Land Management
Land management involves the systematic and sustainable administration of land resources to optimize their use, conservation, and productivity while considering environmental, social, and economic factors.
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Assessing Regenerative Natural Capital Opportunities (ARNCO)
ARNCO will assess the feasibility and scalability of an innovative financing and investment model that incentivizes bringing more acres under regenerative agriculture management.
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Leasing and Land Development Strategy for Chiniki First Nation
This project creates a legal framework for leasing homes and businesses on reserve, making it easy for community members to access housing, insurance, and investment opportunities.
ResourceConservation Easements: Ten Things a Real Estate Agent Should to Know Explainer
Helpful information explaining conservation easements for real estate agents in Alberta
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Landowner’s Resources for Energy Development
guide for realtors and owners to understand energy development
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Building a Stronger Town: An Evening with Charles Marohn
education of professionals and community members on sustainable land use and financial resilience in city development.
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Understanding and Responding to Alberta’s Housing Challenges
To provide research-driven insights on land use planning and housing policy, equipping decision-makers with recommendations to address housing affordability.
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Building for Sustainability Symposium 2024
Event to bring together industry leaders, policymakers, and researchers to discuss sustainable building practices and climate-resilient development strategies.
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Environmentally Sensitive Areas Database Tool
this database enables regional scale mapping, information sharing, and cross boundary collaborative stewardship of ESAs by member municipalities within the CMRB.
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Improving Conservation of Nature on Private Lands: Targeted Research and Awareness-raising
Conservation easements are legal agreements restricting land use to protect its conservation values. To date, these easements have conserved over 500,000 acres across Alberta.
Resource“Underlying Concern: Assessing and Mitigating Subsurface Mineral Risk Under Privately-Conserved Properties
The intent of this report is to help Alberta land trusts make the best decisions for nature within a complex surface / subsurface rights setting.
ResourceManaging End-of-life Oil and Gas Wells in Alberta
Alberta’s orphan well crisis shows weak regulation, secrecy, and industry influence. Urgent reform is needed to protect taxpayers and uphold the polluter-pays principle.
ResourceAlberta Soil Health: Law and Policy
Interest in soil health and its strong links to climate change adaptation and resilience has dramatically increased over the past several years. Despite this rising interest, soil health continues to be significantly undervalued and under-protected by society.