Landowners and RCDs that leverage the Sustainable Land Initiative (SLI) are increasing the pace and scale of their conservation efforts. Those who have used SLI to identify, fund and execute sustainability projects have seen a reduction in project timelines from 2-3 years to 3-6 weeks, with a corresponding decrease in administrative burden from 2,000 hours to 100 hours.

By tapping into the SLI’s robust database and software tools, RCDs and their partners can:

• Access sustainable farm plans and practices
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Reduce project timelines
• Find funding more quickly
• Aggregate projects to empower smaller, underserved land managers to compete for grants and other resources
• Develop and implement targeted conservation strategies