Joint efforts

Every DRC agreement is drafted to meet the needs of each landowner and property, and can range from establishing irreplaceable and pristine ecological reserves to accommodating income-producing, sustainably managed working farms and forests.

FTA may also help landowners with the creation of comprehensive management plans for these properties, addressing a range of land use issues, including eco-tourism, environmental education, sustainable agriculture or forestry, and threats from encroachments, non-native species of flora and fauna, and fire.

Our services

• Evaluating the status of the environmental attributes of privately-owned properties
• Identifying the interests and expectations of private landowners
• Preparing baseline reports that document the ecological, scenic, sustainable land use, and cultural and historic attributes of potential conservation properties
• Identifying the most appropriate conservation tools and strategies to accomplish the long-term protection of private lands
• Drafting Derecho Real de Conservación agreements, including acting as a party to the agreements with the landowner, if appropriate
• Overseeing the long-term stewardship of the Derecho Real de Conservación agreements, including annual monitoring of the properties, and taking legal action in the event of a violation of the agreement
• Advising private landowners on conservation land planning, including ecological management, accommodating income-producing sustainable land uses (e.g. agriculture, forestry and eco-tourism), and mitigating threats