With the leadership of more than 20 Senators and Members of Congress, the Mexico Oceans Caucus was officially launched in the LXVI Legislature. This multi-party platform brings together legislators united by a shared commitment to protect our oceans, seas, and coasts. With the support of ICCF Mexico, the initiative aims to strengthen legislative cooperation, advance science-based policymaking, and promote a shared national agenda for the sustainable use and conservation of marine and coastal ecosystems. The Mexico Oceans Caucus reaffirms its mission to build, from within Congress, a future where the well-being of communities and the health of our oceans move forward together. The ICCF Group wishes to thank: @senadomexicano, @RicardoAnayaC, @IvidelizaR, @MakiOrtizD, @caroviggiano, @karencastrejont, @SusanaZatarain, @MarcelaGuerraNL, @Azucena_Arreola, @BenavidesCobos, @DipHumbertoCoss, @JoaquinZA2012, @Rociolopezgoro, @RosalindaSavala, @FelicitaPo20796, @chimal_dan, @karenyaiti, @SEMARNAT_mx, @Agricultura_mex, @SRE_mx, Senadora Gina Gerardina Campuzano González, Diputada Julia Licet Jiménez Angulo, Diputada Ma. del Carmen Cabrera Lagunas, and Diputada Any Marilú Porras Baylón.

ICCF Hosts 2025 U.S. Congressional International Conservation Leadership Gala: internationalconservation.or… This year’s Gala brought together inspirational leaders from across sectors, including H.E. Daniel Chapo, President of the Republic of Mozambique; H.E. Esperança da Costa, Vice President of the Republic of Angola; Rt. Hon. Dr. Justin Nsengiyumva, Prime Minister of the Republic of Rwanda; Members of Congress including U.S. Senators Chris Coons and Martin Heinrich and Representatives Suzanne Bonamici, August Pfluger, and Dave Joyce; Actor and Vice-Chair of Conservation International Harrison Ford; business and NGO leaders including Rob Walton of the Rob Walton Foundation and Cristián Samper of the Bezos Earth Fund; and diplomats and legislators from around the world. The event honored Founder, Chairman Emeritus, and Former CEO of Conservation International, Founder and Former CEO of Nia Tero, and Chairman of Silvania Peter Seligmann with the ICCF Lifetime Achievement Award; recognized Nick Lapham and The BAND Foundation with the ICCF “Good Steward” Award; and presented to the National Assembly of Ecuador the ICCF Teddy Roosevelt® International Conservation Award, accepted by His Excellency Niels Olsen, President of the Ecuadorian National Assembly.

At today’s ICCF Group Inter-Parliamentary Policy Forum, Carlos Manuel Rodriguez, CEO and Chairperson of the Global Environment Facility, joined parliamentarians from the ICCF conservation caucus network to spotlight the need for regional alignment in conservation-focused legislation. The forum emphasized fostering open dialogue, sharing experiences, and exploring practical solutions to reconcile conflicts among existing policy instruments.