Welcome to ECOLIFE FOUNDATION

Bridging the divide between conservation and humanitarian aid.

PHOTO: Conservation biologist and ECOLIFE FOUNDATION Executive Director Bill Toone with two very pleased stove recipients.

2008 FOCUS OUTREACH: FUEL EFFICIENT STOVES

In collaboration with AXA Equitable, ECOLIFE FOUNDATION is working in the mountains of central Mexico to save both Monarch butterfly habitat and indigenous human communities by providing fuel-efficient stoves to families within this region.

Our stoves are 70% more efficient than cooking over open wood fires, dramatically reducing deforestation and carbon emissions without destroying cultural identity.

Since 2004, we have provided 225 families with new fuel-efficient stoves, improving quality of life and cutting resource use for an estimated 10,000 people. LEARN MORE >>

PHOTO: Oyamel fir trees — and the monarch butterflies they shelter — are under tremendous pressure from illegal logging.

PHILOSOPHY

Through outreach and education we help communities restore sustainable balance with local natural resources, increasing quality of life for people depending on those ecosystems. LEARN MORE >>

"Conservation requires more than saving endangered habitats and species — it requires improving human lives.

The challenge ahead of us is to save a future for ourselves, and for our children."

Bill Toone
Conservation Biologist