The Wildlife Habitat Policy Research Program (WHPRP) is an ongoing project of the National Council for Science and the Environment's Science Solutions Initiative. The WHPRP produces information and tools that can accelerate the conservation of wildlife habitat in the United States.

The Wildlife Habitat Policy Research Program (WHPRP) is a results oriented program with the mission to develop and disseminate objective information and practical tools to accelerate the conservation of wildlife habitat in the United States.

The program emphasis is on developing the knowledge and tools relevant to conserving terrestrial and aquatic wildlife habitat, including both public and privately owned property.  The WHPRP serves the needs of policy makers, administrators, resource managers, practitioners, and landowners.  The results of the program are useful to all levels of government, as well as in the private sector, including private companies, conservation groups, professional organizations, and foundations.  The WHPRP maintains objective credibility by not engaging in the advocacy or implementation of any specific conservation policy or practice.

WHPRP includes research, analyses, assessments, syntheses, and the identification of new approaches for habitat conservation through sponsorship of specific projects in the natural sciences and social sciences including economics, law, and planning. The WHPRP focus is on work where the results can be used to directly improve practice, management, and policy.

The WHPRP's outputs are relevant to the implementation of the statutory State Wildlife Action Plans, which have the potential to help diverse constituencies work together to envision and protect a system of wildlife habitat in each state.  More information about the State Wildlife Action Plans can be found on the  Teaming with Wildlife website.

Related Website: http://ncseonline.org/WHPRP/