Ecotrust CanadaOrganization Mandate
The purpose of Ecotrust Canada is to build the conservation economy. We are driven by the triple-bottom-line, where economic opportunity improves rather than degrades social and environmental conditions. Some people call it sustainability ? we call it the conservation economy. A conservation economy provides meaningful work and good livelihoods, supports vibrant communities and the recognition of Aboriginal rights and title, and conserves and restores the environment.
Locations
Our work focuses on the coastal temperate rainforest of British Columbia. Current Activities and Projects
We are currently working on: the initiation of a comprehensive economic development program to provide marketing, business planning and credit services to environmental entrepreneurs beginning in Clayoquot Sound; provide ongoing training and technical support to GIS programs in several First Nations communities, including the creation of the first support group for First Nations` GIS efforts, the Aboriginal Mapping Network (www.nativemaps.org); agreed to jointly carry out cultural landscape analyses that will result in conservation-based development plans for two of B.C. First Nations. Completed Activities and Projects
In 1994 we assisted the Haisla Nation in its negotiations with industry and the provincial government to designate the Kitlope - part of the world`s largest unlogged coastal temperate rain forest ecosystem - as a cultural and ecological heritage park administered under a joint management agreement. In the process we helped create and sustain the Na na kila Institute, a Haisla-run organization which continues to provide conservation, cultural and economic opportunities to the Haisla community. Fundraising Initiatives
We are continuously fundraising for operating funds, equipment acquisitions, training, research and all of our ongoing projects. Partners
We have had signed protocols and project partnerships with some two dozen First Nations and coastal communities on the B.C. coast. Publications
A Voice on the Land is a practical guide to forest certification, with a particular focus on the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). Written for Indigenous leaders, technicians and community members, our book features a step-by-step description of FSC certification, a series of illustrative case studies, and includes a list of important questions for different parties to consider throughout the certification process. Chief Kerry`s Moose, examines common pitfalls encountered by First Nations while designing and implementing cultural land use studies, and offers clear guidance on how these problems can be avoided; Falldown, Forest Policy in British Columbia, the most compelling argument for forest tenure reform yet produced in B.C.; More Than the Sum of Our Parks, a critique of B.C.`s protected areas strategy; and; Seeing the Ocean Through the Trees, which includes the first landscape analysis of the Clayoquot Sound Scientific Panel`s recommendations on sustainable forestry. Volunteers Required
Contact us with whatever skills you can offer. 
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Suite 200, 1238 Homer Street
Vancouver, BC V6B 2Y5 Phone: 604-682-4141
Fax: 604-682-1944
Email: info@ecotrustcan.org
Website: ecotrustcan.org Main Contact
Ian Gill
President
Phone: 604-682-4141
Fax: 604-682-1944
Email: info@ecotrustcan.org
Secondary Contact
Karen Peachey
Director
Phone: 604-682-4141
Fax: 604-682-1944
Email: info@ecotrustcan.org
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