RECEIVE WRITTEN APPROVAL FOR ANY SHIFTS IN PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE AND/OR SCOPE OF WORK AND DELIVERABLES. FOR ALL GRANTS, FINAL REPORTING INCLUDES A STANDARD NARRATIVE REPORT AS WELL AS FINANCIAL REPORTING THAT CAPTURES THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS. ADDITIONALLY, FOR ANY GRANT WITH A PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE IN EXCESS OF 12 MONTHS, A STANDARD NARRATIVE INTERIM REPORT IS ALSO REQUIRED AT THE MID-WAY POINT. REPORTING IS CONDUCTED VIA AN ONLINE GRANT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, WHICH ENSURES CONSISTENT RECORD-KEEPING. 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WORKSHOPS ZAMBIA CARNIVORE PROGRAMME 160 OLD MILL ROAD HARRISON MT 59735 465506153 501C3 10000 INTER. RESEARCH 28 SCHEDULE I, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2 GRANTEES ARE REQUIRED TO CONDUCT REGULAR REPORTING ON THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS. ORGANIZATION STAFF CONDUCT DIRECT PHONE CONVERSATIONS WITH GRANTEES ON A SIX-MONTH BASIS TO CHECK IN ON GRANT PROGRESS, TALK THROUGH ANY CHALLENGES OR SHIFTS IN TIMELINE OR DELIVERABLES, AND TO ENSURE GRANT FUNDS ARE BEING EXPENDED CONSISTENT WITH THE GRANT AWARD AND GRANT AGREEMENT. IN INSTANCES WHERE EXTERNAL FACTORS ARE INFLUENCING GRANT PERFORMANCE. GRANTEES MUST SEEK AND RECEIVE WRITTEN APPROVAL FOR ANY SHIFTS IN PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE AND/OR SCOPE OF WORK AND DELIVERABLES. FOR ALL GRANTS, FINAL REPORTING INCLUDES A STANDARD NARRATIVE REPORT AS WELL AS FINANCIAL REPORTING THAT CAPTURES THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS. ADDITIONALLY, FOR ANY GRANT WITH A PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE IN EXCESS OF 12 MONTHS, A STANDARD NARRATIVE INTERIM REPORT IS ALSO REQUIRED AT THE MID-WAY POINT. REPORTING IS CONDUCTED VIA AN ONLINE GRANT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, WHICH ENSURES CONSISTENT RECORD-KEEPING. X X false false false false false false false false false KATHRYN PERKES COO 144025 7201 7086 158312 SCHEDULE J, PART III THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY A PROCESS WHICH INCLUDES A YEARLY PERFORMANCE REVIEW, A REVIEW OF OTHER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION AND COMPARABILITY DATA. FORM 990, PART III THE CENTER FOR LARGE LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION (CLLC) AMPLIFIES COMMUNITY AND GOVERNMENTAL CONSERVATION EFFORTS THROUGH RESEARCH, ADVANCING SCIENCE-BASED POLICY AND GUIDELINES, AND IMPLEMENTING "ON THE GROUND" PRACTICE IN AREAS OF CONSERVATION IMPORTANCE. OUR WORK DEFINES AND ADVANCES BEST PRACTICES IN LANDSCAPE CONNECTIVITY THROUGHOUT THE U.S. AND GLOBALLY. WE ENGAGE IN FOUR WAYS: (1) WE DEVELOP AND APPLY SCIENCE TO RECONNECT FRAGMENTED LANDSCAPES AND PROVIDE SAFE PASSAGE FOR WILDLIFE AND PEOPLE; (2) WE INFORM NEW POLICY AND LAW, AND DEVELOP INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS, TO SUPPORT AND ACCELERATE LARGE LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION LOCALLY, NATIONALLY, AND GLOBALLY; (3) WE CONNECT PROFESSIONALS AND DECISION MAKERS TO SHARE INFORMATION AND RESOURCES BY COORDINATING AND PARTICIPATING IN NETWORKS WORLDWIDE; AND (4) WE SUPPORT COMMUNITY-BASED PLANNING AND PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION TO PROTECT AND MANAGE LARGE LANDSCAPES. PART III, 4A CONTINUATION LOCAL GOVERNMENTS HAVE LAND USE AUTHORITY ACROSS NEARLY TWO-THIRDS OF LAND IN THE UNITED STATES AND HAVE A KEY ROLE TO PLAY IN PRESERVING WILDLIFE HABITAT CONNECTIVITY. IN RECOGNITION OF THE IMPORTANCE OF LOCAL ACTION, CLLC CREATED A REPORT BRINGING TOGETHER THE POLICY TOOLS AND PRACTICAL STRATEGIES THAT CITIES, TOWNS, AND COUNTIES CAN USE TO HELP KEEP LANDSCAPES CONNECTED. THE REPORT SERVES AS A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR PLANNERS AND PARTNERS TO INCORPORATE WILDLIFE HABITAT CONNECTIVITY INTO LOCAL LAND USE PLANNING. IT INCLUDES SAMPLE POLICY AND ORDINANCE LANGUAGE FROM COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY; LINKS TO RELEVANT PLANNING AND TECHNICAL RESOURCES; CASE STUDIES THAT HIGHLIGHT REALISTIC IMPLEMENTATION APPROACHES; AND RECOMMENDATIONS AND BEST PRACTICES TO SUPPORT LOCAL DECISION-MAKING. ONE EXAMPLE OF A COMMUNITY WORKING TO BALANCE POPULATION GROWTH WITH THE PRESERVATION OF ECOSYSTEMS IN THE FACE OF FRAGMENTATION FROM ROADS AND DEVELOPMENT IS GALLATIN COUNTY, MONTANA. WITH OUR EXPERTISE IN LAND-USE PLANNING AND ROAD ECOLOGY, CLLC WAS CONTRACTED TO LEAD A WILDLIFE AND TRANSPORTATION ASSESSMENT OF MAJOR ROADS IN THE COUNTY. PHASE 1 OF THE ASSESSMENT IN FY25 COMPILED, MAPPED, AND ANALYZED PUBLIC DATA TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL SITES WHERE MITIGATION MEASURES-SUCH AS CULVERT AND OVERPASSES- COULD IMPROVE THE SAFETY OF TRAVELERS AND WILDLIFE AND HELP MAINTAIN HABITAT CONNECTIVITY. A JOINT PROJECT OF CLLC AND MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY'S WESTERN TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE, THE ASSESSMENT AIMS TO SERVE AS A FOUNDATIONAL DOCUMENT TO GUIDE GALLATIN COUNTY IN ADDRESSING WILDLIFE-VEHICLE COLLISIONS WHILE PRESERVING WILDLIFE MOVEMENT. ANOTHER LOCAL AREA STRUGGLING WITH INCREASED TRAFFIC IS THE NINEMILE/SIXMILE REGION WEST OF MISSOULA, MONTANA. FOR DECADES, PUBLIC AGENCIES, CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS, AND CITIZENS HAVE VOICED CONCERN ABOUT THE HIGH RATE OF WILDLIFE-VEHICLE COLLISIONS ON INTERSTATE 90 IN THIS AREA. THIS ECOLOGICALLY IMPORTANT LANDSCAPE THAT IS BISECTED BY THIS FOUR- LANE HIGHWAY IS HOME TO INTACT FOREST AND LARGE MAMMALS SUCH AS ELK AND GRIZZLY BEARS. TO ADDRESS THE LACK OF SAFE PASSAGE FOR WILDLIFE AND MOTORISTS ALONG THIS STRETCH OF ROAD, CLLC LEADS A COALITION CALLED THE WESTERN MONTANA WILDLIFE CONNECTIVITY (WMWC) GROUP. IN FY25, CLLC LED THE COLLECTION OF WILDLIFE DATA VIA CAMERA TRAPS, ADVISED STATE AGENCY STAFF ON THE RELEVANT SCIENCE, AND CONDUCTED PUBLIC OUTREACH AND EDUCATION ON HABITAT CONNECTIVITY THREATS AND SOLUTIONS. PART III, 4B CONTINUATION IN FY25, CLLC AND THE NETWORK FOR LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION ENTERED THE 6TH YEAR OF THE LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION CATALYST FUND PROJECT. THE PROJECT AWARDED ITS GRANTS IN SEPTEMBER 2024, TOTALING MORE THAN 460,950, TO 15 LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIPS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. THE FUND AIMS TO ACCELERATE THE PACE AND PRACTICE OF COLLABORATIVE LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION AND STEWARDSHIP ACROSS THE COUNTRY. GRANTS ARE USED TO ADVANCE PARTNERSHIPS' EFFORTS TO PROTECT THE ECOLOGICAL, CULTURAL, AND COMMUNITY VALUES OF THE LANDSCAPES THEY CALL HOME. GRANT AWARDS ARE MADE TO PARTNERSHIPS DEMONSTRATING A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH TO CONSERVATION, INVOLVING A VARIETY OF STAKEHOLDERS AND OFTEN INCLUDING HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES WHO HAVE BEEN EXCLUDED FROM LAND-MANAGEMENT DECISIONS. A PORTION OF THE FUND IS SPECIFICALLY DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING INDIGENOUS LEADERSHIP IN LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION. THROUGHOUT FY25, CLLC ALSO CONTINUED AS A FISCAL SPONSOR FOR THE UNITED STATES BIOSPHERE NETWORK (USBN), WHICH REPRESENTS THE COUNTRY'S 28 BIOSPHERE REGIONS. CLLC IS LENDING ITS SCIENCE, POLICY, AND CAPACITY- BUILDING EXPERTISE TO HELP STRENGTHEN THE NETWORK BY PROVIDING THEM WITH ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGEMENT AND ACCESS TO OTHER NATIONAL NETWORKS AND PARTNERSHIPS. WE ARE ALSO PROVIDING COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT BY HOSTING WEBSITE PAGES AND PRODUCING AN E-NEWSLETTER THAT IS HELPING CONNECT, INFORM, AND SHARE BEST PRACTICES WITH INDIVIDUALS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BIOSPHERE REGIONS. IN FY25, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE GERMAN COMMISSION FOR UNESCO, USBN CREATED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON HEALTHY FOOD, HEALTHY PEOPLE AND A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT. THE USBN'S SUSTAINABLE FOOD AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PILOT PROGRAM SUPPORTED FIVE US BIOSPHERES TO CREATE OR EXPAND THESE PROGRAMS. PART III 4C CONTINUATION IN FY25, CLLC ADVANCED SEVERAL PROJECTS THAT EXTEND ACROSS NATIONAL BOUNDARIES. FOR INSTANCE, CLLC CONTINUED ITS COMMITMENT TO CONSERVING HABITAT AND ENSURING SAFE PASSAGE FOR ASIAN ELEPHANTS AS THE RAPID EXPANSION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, AND OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE ACROSS ASIA CREATES DEADLY COLLISION RISKS AND BLOCKS MIGRATION ROUTES. BUILDING ON THE 2024 RELEASE OF THE FIRST-EVER ELEPHANT-SPECIFIC HANDBOOK-DEVELOPED WITH PARTNERS IN THE ASIAN ELEPHANT TRANSPORT WORKING GROUP TO HELP COUNTRIES REDUCE COLLISIONS AND MAINTAIN ELEPHANT MOVEMENT-WE HAVE BEEN DELIVERING HANDS-ON TRAINING IN THE SPECIES' RANGE COUNTRIES. IN SPRING 2025, CLLC STAFF TRAVELED TO BHUTAN AND MALAYSIA TO LEAD WORKSHOPS ON APPLYING THE HANDBOOK TO MITIGATE THE IMPACTS OF ROADS AND RAILWAYS ON ASIAN ELEPHANTS, GUIDING PARTICIPANTS IN REDUCING INFRASTRUCTURE IMPACTS AND DESIGNING EFFECTIVE ELEPHANT CROSSINGS. ALONG THE REMOTE TURKMENISTAN-UZBEKISTAN BORDER, THE KUGITANG MOUNTAINS ARE HOME TO FRAGILE ECOSYSTEMS AND UNIQUE SPECIES. CLLC HAS LED A MULTI-YEAR, COLLABORATIVE EFFORT TO STRENGTHEN PROTECTED AREA MANAGEMENT AND CONNECTIVITY IN THIS REGION. ONE FOCUS OF THE PROJECT WAS IMPROVING WILDLIFE MONITORING USING THE SMART (SPATIAL MONITORING AND REPORTING TOOL) SYSTEM TO HELP RANGERS TRACK PATROLS, SPECIES SIGHTINGS, AND ILLEGAL ACTIVITY. FOLLOWING THE ADOPTION OF THE TOOL ACROSS THE NATIONAL PROTECTED AREA SYSTEM IN TURKMENISTAN, CLLC ORGANIZED A TRAINING FOR 20 RANGERS IN UZBEKISTAN IN DECEMBER 2025, AND SMART IS NOW USED IN THE ADJACENT SURKHAN STATE NATURE RESERVE. THIS COOPERATION IS ALSO ADVANCING A JOINT UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE NOMINATION FOR THE TRANSBOUNDARY KUGITANG MOUNTAINS, RECOGNIZING THEM AS AN OUTSTANDING SITE FOR LONG-TERM CONSERVATION. URBAN CENTERS AND COMMUNITIES SURROUNDING THE SNOW LEOPARD'S HIGH-MOUNTAIN HABITAT IN SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA ARE BECOMING INCREASINGLY FRAGMENTED BY INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT. THIS POSES A THREAT TO THE HABITAT AND MOVEMENT OF SNOW LEOPARDS, WHICH ARE ADAPTED TO REMOTE, SPRAWLING RANGES. THE GLOBAL SNOW LEOPARD AND ECOSYSTEM PROTECTION PROGRAM (GSLEP), AN ALLIANCE OF THE 12 COUNTRIES COMPRISING THE SNOW LEOPARD'S RANGE, FORMED A WORKING GROUP OF SCIENTISTS AND CONSERVATIONISTS, INCLUDING FROM CLLC, TO CREATE GUIDANCE FOR HOW INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT CAN INTEGRATE PROTECTIONS FOR THESE RARE BIG CATS. THE WORKING GROUP AUTHORED A DOCUMENT OUTLINING SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS, GUIDING THE FUTURE OF LINEAR INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT IN SNOW LEOPARD LANDSCAPES, AND PRESENTED IT AT THE GSLEP MEETING IN JUNE 2025, ATTENDED BY REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE 12 RANGE COUNTRIES. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D ADVANCING CONSERVATION SCIENCE SCIENTISTS AT CLLC ARE INCREASINGLY CALLED UPON TO ASSIST COUNTRY GOVERNMENTS IN PLANNING FOR, PRESERVING, AND INCREASING ECOLOGICAL CONNECTIVITY LONG-TERM. IN FY25, CLLC DEVELOPED THE TRANSBOUNDARY CORRIDOR ATLAS FOR THE SOUTHERN KENYA-NORTHERN TANZANIA (SOKNOT) LANDSCAPE. THE ATLAS IS A COMPREHENSIVE RESOURCE SUPPORTING CONSERVATION OF THE ICONIC REGION'S IMPORTANT ECOSYSTEMS AND SPECTACULAR WILDLIFE. IT CONTAINS ASSESSMENTS OF 24 WILDLIFE CORRIDORS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW TO BEST CONSERVE THEM ALONG WITH BASELINE DATA TO HELP MEASURE HABITAT CONNECTIVITY OVER TIME. THE ATLAS SERVES AS AN ESSENTIAL TOOL FOR POLICYMAKERS AND PRACTITIONERS TO TAKE ACTION THAT WILL AVOID THE SEVERE CONSEQUENCES OF FRAGMENTATION OF CORRIDORS THAT COULD AFFECT BOTH WILDLIFE AND COMMUNITIES. A GLOBAL TEAM OF LEADING CONNECTIVITY SCIENTISTS LED BY THE CLLC SCIENCE TEAM IS DEVELOPING PRACTICAL GUIDANCE TO HELP THE 193 UN SIGNATORY COUNTRIES MEASURE HOW "WELL-CONNECTED" THEIR PROTECTED AREA SYSTEMS ARE, AS CALLED FOR IN THE KUNMING-MONTREAL GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY FRAMEWORK. PROPELLING THE "WELL-CONNECTED INITIATIVE," THE GROUP ESTABLISHED A TWO- PART WORK PLAN DURING A JANUARY 2025 WORKSHOP. THE FIRST PROJECT TESTED AND IDENTIFIED KEY INDICATORS THAT EFFECTIVELY MEASURE CONNECTIVITY ACROSS SIMULATED LANDSCAPES. THESE INDICATORS WILL HELP MEASURE EFFECTIVE CONNECTIVITY, SUPPORTING COUNTRIES IN ACHIEVING THE FRAMEWORK'S GOAL OF CONSERVING AT LEAST 30% OF THE PLANET THROUGH ECOLOGICALLY REPRESENTATIVE AND CONNECTED, PROTECTED, AND CONSERVED AREAS BY 2030. THE COMPLETED PROJECT WILL RESULT IN A PUBLISHED, PEER-REVIEWED PAPER AND LIKELY INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION OF THESE GLOBALLY APPLICABLE INDICATORS. AS PART OF THE COLLABORATIVE WILDLIFE CONNECT INITIATIVE TO CONNECT KEY LANDSCAPES ON FOUR CONTINENTS, OUR STAFF LED A WORKSHOP IN BORNEO IN JUNE 2025. WITH BORNEAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND CONSERVATION PRACTITIONERS IN ATTENDANCE, THE WORKSHOP AIMED TO IDENTIFY THE MOST IMPORTANT ECOLOGICAL CORRIDORS TO CONSERVE IN THE COUNTRY AND TO FOSTER COLLABORATION. PARTICIPANTS PRODUCED A CONSENSUS LIST OF "MUST SECURE" CORRIDORS BASED ON SCIENTIFIC ANALYSES AND EXPERT OPINION FROM CLLC STAFF AND DEVELOPED PROFILES FOR EACH OUTLINING CONSERVATION STRATEGIES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C EACH YEAR, ALL DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED TO READ, SIGN AND ADHERE TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. THE POLICY DETERMINES IF A CONFLICT EXISTS, PROCEDURES FOR ADDRESSING A CONFLICT, CONFLICTS THAT MAY EXIST IN COMPENSATION MATTERS, HOW VIOLATIONS WILL BE ADDRESSED AND HOW TO RECORD PROCEEDINGS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY A PROCESS WHICH INCLUDES A YEARLY PERFORMANCE REVIEW, A REVIEW OF OTHER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION AND COMPARABILITY DATA. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B SAME PROCESS FOR OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION HAS MADE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTANTS 544,707 0 0 PROFESSIONAL FEES 31,458 35,585 0 TOTAL 576,165 35,585 0