EOCA
EOCA
The European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) is a charity organisation, set up in 2006 by the European Outdoor Group (EOG) to enable companies from the outdoor sector to work collectively together. EOCA, with its members, supports and funds a growing number of much needed grassroots conservation, protection and regeneration projects around the world, protecting the wild places and wildlife everyone cares so much about.
PAJAK SPORT became the first member from Poland to join the charity organization EOCA in June 2018. During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, we joined the first online fundraiser organized by EOCA, and since then we have been involved in collecting funds for EOCA's status activities from online fundraisers such as Green Friday and Earth Day.
Funded by membership and other fundraising activities, with over 150 members, EOCA is unique as it provides companies from an entire industry the opportunity to work together, making a difference to threatened wild places, species, and habitats, multiplying the effect and positive impact on nature. Funded projects tackle the loss of biodiversity and mitigate against climate change, whilst also having a link to the outdoor enthusiast, being beneficial to local communities and leave a lasting, positive legacy.
EOCA has now funded 194 projects in over 65 countries around the world, investing over €5,5 million in conservation. EOCA’s funding is prioritized to projects that mitigate against biodiversity loss and the climate emergency. Over the last three years alone, EOCA's funding has helped to protect and conserve three quarters of a million hectares of wild places.
New EOCA members are always welcome.
Membership is open to any company operating within any outdoor industry sector (mountaineering, hiking, climbing, watersports, snowsports, biking etc), whether they are a manufacturer, supplier, service provider or retailer etc. The more companies that get involved, the greater the impact will be: working together we can do so much more to protect nature, the environment and the great outdoors!
Applications for project funding take place twice a year, 1st – 15th June and 1st – 15th December, and are open to non-profit organizations. Shortlisted projects are put forward to the public vote to determine which will receive funding from EOCA. This is then followed by a members’ vote where a number of additional projects will be chosen to also receive funding. Visit EOCA website and find out how to apply for funding and what we look for in a project.
Funded by membership and other fundraising activities, with over 150 members, EOCA is unique as it provides companies from an entire industry the opportunity to work together, making a difference to threatened wild places, species, and habitats, multiplying the effect and positive impact on nature. Funded projects tackle the loss of biodiversity and mitigate against climate change, whilst also having a link to the outdoor enthusiast, being beneficial to local communities and leave a lasting, positive legacy.
EOCA has now funded 194 projects in over 65 countries around the world, investing over €5,5 million in conservation. EOCA’s funding is prioritized to projects that mitigate against biodiversity loss and the climate emergency. Over the last three years alone, EOCA's funding has helped to protect and conserve three quarters of a million hectares of wild places.
New EOCA members are always welcome. Membership is open to any company operating within any outdoor industry sector (mountaineering, hiking, climbing, watersports, snowsports, biking etc), whether they are a manufacturer, supplier, service provider or retailer etc. The more companies that get involved, the greater the impact will be: working together we can do so much more to protect nature, the environment and the great outdoors!
PAJAK SPORT became the first member from Poland to join the charity organization EOCA in June 2018. During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, we joined the first online fundraiser organized by EOCA, and since then we have been involved in collecting funds for EOCA's status activities from online fundraisers such as Green Friday and Earth Day.
Funded by membership and other fundraising activities, with over 150 members, EOCA is unique as it provides companies from an entire industry the opportunity to work together, making a difference to threatened wild places, species, and habitats, multiplying the effect and positive impact on nature. Funded projects tackle the loss of biodiversity and mitigate against climate change, whilst also having a link to the outdoor enthusiast, being beneficial to local communities and leave a lasting, positive legacy.
EOCA has now funded 194 projects in over 65 countries around the world, investing over €5,5 million in conservation. EOCA’s funding is prioritized to projects that mitigate against biodiversity loss and the climate emergency. Over the last three years alone, EOCA's funding has helped to protect and conserve three quarters of a million hectares of wild places.
New EOCA members are always welcome. Membership is open to any company operating within any outdoor industry sector (mountaineering, hiking, climbing, watersports, snowsports, biking etc), whether they are a manufacturer, supplier, service provider or retailer etc. The more companies that get involved, the greater the impact will be: working together we can do so much more to protect nature, the environment and the great outdoors!
Applications for project funding take place twice a year, 1st – 15th June and 1st – 15th December, and are open to non-profit organizations. Shortlisted projects are put forward to the public vote to determine which will receive funding from EOCA. This is then followed by a members’ vote where a number of additional projects will be chosen to also receive funding. Visit EOCA website and find out how to apply for funding and what we look for in a project.
Applications for project funding take place twice a year, 1st – 15th June and 1st – 15th December, and are open to non-profit organizations. Shortlisted projects are put forward to the public vote to determine which will receive funding from EOCA. This is then followed by a members’ vote where a number of additional projects will be chosen to also receive funding. Visit EOCA website and find out how to apply for funding and what we look for in a project.