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We're the Conservation Council of Ontario, a province-wide association of organizations, businesses, municipalities, and individuals dedicated to conservation and a healthy environment.

Our mission is to make Ontario a conserver society. 

To achieve this goal, our primary strategy is to foster a united conservation movement.

To the best of our knowledge, we are unique.  We know of no other Council, secretariat, or lead agency with a mandate to develop an integrated multi-sector voluntary transition strategy.

We've still got a long way to go in Ontario, and we are still a small organization, but we're interested in finding others who think and work the same way.  We'd like to start a global community of practice around "voluntary transition strategies".

If you are part of a provincial, state or country that is undertaking a similar comprehensive voluntary transition strategy, please let us know.  We'd love to twin with you and put you on our map.

If you'd like to set up a similar initiative, be prepared for a lot of work. We'd be happy to share our experiences with you, and our resources as well. 

Please drop me a line.

Chris Winter
Executive Director
The Conservation Council of Ontario

 

  

 


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What we are looking for...
 
bullet a clear mandate in support of the transition to a conserver, or green, society
bullet preferably a non-governmental lead, secretariat, or council
bullet government support and multi-sector sponsorship
bullet widespread support from all sectors
bullet community networks, action plans, and lead organizations
bullet upper-level networks and lead organizations
bullet solutions-based collaborative campaigns
bullet movement building tools (such as common branding, catalytic projects, and online directories)
bullet integrated funding mechanisms
bullet online documentation of the movement and resources
bullet open sharing of resources

 
  What we are not looking for...
 
bullet policy campaigns
bullet social marketing campaigns
bullet individual voluntary change campaigns, or
bullet any other single component of an integrated strategy

In short, we're looking to find places that have made a true commitment to voluntary change, much like what is happening at a local level, but now at a provincial, state, regional, or national level.