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Conservation Covenants across Victoria
Since the first signing of a conservation covenant in 1987, Trust for Nature has entered into over 980 covenant agreements, covering an area approaching 40,000 hectares. In addition, Trust for Nature has acquired many sites of natural significance that have been transferred to the public estate as conservation reserves, and currently owns about 50 properties totalling more than 35,000 hectares. This remarkable achievement has been made possible through public support for Trust for Natures work, through philanthropic organisations, state and federal funding, and multiple partnerships with Victorian agencies and environmental organisations over the years.
To complement the covenant program, whereby on-title and in-perpetuity protection is offered on properties with conservation value, a stewardship program operates to maintain support and provide advice to landholders managing covenanted land.
Interest in Trust for Natures covenant program continues to increase. However, as more private vegetation across Victoria is permanently protected under the covenant program, there is a concomitant need to manage the risks associated with placement of services and infrastructure as our regional and semi-urban populations grow. Managing and minimising this risk to the privately-protected estate of native vegetation requires cooperation between governing authorities, development companies, landholders, and Trust for Nature.
Trust for Nature is pleased to release a state-wide map of conservation covenants and Trust for Nature-owned properties. The objective of the map is to assist project development managers and contractors in flagging potential impact on conservation covenanted land. A higher resolution map is available for download and distribution (pdf). The sites have been presented as a 5x5-kilometre grid across Victoria, and as such, do not represent the boundaries of each covenant. If you believe your project will impact upon a covenant or Trust for Nature property, we encourage you to contact Trust for Nature for referral to the relevant Regional Manager in your area. Planners may also wish to acquire a GIS layer of the covenants and properties by contacting the GIS Manager at Trust for Nature, via the head office.
Download the pdf: Distribution of Covenants & Trust for Nature-owned Properties (3MB)
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