Ecosystem Restoration Communities
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Ecosystem Restoration Communities is a Netherlands-based non-profit foundation behind a global grassroots movement that supports local communities in restoring degraded landscapes. Working through a network of restoration communities across dozens of countries, it focuses on regenerating soils, water systems and biodiversity while building local capacity and sharing restoration knowledge. The organization began in 2017, growing out of the Ecosystem Restoration Camps initiative started by filmmaker John D. Liu, and is registered as a Dutch foundation headquartered in Gorssel.
To contribute to a fully functioning, abundant and biologically diverse Earth through cooperative efforts to ecologically restore degraded lands, build community capacity, and share restoration knowledge with practitioners and policymakers.
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#2,675 of 2,778 environment charities in the Netherlands on integrity score
37/100 puts it in the top 97% of the cohort. Positions are competition ranks: ties share a position. Cohorts are the tightest local peer set with at least 30 comparable organizations; a metric is left out where the cohort is too small or nearly uniform.
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Ecosystem Restoration Communities is a registered environment nonprofit based in Gorssel, Gelderland, Netherlands. It is registered with the Kamer van Koophandel (KVK). It was founded in 2017 and has been operating for 9 years. GiveRadar's Integrity Assessment for the organization is 37/100, which reflects how much public information is available, not whether the charity is legitimate.
Ecosystem Restoration Communities is a Netherlands-based non-profit foundation behind a global grassroots movement that supports local communities in restoring degraded landscapes. Working through a network of restoration communities across dozens of countries, it focuses on regenerating soils, water systems and biodiversity while building local capacity and sharing restoration knowledge. The organization began in 2017, growing out of the Ecosystem Restoration Camps initiative started by filmmaker John D. Liu, and is registered as a Dutch foundation headquartered in Gorssel. Ecosystem Restoration Communities is classified as an environment organization registered in Netherlands. The organization was founded in 2017.
Ecosystem Restoration Communities is located in Gorssel, Gelderland, Netherlands. The organization was established in 2017 and has been active for 9 years.
Ecosystem Restoration Communities is based in Gorssel, in Gelderland, the eastern province around Arnhem and Nijmegen. The Netherlands has 12 provinces. Many Dutch charities work province-wide or nationally, and ANBI status is granted at the national level - the organisation can solicit donations and issue fiscal-deductibility statements anywhere in the country.
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Quick facts about Ecosystem Restoration Communities
- What is Ecosystem Restoration Communities?
- Ecosystem Restoration Communities is a environment nonprofit organization based in Gorssel, Netherlands. Ecosystem Restoration Communities is a Netherlands-based non-profit foundation behind a global grassroots movement that supports local communities in restoring degraded landscapes. Working through a network of restoration communities across dozens of countries, it focuses on regenerating soils, water systems and biodiversity while building local capacity and sharing restoration knowledge. The organization began in 2017, growing out of the Ecosystem Restoration Camps initiative started by filmmaker John D. Liu, and is registered as a Dutch foundation headquartered in Gorssel.
- When was Ecosystem Restoration Communities founded?
- Ecosystem Restoration Communities was founded in 2017.
- Where is Ecosystem Restoration Communities located?
- Headquartered in Gorssel, Gelderland, Netherlands.
- Is Ecosystem Restoration Communities trustworthy?
- Ecosystem Restoration Communities has a GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 37 out of 100 (Limited data available). The score reflects public-data transparency: registration, financial disclosure, governance, contact details, and how recently data was refreshed. It does not measure program impact.
- What is Ecosystem Restoration Communities's website?
- https://www.erc.earth
- Are donations to Ecosystem Restoration Communities tax-deductible?
- Donations may be tax-deductible for residents of Netherlands under local rules. US donors should check whether the charity has an equivalency-determination letter or a US-based fiscal sponsor before claiming a deduction.