The ILCN and ELCN are pleased to announce that registration for the virtual 2021 Global Congress of the International Land Conservation Network and the Final Conference of the LIFE project Development of a European Land Conservation Network (LIFE ELCN) is now open. Scheduled for December 8th through 10th of this year, this Congress will bring together an international community of private and civic land conservation practitioners to advance their work and build capacity by sharing expertise in conservation finance, law and policy, organization and governance, land stewardship, large landscape conservation, and conservation technology.
As nations around the world work towards ambitious targets to protect and restore biodiverse, climate-resilient ecosystems, private and civic land conservation is becoming increasingly significant at every scale- from micro reservas in Valencia, Spain to protected areas spanning tens of millions of hectares in Canada’s Far North. Targets such as protecting 30% of lands by 2030 can only be reached by taking a collaborative and inclusive approach that leverages and builds on the capacity of a range of land stewards - landowners, communities, and civic organizations, among others - to undertake voluntary, durable, and effective land conservation action.
Inspired by the beautiful Catalonian landscape, and using the digital tools available to bring together an ever growing community still facing the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, we invite you to join us in continuing to learn from and support one another in advancing the private and civic land conservation movement.
The Executive Director of the Conservation Finance Alliance, David Meyers, will participate in panels during the ICLN Global Congress.
ICLN Global Congress