Saving nature while meeting the needs of the poor

EcoLogic was established in 1993 in order to conserve the planet's diminishing diversity of life in a way that addresses the needs of local people. Given that the world's poorest people live in some of the most biologically diverse areas, EcoLogic saw a need to help the poor to meet their needs while protecting the habitats of the surrounding landscape. Conventional approaches to conservation at the time did not always take into account the needs of the people living in and around endangered lands. In its efforts to address the underlying social and economic causes of habitat loss, EcoLogic was founded on the belief that local participation is not only socially just, but it is also essential for the effective long-term conservation of threatened habitats.