ILCN Global Congress

The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) was honoured to co-host the 2024 Global Congress of the International Land Conservation Network (ILCN), presented by RBC, from October 16-18.

Relationships For a Resilient World

From its location near Cap Tourmente on the shore of the St. Lawrence River in Quebec, the 2024 ILCN Global Congress brought together leading land conservation organizations and experts from six continents to strengthen the capacity of a growing community of practice. Under the theme of “Relationships for a Resilient World,” the Global Congress brought the world to Canada, and highlighted our country’s remarkable achievements.

The ILCN brings together an international community of leading land conservation practitioners to advance their work and build capacity. Participants at the by-invitation only congress  shared their expertise in conservation finance, law and policy, organization and governance, land stewardship, large landscape conservation and conservation technology.

As the impacts of climate change become more urgent, it is increasingly important that the global land conservation community act together to ensure the integrity and resilience of ecosystems and the protection of land and water resources.

Canada’s ambitious conservation goals can only be reached by taking a collaborative and inclusive approach, including building on the capacity of a range of land stewards — landowners, communities, civic organizations and others — to undertake voluntary, durable and effective land conservation action. Privately protected areas complement Crown-led and Indigenous-led conservation.

As the country’s leading voice for private land conservation, NCC is committed to accelerating conservation and doubling its impact for the sake of all Canadians over the next few years.