The Tasmanian Land Conservancy (TLC) is a non-profit,

non governmental organisation A non-governmental organization (NGO) or non-governmental organisation (see spelling differences) is an organization that generally is formed independent from government. They are typically nonprofit entities, and many of them are active in ...

that acquires and manages land in

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, Australia, protecting important natural places for

biodiversity Biodiversity or biological diversity is the variety and variability of life on Earth. Biodiversity is a measure of variation at the genetic ('' genetic variability''), species ('' species diversity''), and ecosystem ('' ecosystem diversity'') ...

conservation. It was established in June 2001. the organisation claimed to have protected over of land in 144 reserves, and owned about directly, including the Vale of Belvoir, the montane grassland habitat of many marsupial carnivores, and Recherche Bay. As at January 2016, TLC had reportedly protected , and was a $30 million organisation. However, most of the reserves remain in private ownership, with covenants to hold them for

conservation Conservation is the preservation or efficient use of resources, or the conservation of various quantities under physical laws. Conservation may also refer to: Environment and natural resources * Nature conservation, the protection and manageme ...

Ecosystem An ecosystem (or ecological system) consists of all the organisms and the physical environment with which they interact. These biotic and abiotic components are linked together through nutrient cycles and energy flows. Energy enters the syst ...

s in covenanted areas include grasslands, woodlands,

heath A heath () is a shrubland habitat found mainly on free-draining infertile, acidic soils and characterised by open, low-growing woody vegetation. Moorland is generally related to high-ground heaths with—especially in Great Britain—a cooler a ...

and saltmarsh. TLC receives funding from the Australian federal government, and private donations from supporters of particular sites or projects such as protecting

bird Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweig ...

s.Award winning Tourism Operators and Tasmanian Land Conservancy join forces to help rare birds
''Tasmanian Times'', 31 May 2010 One of the organisation's founding volunteers, Jane Hutchinson, was nominated as 2016

Australian of the Year The Australian of the Year is a national award conferred on an Australian citizen by the National Australia Day Council, a not-for-profit Australian Governmentowned social enterprise. Similar awards are also conferred at the State and Territ ...

for her leadership as a board member, chair of the board and chief executive officer from 2011.

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Tasmanian Land Conservancy
- Official website Non-profit organisations based in Tasmania Organizations established in 2001 Nature conservation in Australia {{nonprofit-org-stub

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