Best Practices and Performance Measures (BPPM) for Conservation Easement Programs

This paper introduces a new tool for the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) and partner land trusts to help manage conservation easement programs in Canada. This newly-crafted set of Best Practices and Performance Measures (BPPM) was developed with input from a diverse land trust advisory group. The suite of best practices identified in this paper constitutes a selection of the fundamental ingredients — the building blocks — of an effective conservation easement1 program.