Nature Conservancy of Canada Carbon Management and Societal Benefits

Nature Conservancy of Canada promoting partnerships, private and public Who Are We? national not-for-profit celebrating our 40 th Anniversary leading role in preserving wilderness lands action-oriented, non-confrontational science-driven, business-minded

Nature Conservancy of Canada

Partnership Project Areas Manitoba Tall Grass Prairie Preserve Yellow Quill Mixed Grass Prairie Parkland Habitat Partnership Pembina Valley Provincial Park

Nature Conservancy of Canada Manitoba Tall Grass Prairie Preserve

Nature Conservancy of Canada Northern Tall Grass/Aspen Parkland Ecoregion Conservation by Design

Nature Conservancy of Canada Tools for Conservation Fee Simple Purchase 10 year lease Conservation Easement Agreement

Nature Conservancy of Canada

Yellow Quill Mixed Grass Prairie Project

Nature Conservancy of Canada Parkland Habitat Partnership

Nature Conservancy of Canada Pembina Valley Provincial Park Pembina Valley Provincial Park

Nature Conservancy of Canada Benefits –Local/Short Term Financial Awareness Recognition Personal Satisfaction

Nature Conservancy of Canada Long Term/Large Scale Benefits: carbon fixing maintain natural systems - research maintain natural systems – aesthetics preserve options for future generations -Accomplishment of Long-term Protection of Native Remnant Areas

Nature Conservancy of Canada SUMMARY 1.Carbon Management through Conservation has many Societal Benefits -development of unique synergistic partnerships -local benefits to landowners -world scale benefits to planet