EOCA Spring Project Vote Now Open

Published by Mountainblog on 03/31/2025.

The European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) is delighted to announce that the first of its online project votes for 2025 is now open!

EOCA members, as well as members of the public, are invited to join the vote to help EOCA select the first three projects to receive funding. They are all doing vital work to conserve and restore wild places, prioritising work to mitigate against the biodiversity and climate emergencies. Working in a range of threatened habitats and landscapes, the shortlist has been grouped into three categories: Forest, Mountain and Wild Places, to help describe the location of the work that is being carried out.

Catherine Savidge, Joint General Manager of EOCA said, “All the projects seeking our support are looking to carry out vital work to address urgent conservation issues. As ever, the quality of the shortlisted applications has been extremely high. Every proposal has been rigorously assessed by the EOCA team, along with our panel of scientific advisers, so we would be happy to fund any of them”. The project with the most votes in each category at the end of the two weeks will be awarded the funding that they have requested from EOCA.

To vote, please visit EOCA’s website to vote in each category. Voting closes at 12.00 noon BST / 13.00 CEST on Monday 14th April.

INFO: EOCA

Our Vision: The outdoor sector and the millions of people who enjoy the great outdoors are active champions for the conservation of nature and wild places*

* EOCA defines 'wild places' as non-urban environments and ecosystems occurring in as natural a state as possible, given the area's location and use. This may include for example moorland, hills, mountains, coasts, rivers, forest, grassland, peatland, lake and ocean areas.

There are currently over 150 members of this not-for profit Association, stretching from Norway to Italy, and Spain to Poland. As a charitable organisation directly funding specific conservation projects with money raised from the European outdoor industry, EOCA enables the industry to work together to make a real difference.
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European Outdoor Conservation Association

Registered as a not-for-profit association in Kanton Zug, Switzerland
Registration no. CH-170.6.000.188-3

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