WHAT WE DO
Ecotrust Australia is an enterprising non-profit organisation that seeks to make a breakthrough contribution in the areas of conservation, social finance and community development in Australia. Click here to read about the Ecotrust Australia team.
FOCUS
Our focus is on regional and remote Australia, with a particular emphasis on working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
DONORS & SUPPORTERS
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PURPOSE
Ecotrust Australia's purpose is to promote Reliable Prosperity. We offer tools and resources to Indigenous and other community-based organisations to facilitate positive change at the intersection of cultural resilience, ecosystem conservation, economic opportunity and community vitality.
NEWS
Social Impact Bonds in development in Australia March 2012
Aerial tour of the Kimberley March 2012
Patrick Dodson on Kimberley gas hub March 2012
A global network of regional resilience leaders is emerging … February 2012
Patrick Dodson calls for remote investment fund February 2012
Ecotrust at Infrastructure Australia conference in Alice Springs – 6-7 February January 2012
BLOG
Aerial tour of the Kimberley 12/03/2012 – 0 comments
Patrick Dodson delivers Gandhi Oration 31/01/2012 – 0 comments
Anote Tong’s eloquent plea to the world 09/12/2011 – 0 comments
Garma offers heady mix of bush and business 12/08/2011 – 1 comment
Drama in the Kimberley 25/07/2011 – 1 comment
RELIABLE PROSPERITY
Reliable Prosperity demands a new approach to the economy. By placing equal emphasis on environmental stewardship, social equity and financial returns we will build a more resilient system that pays dividends far into the future.
“Working along with natural principles of development, expansion, sustainability, and correction, people can create economies that are more reliably prosperous than those we have now, and that are also more harmonious with the rest of nature.”
– Jane Jacobs, The Nature of Economies