In Alberta, thousands of landowners have placed conservation easements on tens of thousands of acres. Real estate agents – especially rural real estate agents – have played a critical role in these real property transactions.

So what should a real estate agent know about conservation easements?

The Corvus Centre for Conservation Policy has created a new, free publication targeted to real estate agents to help them understand what they should know when helping clients navigate the world of conservation easements. Conservation Easements: Ten Things a Real Estate Agent Should Know – made possible through a grant from the Alberta Real Estate Foundation– is a basic explainer on the topic informed by the experience of real estate agents who have dealt with conservation easements.