Indigenous-Led Conservation Wins Key Protections Nationwide

The Pew Charitable Trusts is honored to be a sponsor of the Native American Fish and Wildlife Society 2025 Annual National Conference. Pew values the opportunity to collaborate with Tribes and their partners to conserve and restore fish and wildlife habitat that support biodiversity and human well-being throughout the U.S.

The resources collected here highlight Indigenous-led work to:

Protect ecosystems

• Pew Applauds Bureau of Land Management for Protecting Western Arctic Lands
• African Descendants Have Stake in Saving U.S. Southeast Salt Marshes
• Alaska Tribes Unite Around Conservation of Public Lands
• In Alaska’s Eastern Interior, Tribal Effort Yields a Conservation Win
• U.S. Restores Full Protections in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest
• Biden Administration Has an Opportunity to Consult With Tribes on Alaska Public Lands Conservation

Conserve, restore, and connect fish and wildlife habitats

• Wisconsin Advances Bid for Conservation Site in World’s Largest Freshwater Estuary
• Tribal Nations Designate First U.S. Indigenous Marine Stewardship Area
• Alaska Tribes Urge Bureau of Land Management to Protect Critical Lands and Waters
• Alaska’s Pristine Bering Sea Western Interior at Risk of Resource Extraction
• Fishery Council to Include Traditional Knowledge in Bering Sea Management

Manage and address climate threats

• Rebecca Jim Fights to Reduce the Impact of Flooding, Pollution on Her City and Local Tribes
• How Climate Change Impacts Indigenous Lands
• New California Law Means Clearer Path for Tribes to Co-Manage Lands and Waters