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 […]

500-in-5 will leverage private landholders and cutting-edge science with the aim of achieving pioneering outcomes for threatened species

Earlier this month, the ILCN joined voluntary land conservation leaders from the public, non-governmental, Indigenous, private, multi-lateral, and academic sectors in Panama City, Panama, for the 13th Latin American Congress on Voluntary Conservation. The gathering, which was hosted by the Panamanian Association of Private Natural Reserves, was the first meeting of the voluntary conservation community […]

In 2023, Yolanda Busbee Methvin was looking to create a marketing campaign for a new snack product her health and wellness company, LithaFlora African Botanicals, was selling. What she developed was a far cry from your traditional advertisement. The 13-minute film tells the story of an African girl’s health struggles and journey to healing guided […]

Harm Schoten More than 100 people from 20 European countries attended the 36th Eurosite Annual Meeting, in Vilnius, Lithuania, from September 9-11. The theme of the event, which was hosted by Baltic Environmental Forum with the help of the Lithuanian Foundation for Peatland Restoration and Conservation, was “Restoring Nature, Reviving Communities. Eurosite Director Harm Schoten […]

In the United States, average home values have nearly doubled in the past decade. As demand for homes most people can afford remains high, supply has been unable to keep pace. This shortage of affordable homes is matched by rising demand and need for open space to support biodiversity, climate resilience, food production and recreation, […]