For over 30 years, Ecotrust Canada has partnered with rural, remote, and Indigenous communities across Canada to build something different — economies that work for people and the planet.

We focus on place-based economies, giving communities the tools to manage their local fisheries, forests, energy, food, and housing so they can thrive. This provides for meaningful livelihoods, vibrant cultures, and inclusive societies, while protecting the land and water that sustain everything.

We partner with communities to design and test real solutions — from First Nations forest carbon projects to community energy programs to local food hubs. Each solution creates a model to share with other communities across the country.

When alternatives to unsustainable economic models aren't available, communities face impossible choices. With your donation, you help build economies that provide clean energy, healthy food, stable housing, meaningful work, climate solutions, and resilient communities — for people and for the places they call home.