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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

Conserving the Stage: Climate Change and the Geophysical Underpinnings of Species Diversity

PLOS One

This study tested how well geology predicts the species diversity of 14 US states and 3 Canadian provinces, using a comprehensive new spatial dataset. The results of this study suggest that protecting geophysical settings will conserve the stage for current and future biodiversity and may be a robust alternative to species-level predictio…

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Resource Type Partner PublicationResearch Paper
Topic Large Landscape Conservation and Restoration

Globalizing Conservation Easements: Private Law Approaches for International Environmental Protection

Wisconsin International Law Journal

This article will provide a framework of the major policy and legal issues that could, and in the author’s view should, inform a country’s decision to adopt private conservation restrictions. It discusses the transferability of conservation easements to countries outside the United States and discusses the importance of adapting the…

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Resource Type Partner PublicationResearch Paper
Topic Conservation FinanceLaw and Policy

Perpetual Conservation Easements in the 21st Century: What Have We Learned and Where Should We Go From Here?

S.J. Quinney College of Law, The University of Utah

This article details the growth in the use of conservation easements by nonprofit organizations in the United States, and places it within a larger legal context and framework of the various laws that impact the creation, administration and implementation of such conservation easements. It discusses public investment in conservation easem…

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Resource Type Partner PublicationResearch Paper
Topic Law and Policy

The Uniform Conservation Easement Act: Reflections of a Member of the Drafting Committee

Utah Law Review, Utah Environmental Law Review

This article describes the process in which the Uniform Conservation Easement Act (UCEA) was first created in the United States. The UCEA, which the Uniform Law Commission adopted in 1981, has since been adopted in whole or substantial part by almost half of the states in the United States of America, and remains to this day, a landmark c…

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Resource Type Research Paper
Topic Law and Policy

NATURAL INFRASTRUCTURE Investing in Forested Landscapes for Source Water Protection in the United States

World Resources Institute

This guide, one of the most comprehensive of its kind, threads together the experience and insights of over 50 authors from the front lines of source water protection efforts.
Aging water infrastructure, increasing demand, continued land use change, and increasingly extreme weather events are driving the costs of water management higher i…

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Resource Type Guides & Tool KitsPartner Publication
Topic Conservation FinanceStewardship and Land Management

From the Margins to the Mainstream Assessment of the Impact Investment Sector and Opportunities to Engage Mainstream Investors

World Economic Forum

At its Annual Meeting in Davos in January 2012, the World Economic Forum brought together mainstream investors, impact investors and social entrepreneurs to discuss how to harness the potential of impact investing. It addresses perceptions of impact investing and impact investing as a multistakeholder issues, including the critical role o…

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Resource Type Partner PublicationResearch Paper
Topic Conservation Finance

Environmental Impact Bonds

Duke University Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship

This paper serves as the environmental response to a McKinsey & Company paper on Social Impact Bonds (SIBs) issued in May 2012. SIBs are the “hot topic” in the world of impact investing, yet few are discussing the possibility of applying the SIB model to environmental causes. It also addresses Environmental Impact Bonds (EIBs) and Wat…

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Resource Type Guide/Best PracticesPartner PublicationResearch Paper
Topic Conservation Finance

Expanding Horizons; Highlights from the National Workshop on Large Landscape Conservation

Practitioners’ Network for Large Landscape Conservation

This report is designed to summarize key facets and findings from the field of large landscape conservation, as discussed in the National Workshop of Large Landscape Conservation, Washington D.C. in October 2014.

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Resource Type Guide/Best PracticesILCN/Lincoln Institute PublicationPartner Publication
Topic Large Landscape Conservation and RestorationPrivately Protected AreasStewardship and Land Management

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
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