Following an exciting 12 months of increasingly impactful funding for nature and preparation for a step change in the way it works, the European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) is delighted to publish its 2024 Impact Report.
Together with over 130 members, the association has funded over 206 projects in 65 countries worldwide, to the tune of €5.7 million, since it started in 2006. In a year when it was highlighted by the WWF State of Nature report that wildlife populations have declined on average by 73% in the last 50 years, the loss of the vital connection of people to nature was underlined as a main driver of this unwelcome statistic.
As conservation funding from EOCA stretched across 15 countries in 2024, the association welcomed new members, celebrated the 10th anniversary of its Sustaining Member programme and drove discussions about the importance of biodiversity, putting nature at the heart of business and the future of the two together.
With thanks to its members, board and panel of scientific advisors, for their ongoing support and engagement, the team at EOCA is looking forwards to continuing to deepen the outdoor recreation sector’s engagement in positive action on nature, which goes beyond supply chains and operations, and sits are the very heart of the outdoor community’s reason for being.
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE.
Dan Yates – Executive Director EOCA“In a world that can feel chaotic, and a future that seems uncertain, it is important to look back and celebrate the positive impact that we, as a community, can have. 2024 was a year of incredible impact from EOCA and its members on biodiversity and nature. I am truly excited to see what we can achieve going forward and how the outdoor sector can be a leading light on protecting our wild places”.
INFO: EOCA
