A new United Nations’ report demonstrates how critical land conservation and sustainable land management is to protecting the world’s food supply from the ravages of climate change. Land trusts and the Land Trust Alliance are ready to meet this challenge.
When I first joined the Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast in Florida, I was unsure that an archaeologist-become-environmental educator would be a good fit for a field that seemed filled with highly educated biologists and ecologists.
Your land trust has earned accreditation, you've run around the office high-fiving everyone, and it's time to take a breather after all the hard work. But wait, how will you market your new status?
The North American Wetlands Conservation Act, or NAWCA, turns 30 this year. "It's all about partnerships," says Wendy Jackson, executive vice president of the Land Trust Alliance.
The newest comic book movie isn't just a cinematic milestone. It's also an opportunity to consider how we — as champions of land conservation — are like the Avengers.
My position with the Land Trust Alliance's Land and Climate Program affords me opportunities to talk about climate change with many different audiences. But even with all the experience under my belt, I struggle to discuss the issue with my children.
Since 1970, the observance of Earth Day on April 22 has inspired people around the globe to create meaningful connections with the natural world and take action to safeguard our planet.
We are honored to have been chosen by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Coastal Program and the Land Trust Alliance as a model for community conservation.
