Strategic habitat conservation landscape conservation cooperatives (LCC)

Landscape conservation cooperatives (LCCs) are forums for partnerships that allow a region’s private, state and federal conservation infrastructure to operate as a system rather than as independent entities. LCCs are applied conservation science partnerships with two main functions. The first is to provide the science and technical expertise needed to support conservation planning at landscape scales – beyond the reach or resources of any one organization. Through the efforts of in-house staff and science-oriented partners, LCCs are generating the tools, methods, and data managers need to design and deliver conservation using the Strategic Habitat Conservation (SHC) approach. The second function of LCCs is to promote collaboration among their members in defining shared conservation goals. With these goals in mind, partners can identify where and how they will take action, within their own authorities and organizational priorities, to best contribute to the larger conservation effort. LCCs don't place limits on partners; rather, they help partners to see how their activities can “fit” with those of other partners to achieve a bigger and more lasting impact.