International Land Conservation Network News

Chandni Navalkha We are thrilled to announce that Fundación Tierra Austral is the recipient of the inaugural ILCN Conservation Innovation Award. A non-profit organization founded in 2012, Fundación Tierra Austral (FTA) was Chile’s first land trust – known in the country as a Conservation Guarantee Organization, a non-profit entity whose mission is the conservation of biodiversity […]

Over four days, 400 delegates from across Australia explored the theme “Scaling Up: Local Action for Global Solutions”, at the 2025 ALCA Conference. The gathering was a powerful moment for connection, reflection, and action, and reminded us that each of us holds a piece of the solution, and when we align local impact with global […]

In November 2025, Eurosite – the European Land Conservation Network launched a new working group aimed at fostering the contribution of private subjects to nature conservation and nature finance. The group will focus on strengthening policy and practice for private land conservation initiatives as well as scalable, sustainable finance mechanisms that mobilize private investment. Angelo […]

From October 7-15, 2025, ILCN attended the 2025 International Union for the Conservation of Nature World Conservation Congress (IUCN WCC) in Abu Dhabi, UAE. This quadrennial gathering brings together IUCN members and observers to explore major issues, exchange knowledge, set priorities and drive conservation action. In 2025, the event drew an estimated 10,000 participants from […]

Roberto de la Maza H. and Diego Guzmán V. Biodiversity conservation in Latin America, a region home to 6 of the world’s 17 megadiverse countries, is a priority for ensuring sustainability, social well-being, and compliance with international commitments. National governments bear the primary responsibility for this purpose, mainly through the establishment of traditional Protected Areas […]

By Cecilia Riebl, ILCN Regional Representative (Australasia), and acknowledging the contributions from the Quoin team and the Australian Land Conservation Alliance team. A little over a decade ago, three Australian entrepreneurs cofounded the design platform Canva. Within six years of its launch, Canva became a “unicorn startup,” meaning it was valued at over one billion […]

By Kristina McGeehan QUEBEC, CANADA—Two chiefs of Indigenous Nations in North America will accept the 2024 International Land Conservation Network (ILCN) Conservation Visionary Award for their vision and leadership in setting strategically significant global precedents for land conservation. Mandy Gull-Masty, Grand Chief of the Grand Council of the Crees (Eeyou Istchee) and Chairperson of the Cree Nation Government, […]

Cecilia Riebl – ILCN Regional Representative for Australasia On a fine fall afternoon in June 2024, a group of conservation policy makers from Australia and the United States met at the conservation and research reserve Mt Rothwell, just 50 kilometers from Melbourne, Australia. As dusk fell over the shrub- and rock-dotted landscape around them, animals […]

Lily Robinson – ILCN Program Coordinator The path along the Nashua River has softened to sandy mud and the wood bridges that span it puddle beneath Marion Stoddart’s boots. The Mine Falls Park section of the Nashua River Greenway is just three miles from downtown Nashua, New Hampshire, but is sheltered by arbor. In the […]

Lily Robinson This artist profile is one in an ongoing series highlighting the role creative work plays in connecting people with nature and inspiring a culture of stewardship. If you are an artist whose work is inspired by nature and would like to be featured in a future ILCN newsletter, please reach out to lrobinson@lincolninst.edu. […]