{"id":119,"date":"2019-12-01T18:20:56","date_gmt":"2019-12-01T18:20:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecotrust.ca\/?page_id=119"},"modified":"2025-02-18T10:58:10","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T18:58:10","slug":"approach","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ecotrust.ca\/approach\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Approach"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #9fb8c8;\">This is Ecotrust Canada<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Over our 30-year history, Ecotrust Canada has taken on different forms, approaches, and modes of working. However, that work has always been characterized by fundamental throughlines and qualities that have come to define who we are, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\">We invest in <i>doing,<\/i> then showing \u2014 our calling card has always been to <span class=\"s1\"><b>undertake projects on the ground<\/b><\/span> as a way of <i>proving what is possible.<\/i><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">We assert that radical, practical <span class=\"s1\"><b>change to economic systems<\/b><\/span> is required to create a sustainable, just, and vibrant world.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">We amplify the power of <span class=\"s1\"><b>people in place<\/b><\/span>\u00a0to develop <span class=\"s1\"><b>place-based economies,<\/b> <\/span>specifically for rural, remote, and Indigenous communities in Canada.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p2\">We have learned that the bedrock for change rests in creating <span class=\"s1\"><b>lasting, reciprocal relationships<\/b> <\/span>with community partners, with special attention paid to the importance of <span class=\"s1\"><b>reconciliation<\/b><\/span> with Indigenous Peoples.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #9fb8c8;\">Our Vision<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h5>Vibrant human and natural communities are connected and supported by thriving, just, and sustainable place-based economies.<\/h5>\n<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #9fb8c8;\">Our Mission<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h5>Proving it\u2019s possible to build an economy that provides for life.<\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #9fb8c8;\">Strategic Plan<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: right;\"><\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/ecotrust.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/EC-StrategicPlan-23-28-WEB.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4901 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/ecotrust.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/EC-Strat-Plan-23-28-COVER-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"Strategic Plan cover 2023-2028\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecotrust.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/EC-Strat-Plan-23-28-COVER-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/ecotrust.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/EC-Strat-Plan-23-28-COVER-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/ecotrust.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/EC-Strat-Plan-23-28-COVER-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ecotrust.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/EC-Strat-Plan-23-28-COVER-1187x1536.jpg 1187w, https:\/\/ecotrust.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/EC-Strat-Plan-23-28-COVER.jpg 1330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We live in a time where life seems perched on the narrow edge of a tipping point. On one side, we sense a further descent into crisis \u2014 climatic, ecological, institutional, financial, and political. Along the other side, we feel a wave of change gathering, ready to lift us up into a world of new relationships and expanding possibilities for a more regenerative and equitable world.<\/p>\n<p>We believe that Ecotrust Canada can play a critical role in tipping away from crisis and toward a more equitable, just, and sustainable world. We also believe that our organization\u2019s most vital contribution to catalyzing this uplift is to show how a better world is possible here and now.<\/p>\n<p>Ecotrust Canada and its partners are ready to prove that place-based economies \u2014 economies that intentionally connect people to the places they call home \u2014 can thrive. In doing so, these economies will provide for a healthy and resilient natural environment; sustainable and abundant energy, food, and housing; prosperous and meaningful livelihoods; vibrant cultures; and inclusive societies.<\/p>\n<p>In practical terms (and we do consider ourselves a relentlessly practical organization), <em>proving the possible<\/em> means partnering with communities to create on-the-ground solutions that demonstrate how place-based economies can succeed. Further, we assert that by creating tangible, real-world examples, our successes (and failures) will inform and inspire change across communities, regions, continents, and even the world.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">As we prepare for the next five years, this strategic plan takes its inspiration from this history and these learnings as we seek to redefine and sharpen our approach, programs, and systems to <i>prove the possible.<\/i><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/ecotrust.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/EC-StrategicPlan-23-28-WEB.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View the full Strategic Plan<\/a><\/h3>\n<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #9fb8c8;\">History<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n    <div id=\"timeline-embed\"><\/div>\n    <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n        var timeline_config = {\n            width: \"100%\",\n            height: \"1250\",\n            source: \"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1E5F2opSYrbwIcDQdF87oLrVU8_nzmD2m87DkqWGcl4Y\/edit#gid=0\",\n            embed_id: \"timeline-embed\",\n            start_at_end: false,\n            start_at_slide: \"0\",\n            start_zoom_adjust: \"\",\n            initial_zoom:\"2\",\n            hash_bookmark: false,\n            font: \"PT\",\n            debug: false,\n            lang: \"en\",\n\t\t\tmaptype: \"\",\n\t\t\tscript_path: \"https:\/\/ecotrust.ca\/wp-content\/plugins\/knight-lab-timelinejs\/v3\/js\/\"\n        }\n\/\/ ]]><\/script>\n        \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is Ecotrust Canada Over our 30-year history, Ecotrust Canada has taken on different forms, approaches, and modes of working. However, that work has always been characterized by fundamental throughlines and qualities that have come to define who we are, including: We invest in doing, then showing \u2014 our calling card has always been to undertake projects on the ground as a way of proving what is possible. We assert that radical, practical change to economic systems is required to create a sustainable, just, and vibrant world. We amplify the power of people in place\u00a0to develop place-based economies, specifically for rural, remote, and Indigenous communities in Canada. We have learned that the bedrock for change rests in creating lasting, reciprocal &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":3626,"parent":0,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-119","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Our Approach - Ecotrust Canada<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Our mission and how we will prove it&#039;s possible to build an economy that provides for life in rural, remote, and Indigenous communities.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ecotrust.ca\/approach\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Our Approach\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Our mission and how we will prove it&#039;s possible to build an economy that provides for life in rural, remote, and Indigenous communities.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/ecotrust.ca\/approach\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Ecotrust Canada\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ecotrust.ca\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-02-18T18:58:10+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/ecotrust.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Fisheries_CrabBoat_Vector_EC_2023.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1330\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Our Approach\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"Our mission and how we will prove it&#039;s possible to build an economy that provides for life in rural, remote, and Indigenous communities.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/ecotrust.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Fisheries_CrabBoat_Vector_EC_2023.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@ecotrustcanada\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ecotrust.ca\\\/approach\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ecotrust.ca\\\/approach\\\/\",\"name\":\"Our Approach - Ecotrust Canada\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ecotrust.ca\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ecotrust.ca\\\/approach\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ecotrust.ca\\\/approach\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ecotrust.ca\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/04\\\/EloraJane_Fisheries_AreaA_SL_EC_20220429_0037.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-12-01T18:20:56+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-02-18T18:58:10+00:00\",\"description\":\"Our mission and how we will prove it's possible to build an economy that provides for life in rural, remote, and Indigenous communities.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ecotrust.ca\\\/approach\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/ecotrust.ca\\\/approach\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ecotrust.ca\\\/approach\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ecotrust.ca\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/04\\\/EloraJane_Fisheries_AreaA_SL_EC_20220429_0037.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ecotrust.ca\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/04\\\/EloraJane_Fisheries_AreaA_SL_EC_20220429_0037.jpg\",\"width\":2048,\"height\":1362,\"caption\":\"Location \u2013 Area A, on the Hecate Strait, between Prince Rupert and Haida Gwaii. 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