About ECOLIFE FOUNDATION

The future of conservation is humanity.

VIDEO: Veteran conservation biologist and ECOLIFE FOUNDATION Executive Director Bill Toone on the changing nature of conservation biology over the last 30 years.

CONSERVATION REDEFINED

Conservation groups attempt to save endangered habitats or species by protecting land and building fences.

Humanitarian groups attempt to save people by digging wells, building sanitary facilities, planting crops and providing aid.

But often these groups work against each other, with little or no understanding how their efforts impact others. As scientists, we at ECOLIFE FOUNDATION have noticed a consistent pattern:

a. Efforts to save endangered species, habitats and resources fail unless local human needs are met sustainably

b. Humanitarian aid provides temporary relief, but does not solve underlying problems — people in crisis remain dependent upon charity

This is where we step in.

WATER, FOOD & SHELTER

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

We help human communities in crisis — whether Third World or industrialized — sustainably meet water, food and shelter needs:

a. Provide necessary access to survival essentials
b. Teach understandable connections to natural systems supplying essential resources

We define solutions using science, setting verifiable goals. Combining efforts through strategic partnerships with businesses and aid organizations, we multiply the leverage applied toward solving issues.

Ultimately, communities gain measurable health benefits, greater economic stability and higher standards of living — with reduced resource impact. Over time, quality of life improvements lead to improved education levels for women and children, voluntarily reduced birth rates, and more effective environmental stewardship.

Choose one of our outreach projects to learn more.

PHOTO: Clean water meets polluted runoff from mining, a powerful visual symbol of the choice we face.

"Quality of life and environmental stewardship are not trade-offs.

"They go hand in hand."

Bill Toone
Conservation Biologist

PARTNERSHIPS

Our globally experienced team has been recognized for both conservation and humanitarian work.

• Scientists and educators
• Businesses with sustainable ideas
• Individuals and corporations willing to volunteer or provide financial support

Together we form an international 501c3 non-profit conservation organization, developing ecologically sustainable living solutions for all cultures, including yours.

AID PARTNERSHIPS:

World Wildlife Fund
Limbe Wildlife Centre

CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS:

Shultz Steel Company
Solar Monkey
California Coastal Commission
Unified Port of San Diego
LIATIS Foundation
Morris Family Foundation
J. W. and Ida M. Jameson Foundation
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Google
Jarrett Meeker Foundation
McCarthy Foundation