EOCA names projects for outdoor industry support
The European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) has named the first projects it will support from its latest fundraising round, with €185,000 split between seven projects.
From 250 applications, those selected from an industry and public vote are:
• Bogs: the Best Weapons Against Climate Change, UK
• Removing Biological Invasions in Coastal Ecosystems, Brazil
• Promoting Wildlife Comeback in Ina River, Poland
• Portofino Seaweed Garden, Italy
• Walk the Brail, Argentina
• Saving La Primavera's last wildlife corridor for pumas, Mexico
The spring funding round is the first of four over two years that will fund projects in line with the ‘Wild for Nature: EOCA’s Landscape Legacy Project’ focus.
Catherine Savidge, general manager of EOCA, said: “Despite the difficulties of the last 18 months,EOCA members from the European outdoor industry have continued to step up and support vital conservation projects around the world.
“The projects selected are highly important, not just for the biodiversity they support in their landscape, but also for the contribution they will make in tackling climate change, through enabling healthy habitats draw down and store carbon. We look forward to working closely with these project partners in the coming months as the projects are implemented.”
Image credit: EOCA
