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Area: 5888268 km2
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Brazil; Peru; Suriname; France; Colombia; Guyana; Bolivia; Venezuela; Ecuador
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Santa Cruz; Manaus; La Paz
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Countries: Canada
Regions: Nelson River, St.Lawrence
Project SDGs:
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Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4)
Water Quality (SDG 6.3)
Integrated Water Resource Management (SDG 6.5)
Protect and Restore Ecosystems (SDG 6.6)
Stakeholder Participation (SDG 6.b)
Water-Related Disaster Management (SDG 11.5)
Climate Resilience and Adaptation (SDG 13.1)
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Nature-Based Solutions
Progress to Date: 27000 Acres of land restored, units of water replenished, carbon sequestered, % biodiversity increased, number of farm families engaged
Services Needed: Financial support
Desired Partners: Business
Government
NGO / Civil Society
Social Enterprise
Financial Institution
Language: English
Start & End Dates: Jan. 2008  »  Ongoing
Project Website: newacreproject.alus.ca
Project Source: CEO Water Mandate
Profile Completion: 72%

Project Overview

The New Acre Project allows companies to fund environmental projects on local farms and ranches across Canada, delivering a bundle of ecosystem services, such as cleaner air, cleaner water, and more biodiversity.

As Canada’s population grows, much of its wetlands, woodlands and grasslands is being lost. Our remaining natural spaces are at risk from land use and climate change pressures. This affects us all: the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food we eat. Now, mo…

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The New Acre Project allows companies to fund environmental projects on local farms and ranches across Canada, delivering a bundle of ecosystem services, such as cleaner air, cleaner water, and more biodiversity.

As Canada’s population grows, much of its wetlands, woodlands and grasslands is being lost. Our remaining natural spaces are at risk from land use and climate change pressures. This affects us all: the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food we eat. Now, more than ever, we need to focus on this critical issue.

ALUS Canada, a Weston Family initiative, is committed to sustaining agriculture, wildlife and natural spaces, with wetland, grassland and woodland projects across Canada. ALUS was founded in 2006 to invest in farmers and ranchers and help them produce–along with the food we eat–cleaner air, cleaner water and new wildlife habitats in Canadian communities. Ten years later, ALUS Canada had created more than 27,000 New Acres (an area the size of 45,000 hockey rinks) in 20 communities across Canada, from Red Deer, Alberta, to Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec.

Through corporate investments, the New Acre project delivers a bundle of ecosystem services, like cleaner air, cleaner water and more biodiversity, to benefit all Canadians. Whether your core interest is water, air, pollinators or wildlife, you can tailor a New Acre sponsorship package to the environmental issues that matter most to your organization. Investments will produce lasting benefits for the regions and communities you serve.

Financial support allows the New Acre Project to fund environmental projects on local farms and ranches across Canada. New Acre sponsors help farmers and ranchers steward their land to produce cleaner air, cleaner water and new wildlife habitats for the benefit of all Canadians.

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ALUS, originally an acronym for Alternative Land Use Services, is an innovative community-developed and farmer-delivered program that produces, enhances and maintains ecosystem services on agricultural lands. Projects such as wetland restoration and enhancement, riparian buffers, shelterbelts, afforestation and native prairie … Learn More

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