June 14, 2018 Hello? It’s 2018!
With only around 21% of the world’s virgin forests still standing, Canopy aims to conserve the remaining ancient forests by developing sustainable solutions....
June 13, 2018 Project Success!
After less than two years, EOCA proudly announced that the 2 Million Tree Project target has already been surpassed....
June 12, 2018 Doing Business Unusual
KEEN is challenging the status quo on the journey to reduce their impact and protect the open spaces where we live, work, and play....
April 29, 2018 Tourists to the Rescue?
African tourism administrations undersign the Declaration of Kinshasa on fostering tourism as a driver of biodiversity and environmental protection....
February 28, 2018 Keen’s Call to Action
Conservation was all the rage at this year’s Outdoor Retailer in Denver. While many brands used the occasion to raise awareness of public land politics, it was Keen’s good old-fashioned, inside-the-box approach to advocacy that really got people talking. In the...
December 15, 2017 Leave it to the Pros: Euro-brands Opt to Outsource Activism
While the US outdoor industry and its role in the public lands debate has been making headlines, the European outdoor industry is also engaged in nature conservancy - though here preferring financial support over direct activism....
December 15, 2017 Public Lands Battle Spawns New Activists
It’s been called the largest elimination of protected land in American history. But the fight is not over yet. The reduction of the Bears Ears National Monument in Utah has turned major American outdoor brands into full-blown activists....
November 18, 2017 Punta de Lobos Protected
The world-famous surf spot Punta de Lobos, Chile, has been added to a growing list of protected surfing reserves....
June 5, 2017 And the Winner is …
Twice a year conservation organizations all over the world can apply for funding from EOCA. In March, six new winning projects were chosen and will receive €150 000 Euro in total....
June 5, 2017 Eight New Geoparks
Arxan’s volcanic landforms in Mongolia, the basalt rock columns in Mexico’s Comarca Minera and the limestone moorlands of Las Loras in Spain are three of the eight new sites that received UNESCO Global Geopark status....