Environmental Benefits of Conservation

New report analyzes 4,000 cities to demonstrate the health, climate and biodiversity benefits of source water protection

The conservation of natural lands and of working farms and forests can generate financial returns, both to governments and individuals, and create significant cost savings. [Print version of ConservationTools.org guide]

The loss of agricultural lands destroys key values that are critically important to the environment. Farmland loss is damaging both for fish and wildlife and for environmental qualities needed for human health and safety.

Report shows that family woodlands in the United States store 14 billion tons of carbon.

Groundbreaking study analyzes the potential of 21 natural solutions—such as growing taller trees, preserving grassland, and improve agricultural practices—to store carbon and reduce greenhouse-gas emissions.