A conservation easement (CE) is a voluntary legal agreement between a landowner and a ‘qualified organization’ to protect, conserve or enhance environmental, natural, scenic or aesthetic value. The landowner is the easement donor, and a qualified organization can be the Government of Alberta, provincial government agency, local government body or registered organization that meets certain criteria.
Conservation easements help to preserve agriculture, ecological and cultural values, and the beauty of Alberta. Each easement can be tailored to the landowner’s needs through discussion between the landholder and the qualified organization, as long as the conservation is reached.
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For more information about CEs visit Conservation Easements in Alberta, a website created by the Environmental Law Centre and Miistakis Institute to help landowners, land trusts, municipalities and others find answers to questions related to conservation easements in Alberta.
In addition to CEs, learn more about all of the conservation and stewardship tools available to Albertans through the Alberta Land Stewardship Act (ALSA).