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 […]
Tag: Organization and Governance
What Canada’s New Land Trust Certification Means for Conservation Globally
As of last month, Canadian land trusts have a new way to demonstrate their integrity: the Conservation Excellence Certification Trustmark. The certification proves that a land trust has undergone a thorough, third-party review of its policies and procedures by the Canadian Centre for Land Conservation (CLC) and that they operate in line with industry best […]
The XIII Latin American Congress on Voluntary Conservation Aims to Reinvigorate Collaboration in the Region
Hernan Mladinic For decades, a network of Latin American practitioners advancing private and civic land conservation in the region has worked to support efforts to reverse and mitigate the impact of increasing environmental pressures in the region. It has done so partly by convening regular international Congresses. But, despite the key role of these Congresses […]
A ‘Watershed Moment’ for Private Land Conservation in Canada
Six Canadian land trusts celebrated a pioneering accomplishment this week when they became the nation’s first to earn Conservation Excellence Certification from the Centre for Land Conservation (CLC).
Profile: La Red de Áreas Conservadas de Venezuela (Venezuelan Network of Conserved Areas)
Jose Ramón Delgado, Edgard Yerena, & Vilisa Morón Venezuela has a long-standing history of conserving land, primarily through state-managed protected areas. A wave of environmental activism in the 1970s strengthened the movement, inviting greater citizen participation and opening the door to voluntary civil-society conservation. This was bolstered in 2003 when a group of landowners established […]
Local Action, Lasting Impact: Land Covenantors Victoria Unites for Conservation
Cecilia Riebl & Peter Mulherin In the face of unprecedented biodiversity, climate, and geopolitical challenges worldwide, grassroots networks are increasingly critical to conservation outcomes. In Australia, the independent not-for-profit member organization Land Covenantors Victoria (LCV) demonstrates this by empowering private landowners to take meaningful, local conservation action. “We are living in a time of great […]
The ‘People’s COP’ for Biodiversity Saw Suspension in High-Level Negotiation but Strength from the Private and Public Sectors
Maiko Nishi – Research Fellow, United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability The 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP16) was the first such meeting since nations adopted the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) in 2022. That framework ignited hope and mobilized coordinated action […]
A Collective Legacy: Peru’s Voluntary Conservation Movement
Carolina Butrich – Manager, Conservamos por Naturaleza Peru is a country of incredible megadiversity and home to an extraordinary range of natural habitats, ranging from the majestic Andes to the vast Amazon rainforest. At 1.2 million square kilometers, Peru is Latin America’s fourth largest country, and more than 60 percent of its area is rainforest. […]
Mega Living Landscapes Emerge as a Model for More Inclusive, Sustainable Conservation in South Africa
Anele Kumalo & Natasha Wilson South African National Parks (SANParks) is the largest statutory conservation agency in South Africa. Currently, SANParks manages 4.2 million hectares of land, comprised of 22 national parks and four marine protected areas (MPAs). Its mandates for managing these protected areas are set out in the National Environmental Management: Protected Areas […]
Kawartha Land Trust Pioneers a New Type of Conservation Partnership in Ontario
On October 10, 2024, the Kawartha Land Trust (KLT) and its partners launched the Kawartha Resilient Lands Collaborative at a well-attended kickoff event in Peterborough, Ontario. The new Regional Conservation and Climate Partnership (RCCP) looks to bridge sectoral divides among people and organizations working in land, water, climate, and conservation. While inspired by the RCCP […]