Vision & Mission - Ecosystem Restoration Communities

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

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 restoration communities