EOCA celebrates €3 million raised for conservation
28/05/2019
The association also reached a milestone of €3 million raised from the industry since its inception in 2006, all of which goes to fund conservation projects around the world.
The six projects selected during the spring vote are:
• Bird watching to reduce plastic pollution, Brazil. Nominated by Pertex
• Campaign for a plastic-free Ria Formosa, Portugal. Nominated by Paramo
• Jaizkibel-Ulia clean up, Spain. Nominated by Ternua
• The Himalayan clean up, India. Nominated by Grangers
• ECO relief, Lesvos, Greece. Nominated by Proagencies
• Montaña Limpia, Latin America. Nominated by The North Face Italy
Cat Barker, EOCA Conservation Project coordinator, said: “We are yet again amazed by the number people getting involved in the voting process and it is fantastic to see the public involvement, as well as the time and dedication projects put into it.
“These six projects will focus on one of the biggest topics in current conservation issues, plastic pollution. The projects, and EOCA’s public fundraiser project, will make great inroads toward achieving EOCA’s ambitious new target to clear 3000km of plastic waste and pollution over the next two years.”
The EOCA Sustaining Members are Pertex, KEEN Footwear, Nikwax, ISPO and OutDoor by ISPO (Messe München) and the European Outdoor Group.
Share this story:
