Funding for landtrusts

Meet The ACLT

Canada’s most biodiverse regions, where more than 80% of the population lives and the majority of economic activity occurs, face an urgent funding need. This need calls for a balanced solution that benefits both nature and communities.

The Natural Heritage Conservation Program

Launched in 2007, the Natural Heritage Conservation Program (NHCP) has played a pivotal role in protecting ecologically sensitive lands across the country. Here’s a look at its impact:

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840,000+ hectares of grasslands, forests, lakes, and wetlands conserved.

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Facilitates collaboration between environmental organizations, landowners, Indigenous communities, industry, and government for permanent conservation.

In 2019, through advocacy by the Land Trust Working Group (now ACLT), a portion of the NHCP funding was directed specifically to support land trusts. This led to the creation of the NHCP-Land Trust Conservation Fund (NHCP-LTCF[RW1] ), with Wildlife Habitat Canada [RW2] (WHC) chosen to administer the fund.