A nature conservation agreement restricts or mutually restricts activities in the countryside. Every agreement is different. Each is designed to be adapted to the specific property and its peculiarities, as well as the wishes of the landowner. What have these conservation agreements achieved overall? Conservation agreements are permanent. They do not expire. This ensures that your country is protected in the long term. The service has created guidelines that combine the use of CCAs and CSAs to promote broader collaborative conservation to avoid having to list species found at the federal and non-state levels. Developed in response to the request of non-federal landowners, this guide has the potential to provide more assurance that if a species is added to the list despite their efforts, they will not have to make significant additional changes to their federal or non-state activities. See Using existing tools to expand cooperative conservation of candidate species at the federal and non-federal levels. [48KB] Conservation agreements are used for many reasons. Some protect wetlands, forests, grasslands and other habitats. Others protect rare plants and animals. “The CI team thought at the time that if these kinds of negotiated agreements were of interest to governments, CI could also negotiate agreements with people to preserve the country from the community,” Wells says.

Landowners must comply with all the terms of their conservation agreements. The NCC regularly monitors each term of each agreement. We check for unauthorized changes in protected areas. We also work with landowners to ensure they understand how the future measures they are considering may affect their conservation agreements. Due to limited resources, we need to assess and prioritize potential land and conservation donations to ensure they align with our scientific programs and priorities. Of the more than 1,200 agreements implemented by CI and its partners, 90% focus on forest protection. An assessment of deforestation in areas where conservation agreements have been implemented for more than five years shows that there is three times less deforestation than in areas without conservation agreements. A small plant that was once considered extinct in Southern California has a bright future thanks to innovation, perseverance, robust science, and proactive conservation efforts by conservation agencies and a Southern California developer. The service`s Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office and the Newhall Land and Farming Company, owned by FivePoint Holdings, entered into a strong Candidate Conservation Agreement (CCA) in 2017 that will preserve more than 1,500 acres in Los Angeles and Ventura counties to help protect thorny flowers, establish plants in new and existing locations, and contribute to the long-term management of the species.

Find out more. “We`ve seen that there are usually community members in the first year of the agreement who don`t respect the agreement,” Mora says. “By applying the penalties set out in the agreement, community members recognize that this is a serious relationship.” It is an agreement between a community and a group or person funding a conservation project (which can be a government, a non-profit organization, a foundation, a corporation, or even an individual). There are 4,000 agreements in 19 countries around the world that benefit 30,000 people and protect 1.8 million acres (4.4 million acres), an area slightly smaller than the state of New Jersey. Of these agreements, 70% are directly funded and managed by government programs, and 30% are implemented by CI and partner organizations. In exchange for specific conservation obligations to protect their land – such as.B. Preserve forests by not cutting them down – communities receive benefits from the donor, such as organic fertilizers and pruning tools to improve their coffee plantations or training and salaries to patrol forests to stop illegal logging. For example, indigenous communities in Bolivia have agreed not to cut down trees in exchange for help to set up an ecotourism business. In China, CI partner Shan Shui Conservation Center has trained a beekeeping and poultry community to replace activities that threaten the forest. And in an agreement in South Africa, farmers commit to sustainable approaches to grazing, water management, stock count and predator control.

In return, they receive higher prices for their inventory, training in catering techniques and business management, as well as better access to livestock and veterinary support. The NCC, in consultation with the landowner, sets conservation objectives (i.e., the conservation values they want to protect) and develops restrictions to prevent activities that could negatively impact these values. The agreement covers the entire property. Restrictions can extend to the entire property or to a smaller area. In this episode, we break down “conservation agreements,” an approach that helps conserve biodiversity while improving the quality of life of local communities. Candidate Custody with Insurance Agreements (CSAs) extend the success of traditional ACAs by providing additional incentives for non-federal landowners to voluntarily adopt proactive conservation through insurance that limits future conservation obligations. One of the main reasons for developing the CCAA program was to address landowners` concerns about the potential regulatory impact of a listed species on their lands. The CCAA program is specifically aimed at non-state owners and gives them peace of mind that if they implement various conservation measures, they will not be subject to any additional restrictions if the species is listed under the ESA. These assurances are only available to non-federal entities for measures on non-federal lands.

The terms of conservation agreements are agreed directly with local communities, and everything is voluntary. Municipalities and partner organizations first identify the pressure on the community`s natural resources, such as.B. possible interventions by a mining company or foreigners who illegally cut down mangroves – and jointly define the actions to be taken by the communities. The agreements set out the measures and benefits, as well as how everything is monitored and the consequences this will have for all parties involved if they do not comply with the conditions. “We know that negotiations take time,” says Zachary Wells, technical director of CI`s Conservation Stewards Program, which oversees conservation agreements. “Sometimes communities don`t believe partner organizations will deliver benefits in recognition of their conservation efforts. Trust between partner organizations and communities must be built over time. For example, if the purpose of the agreement is to protect a large piece of forest, restrictions can be developed to prevent the subdivision of the property and/or the removal of certain types of native vegetation. Follow the appropriate links on the left side of this page for more information on land donations, conservation agreements and eco-donations. A conservation agreement is a contract between a landowner and a conservation organization such as the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC).

The owner undertakes to restrict certain uses of a plot of land in order to protect its natural characteristics and the species that live there. .