A PERFECT STORM FOR CONSERVATION
We are experiencing a historical moment: increased societal demand for access to nature, unprecedented growth in the land trust movement, the need for tangible action towards reconciliation with Indigenous people, and support for conservation from government at all levels. Against a backdrop of climate change and biodiversity loss, this has created a new urgency, and momentum, for conservation action.
THE TEAM
OCA is a group of conservation experts, committed to accelerating conservation in Ontario. We work with diverse partners and provide unique resources and expertise in areas such as government relations, conservation planning, and fundraising.
ADVISORS
Cameron Clark, Government of Ontario (retired)
Malcolm Cockwell, Haliburton Forest
Shannon Day, Curve Lake First Nation
David de Launay, Government of Ontario (retired)
John Desbiens, Cambium Inc.
Gary Goldberg, Galin Foundation
John Grandy, Philanthropist & Financial Services Executive (retired)
Dan Kraus, University of Waterloo
John Pearson, Hatch (retired)
April Weppler, Canadian Environmental Law Association
David Young, Michael Young Family Foundation
OUR FOCUS
- Convening private and public partnerships
- Supporting partners (e.g. forestry, conservation, Indigenous, government)
- Leading direct land conservation efforts in areas without active land trusts
OUR GOALS
- Create templates for innovative project models and roll them out at scale
- Drive tens of millions of dollars into conservation projects
- Protect and conserve hundreds of thousands of hectares of land in the coming years
OUR PROGRESS
- Projects in the pipeline: 53 and counting
- Collaborators and funders: 60 and counting
- Conserved in partnership to date: 10,600 ha
- Potential conservation impact: 750,000 ha
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