Our second funding round of the year closed at the end of June with a record number of applications.

 

With 334 full project proposals to read, this summer is going to be both fascinating and rather busy, as the team works hard to draw up a shortlist for the public vote in October.  The breadth of conservation issues and locations that are covered are truly inspiring!

 

Following in-depth discussions with a number of organisations, and the upcoming requirement for companies to be reporting annually on their impacts on nature, EOCA is considering how that might impact the timings of its project granting over the calendar year.  

 

We are still expecting to fund the same number of projects overall, but in looking to restructure, to align with more formal reporting obligations, dates for our funding rounds may need to move 

 

We expect to have made a decision on this very soon, so look out for further details on our website imminently!

no ordinary membership

 

EOCA was delighted to welcome Australian outdoor equipment brand, Sea to Summit, into membership earlier this year. But the brand didn’t stop at simply joining — it immediately challenged the EOCA team to find a project it could fund through Summit Membership, with a specific focus on biodiversity.

 

That search led to Bergwaldprojekt e.V. (the Mountain Forest Project), a German conservation non-profit dedicated to preserving and restoring mountain forests, moors, and open landscapes across the country, all with the help of volunteers. Sea to Summit is now raising funds to support Bergwald’s work, and members of its local team will be rolling up their sleeves to join the effort later this autumn!

 

Click on this article to find out more!

 

On July 5, EOCA member BLACKYAK co-hosted the Summit for Earth in Kathmandu, Nepal, in partnership with the Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA), Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality, and the Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee (SPCC). 

 

The summit served as a platform for dialogue on urgent environmental challenges in the Himalayas and concluded with the official announcement and signing of the Himalayan Climate Charter 2025, a declaration aimed at protecting one of the planet’s most vulnerable and vital

ecosystems. 

 

More details HERE.

 

Earth Overshoot Day is the official day each year that our demand for natural resources and services exceeds what Earth can regenerate.  This year, Overshoot Day was 24th July, which is the earliest it has ever been.  Requiring more than just sustainability in the business sector, investment into positive action on nature, to conserve and restore our threatened ecosystems, is more vital than ever.

 

We thank our members that are helping us to do just that - but there is still so much more that could be done to move that date back, and help us live within our means.  Find out more HERE and join us!