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Report on the 2024 Global Congress of the International Land Conservation Network

ILCN

Proceedings and reflections on the fourth ILCN Global Congress, hosted at Mont-Sainte Anne Hotel and Conference Centre in Beaupre, Quebec, and co-hosted by the Nature Conservancy of Canada.

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Resource Type ILCN/Lincoln Institute Publication
Topic Organization and Governance

Shortfalls and Solutions for Meeting National and Global Conservation Area Targets

Conservation Letters; A Journal for the Society for Conservation Biology

The existing Protected Area network needs only an additional 3.3 million square kilometers to achieve 17% global terrestrial coverage. Such extensive and rapid expansion of formal Protected Areas is unlikely to be achievable. Greater focus is therefore needed on alternative approaches, including community- and privately managed sites.

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Resource Type Partner PublicationResearch Paper
Topic Privately Protected Areas

State of the Rainforest Report

Regnskogfondet

This is the third “State of the Rainforest” report published by the Regnskogfondet (Rainforest Foundation Norway). It details stories of how communities actively protect their forests and underscores that solutions for the global problem of tropical deforestation must be built on local experiences.

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Resource Type Partner PublicationResearch Paper
Topic Conservation FinanceLarge Landscape Conservation and RestorationLaw and PolicyStewardship and Land Management

Investing in Conservation; A Landscape Assessment of an emerging market

NatureVest, EKO, The Nature Conservancy

As the impact investment market has grown in recent years, so has the research coverage across sectors and thematic areas of focus. This report presents the first study of the market for conservation-related impact investments.

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Resource Type Guide/Best PracticesPartner PublicationResearch Paper
Topic Conservation Finance

The Futures of Privately Protected Areas; Developing Capacity for a Protected Planet

International Union for the Conservation of Nature

The project arose because of a concern that privately protected areas deserve to be fully recognized, better integrated with national and regional conservation policies, encouraged and supported. This is the International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) first comprehensive report on the status of privately protected ar…

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Resource Type Partner PublicationResearch Paper
Topic Conservation FinanceLaw and PolicyOrganization and GovernancePrivately Protected AreasStewardship and Land Management

Conservation on Private Land: A Review of Global Strategies with a Proposed Classification System

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

With parks and protected areas insufficient to sustain global biodiversity, the role of private land in biodiversity conservation is increasingly significant. This paper proposes a classification system for private land conservation as a complement to IUCN’s classification of global protected areas.

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Resource Type Research Paper
Topic Law and PolicyPrivately Protected AreasStewardship and Land Management
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