Vision

The Quebec-Labrador Foundation envisions a world in which nature and human societies thrive together and people of good will collaborate to solve the global issues of our time - climate change, depletion of natural resources, biodiversity loss, and planetary health. Building on its decades-long legacy of engaging a worldwide network of conservation and community leaders, QLF seeks innovative solutions and shares knowledge across generations, cultures, and borders. QLF addresses pressing global environmental challenges through impactful programs in three focus areas: environmental leadership, biodiversity conservation, and stewardship of natural resources and cultural heritage. Through its work, QLF nurtures and trains current and future conservation leaders. In these ways, QLF strives to be a highly relevant and effective non-profit conservation organization that contributes to a vibrant future for humanity and our planet.

Goals

1. 1.For over 65 years, QLF has advanced its mission by engaging fully in the global issue of our time - redefining the relationship between people and nature. QLF’s program “pillars” - Leadership, Biodiversity Conservation, and Stewardship – promote knowledge exchange across all boundaries whereby community-based and large-scale conservation is a framework for progress to a more sustainable planet.
2. 2.New programs advance nature-based solutions to reverse biodiversity loss and address climate change while empowering local communities. The Connectivity Conservation and Restoration program partners with Indigenous peoples through a cross-border public-private effort to sustain ecological connectivity of plants, wildlife, and people in the northeastern United States and eastern Canada.
3. 3.QLF leverages public/private support to invest in its flagship program pillars across New England, Eastern Canada, and worldwide: Connectivity Conservation and Restoration, Youth Environmental Leadership; Maritimes Conservation and Stewardship, Recovery of Aquatic Species Threatened and Endangered, The Sounds Conservancy Marine Research Program; and the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas.