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

non governmental organisation A non-governmental organization (NGO) is an independent, typically nonprofit organization that operates outside government control, though it may get a significant percentage of its funding from government or corporate sources. NGOs often focus ...

that acquires and manages land in

Tasmania Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The sta ...

, Australia, protecting important natural places for

biodiversity Biodiversity is the variability of life, life on Earth. It can be measured on various levels. There is for example genetic variability, species diversity, ecosystem diversity and Phylogenetics, phylogenetic diversity. Diversity is not distribut ...

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.

Ecosystem An ecosystem (or ecological system) is a system formed by Organism, organisms in interaction with their Biophysical environment, environment. The Biotic material, biotic and abiotic components are linked together through nutrient cycles and en ...

s in covenanted areas include grasslands, woodlands,

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

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 (biology), class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the Oviparity, laying of Eggshell, hard-shelled eggs, a high Metabolism, metabolic rate, a fou ...

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 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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