In 2022, some camps are organising camp experiences for you to participate in. We are hopeful that they will be able to go ahead. Camps will follow the local conditions closely, and may have to cancel activities if the local COVID-19 situation forces them to do so. If you have already signed up for a camp-activity you will be informed when this happens. We will update the website also, when such decisions are taken. Please check your own local authority travel advisory to see if you can travel to or return from the camp after the activity. At all times, when at camps, please observe it’s COVID-19 policy (such as wearing masks, social distancing, washing hands, etc).
VISION, MISSION & FOUNDATION
We believe that all beings are equal and endowed with certain inalienable rights. We voluntarily, joyfully and with peaceful intent wish to restore basic ecological function so that all people and other living things can live together in harmony. We choose to work together to restore the fundamental ecological integrity of the Earth and to train large numbers of people to do this so that methods learned can be adopted throughout the world.
OUR VISION
We envision a fully-functional, peaceful, abundant, biologically diverse Earth brought about through cooperative efforts for the ecological restoration of degraded lands.
OUR MISSION
To work together to restore ecological functionality, to build Research, Training and Innovation Centers for Ecological Restoration, to engage people in inquiry into ecological restoration, and train people in how to restore degraded lands in perpetuity.
Our objectives are:
- To train people in techniques for restoring land and provide practical opportunities for people to practice new approaches to landscape restoration.
- To build research, training and innovation centers to engage people in ecosystem restoration.
- To manage a flow of volunteers of all ages to restore agricultural and natural ecosystems.
- To increase the organic matter, carbon content and water retention capacity of the soil to stimulate large scale carbon sequestration.
- To improve the livelihoods of farmers, landowners and local communities around the camps.
THE FOUNDATIONS
The camps community is supported by two non-profit institutions: Stichting Ecosystem Restoration Foundation in the Netherlands (the lead foundation in support of the global movement) and ERC USA. Ecosystem Restoration Camps Foundation is a non-profit foundation supported by thousands of donors from over 30 countries around the world, and we continue to grow. In 2017 we supported the establishment of Camp Altiplano, the first Ecosystem Restoration Camp in the world. Now we support camps on every continent. Our aim is to have hundreds of camps in the movement by the end of 2030.
Our structure enables us to have the work of the foundation done by an executive Board of Directors and a team of dedicated professionals. The Directors and team are overseen by a Supervisory Board and are supported by a strategic Advisory Council.
The foundations support the movement with:
- Fundraising for joint projects
- Sharing stories from the communities around the world with a global audience
- Facilitating the exchange of knowledge
- Developing educational resources and supporting M&E of restoration activities
- Facilitating the participation of volunteers in the movement.
- Maintaining partnerships with other global organisations
Read the organisation articles of the global foundation in English or in Dutch, or read more about our Policy Plan and Privacy Statement. For more information on ERC USA, please go here. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Pieter van der Gaag
Director
Jan Hein van der Hoeven
Director
BOARD OF DIRECTORS ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Are appointed by and are accountable to the Supervisory Board.
- Act as a daily representative to the Foundation and are being paid for their time if that time is substantial.
- Adopt, prepare, and execute the Foundation’s policy, within the frameworks as decided by the Supervisory Board.
- Manage the budget of the Foundation and produce its annual reports.
- Lead the team.
ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION CAMPS - USA
Erin Beasley
Director – USA
- Selected by and accountable to the US Board of Directors.
- Act as a daily representative of Ecosystem Restoration Camps in the United States.
- Lead development and implementation of US fundraising, strategy and grantmaking with partners and the global Ecosystem Restoration Camps movement.
- Manage the budget of the US operations and produce annual reports.
STAFF
Ashleigh Brown
Education Coordinator
Fae Rinaldo
Camp Coordinator
Cristina Pianca
Camp Coordinator
Inge Kerkhof
Camp Coordinator
Mick dos Santos
Impact Measurement Coordinator
Cath Ritchie
Communications
Melissa Croteau-Lacoste
Communications
Alejandra Garcia
Strategy & Digital Marketing
Liora Adler
Knowledge Exchange Platform
Andrew Langford
Knowledge Exchange Platform
Paul Browne
Public Relations (pro bono)
ADVISORY COUNCIL
John D. Liu
Chair; Visiting Research Fellow Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO), Ecosystem Ambassador – Commonland Foundation
Tim Harland
Publisher at Permaculture Magazine
Maddy Harland
Editor of Permaculture Magazine
Ben Falk
Founder of Whole Systems Design
May East
UNITAR Fellow and UN House Scotland Director of Cities Programme
Dr John Todd
Principle of John Todd Ecological Design
Patrick Worms
Senior Science Policy and Communications Advisor at World Agro-Forestry Center (ICRAF)
Dietmar Roth
President of Alvelal Cooperative
Ronnie Cummins
Founder and Director of the Organic Consumers Association (OCA); Regeneration International
Andre Leu
International Director of Regeneration International
Albert Bates
The Farm Ecovillage Training Center
Charling Tao
Professor of Physics, CNRS at Centre National de la recherché scientifique
Warren Brush
Co-Founder of Quail Springs Permaculture
Michael “Skeeter” Pillarski
Founder of Friends of the Trees Society; Founder of Global Earth Repair Foundation
Daniel Wahl
Author of Designing Regenerative Cultures
Leo Van der Vlist
Director of Netherlands Institute for Indigenous People
Professor Li Rui
President of World Association for Soil and Water Conservation
Rob Wheeler
Main Representative to the United Nations, Global Ecovillage Network
Willem Ferwerda
CEO of Commonland Foundation
Bela Hatvany
Chairman of Mustardseed Trust
Brock Dolman
Co-Founder & Program Director of Occidental Arts and Ecology Center
Alan Watson Featherstone
Founder of Trees for Life
Liora Adler
Co-founder of Gaia University, and member of the GEN Council of Elders
Andrew Langford
Co-founder of Gaia University, and permaculture expert
Amory Lovins
Cofounder of Rocky Mountain Institute
Mark Cohen
Cofounder of Far Valley Farm Community Land Trust;
Founder of Belize Agroforestry Research Center
Misha Teasdale
Founder of Greenpop
Carl Pretorius
Managing Director of Just Trees
Leo Horn
Head of the World Resources Institute, UK Office
Mark Shepard
Forest Agriculture Enterprises and New Forest Farm
Helmy Abouleish
CEO of SEKEM Initiative
Li An Phoa
Founder of Drinkable Rivers
Tom Duncan
CEO of Earthbanc; Co-Founder of Liquid Token; Research Fellow CRDC George Mason University (Earth Back to Eden Project)
John Button
Permaculture Designer & Co-Founder of GreenGaiaProject
Wouter van Eck
Designer & Co-Farmer of Food Forest Ketelbroek; Chair of Voedselbosbouw Foundation
Sonne Copijn
Director of Bee Foundation
Joseph M. Sandri
CEO: Thought Delivery Systems, Inc.; President: National Spectrum Management Assoc; Board member: Archangel Ancient Tree Archive
Vandana Shiva
Founder of Research Foundation for Science, Technology & Ecology, the Navdanya movement, and the Bija Vidyapeeth international college.
Walter Jehne
Co-Founder of Regenerate Earth and internationally recognised soil microbiologist and innovation strategist
Elaine Ingham
President, Soil Foodweb Inc;
President and Director, Soil Foodweb School
Martien Lankester
Founder and CEO of Avalon Foundation; Founder foundation Soune Groun (Healthy Soil); Ambassador for IFOAM-Organics International
Chandrashekhar Biradar
Research Team Leader and Principal Scientist – Sustainable Agroecosystems ICARDA – A CGIAR Research Center (Global)
ADVISORY COUNCIL ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The Advisory Council gives strategic advice and guidance to the Supervisory Board and the General Assembly. John D. Liu is currently serving as director of the advisory board.
SUPERVISORY BOARD
François De Keuleneer
Chairman
Jane Nakhanu Wegesa Fraser
Member
Paloma Caro
Member
Loucky Spit
Member
Rhamis Kent
Member
Reem N Bsaiso
Member
Nanno Kleiterp
Member
SUPERVISORY BOARD ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Are responsible and accountable for all decisions of the Foundation.
- Appoint a Board of Directors and oversee the day-to-day affairs of the Foundation.
- Oversee the budget, financial planning, and reporting process.
- Approve annual plans, financial statements, reports, and budgets.
- Oversee strategy and help to minimize risks associated with the Foundation’s activities, regulation and compliance issues.
