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    After years of hard work and persistence by the Land Trust Alliance, our land trust members and our allies on Capitol Hill — and in the face of well-resourced opposition — Congress finally passed the Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act as part of its year-end “omnibus” spending bill.

    How to safeguard your conservation easements.

    The Land Trust Alliance offers support, guidance, resources, tools and leadership to land trusts across America to uphold conservation easements in the face of challenges. While successful conservation defense starts with daily routine prevention, it continues with skillful, timely dispute resolution and successful litigation when land trusts face more serious and sustained challenges. You will find here case law summaries, expert analysis and strategies, and commonsense tips for safeguarding your easements.

    Safeguarding conservation

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    Terrafirma

    Terrafirma offers one-of-a-kind coverage for land trusts to offset the costs of legal action to defend the public liability for land owned by a land trust and conservation easements.

    In 2011, the Alliance formed Terrafirma Risk Retention Group, LLC, to meet land trusts’ unique need to prepare for the legal costs of conservation defense. Terrafirma is a tax-exempt organization that is owned by its members — over 500 land trusts across the nation.

    Relevant Standards & Practices

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    Resources for Upholding conservation easements

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